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== Clarification - Formalizing Interwiki Requester Eligibility ==
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::With 2.5 weeks since opening the feedback request, unanimous support, and confirmation that this already exists on a separate policy page, I'm closing this single-issue feedback request and adding the appropriate language to the relevant page.
::--[[m:User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[m:User_talk:NotAracham|talk]] • [[m:Special:Contributions/NotAracham|contribs]] • [[m:Special:CentralAuth/NotAracham|global]]) 14:42, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Per [[Requests_for_Comment_Policy|RfC Policy]], I'm opening this single-issue Feedback Request on the CN to formally update the Interwiki Policy page and add the already-in-use eligibility requirements to request addition of a new interwiki entry.  

=== Proposal 1: Codifying Eligibility for Interwiki Requests ===
Add the following eligibility criteria to the [[m:Interwiki#Requesting_additions|Additions section of the Interwiki policy page]]:

 A user must meet one of the following criteria to submit Interwiki addition/removal requests:
 *Have the Bureaucrat role (or equivalent) on the wiki for which the request is submitted
 *Have public written permission from a Bureaucrat on the wiki (for instance, on a user talk page) to submit interwiki requests
 *Have authorization to make the request via local policy (e.g. a wiki establishes a local policy authorizing administrators on the wiki to make interwiki requests)
 *Have community consensus on specific additions/removals, e.g. by poll or discussion on the wiki for which the request is submitted

'''Rationale:''' This is already the current procedure followed by those with IW access and seeks to make it publicly available. Failure of this vote will not change eligibility criteria, but community assent is needed before any amendment of policy pages. [[m:User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[m:User_talk:NotAracham|talk]] • [[m:Special:Contributions/NotAracham|contribs]] • [[m:Special:CentralAuth/NotAracham|global]]) 18:46, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

==== Support ====
# {{Support}} as proposer --[[m:User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[m:User_talk:NotAracham|talk]] • [[m:Special:Contributions/NotAracham|contribs]] • [[m:Special:CentralAuth/NotAracham|global]]) 18:46, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
# {{Support|Strongest}} This offer can be prevented by [[Discord]] or [[IRC]] or fraud/informality on noticeboards. I support you most strongly. It is useful to apply. [[User:HeyTürkiye|<span style="1px 1px 2px #1c71d9;font-size:105%;color:#1c71d9">'''Hey Türkiye'''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:HeyTürkiye|<span style="1px 1px 2px #0e0669;color:#0e0669"><u>'''Message?'''</u></span>]]</sup> 11:27, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
# {{S}} This is already done as a matter of custom. --[[User:1108-Kiju|<font color="#000000">1108-Kiju</font>]]/[[User_talk:1108-Kiju|<font color="#000000">Talk</font>]] 11:34, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
# {{Support}} I think that it is fair for bureaucrats to make these decisions. I take this opportunity to nevertheless re-iterate my opposition to the group of interwiki administrator and instead allowing bureaucrats to do this themselves. --[[User:DeeM28|DeeM28]] ([[User talk:DeeM28|talk]]) 14:21, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
# {{Support}} This is currently the status quo. Although, it is nowhere in the [[interwiki]] page.--<small><span style="border: 1px solid">[[User:Ugochimobi|'''<span style="background-color:White; color:green"> &nbsp;Joseph&nbsp;</span>''']][[User talk:Ugochimobi|<span style="background-color:green; color:White">&nbsp;TB&nbsp;</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Ugochimobi|<span style="background-color:blue; color:White">&nbsp;CT&nbsp;</span>]][[Special:CentralAuth/Ugochimobi|<span style="background-color:orange; color:White">&nbsp;CA&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small>  05:29, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
# {{support}}. It's time to put what we do into actual policy/writing. [[User:Globe|'''Globe''']] - ([[User:Globe|'''Talk''']] • [[Special:Contributions/Globe|'''Contributions''']] • [[Special:CentralAuth/Globe|'''CA''']]) 16:29, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

==== Abstain ====

==== Oppose ====

==== Comments ====
It was helpfully pointed out by Agent Isai in a side conversation that these criteria already exist on the [[Interwiki administrators]] page, identically though indirectly, as follows:

 Global interwiki administrators should not add or alter interwiki prefixes on wikis where they do not hold bureaucrat rights, unless local bureaucrats or the local community requests it, or where they have otherwise been provided with a local authorization, ratified by a local bureaucrat, to add interwiki prefixes on a discretionary basis.

Given that pre-existing basis, if Stewards feel this is sufficient I suggest they close this Feedback Request as invalid/unnecessary and integrate the proposed changes into the [[Interwiki]] page if deemed adequately phrased.
--[[m:User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[m:User_talk:NotAracham|talk]] • [[m:Special:Contributions/NotAracham|contribs]] • [[m:Special:CentralAuth/NotAracham|global]]) 19:37, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
:[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]], would you be interested in modifying this proposal to state that one must have a bureaucrat's authorization to make such requests, or there must be a local policy in place delegating this responsibility to community members? I think it's way to bureaucratic to require a bureaucrat's approval just to ''add'' an interwiki prefix. I think any trusted <code>sysop</code> or established editor would do. As well, it's already a requirement to be a bureaucrat, or have the assent of a bureaucrat, to be elected as a local interwiki administrator. [[User:Dmehus|Dmehus]] ([[User talk:Dmehus|talk]]) 19:53, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
::If there's a local policy which covers delegation of duties, that's fine in my view.  My goal isn't to write new policy beyond already established norms in this case, and reading through the existing language on the [[Interwiki administrators]] page, this piece of language: 'otherwise provided with local authorization' appears to cover the instance you describe.  
::Per discussion w/ @[[User:Raidarr|Raidarr]] on discord, I'll tweak to match and notify existing FR voters accordingly. [[m:User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[m:User_talk:NotAracham|talk]] • [[m:Special:Contributions/NotAracham|contribs]] • [[m:Special:CentralAuth/NotAracham|global]]) 21:06, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
::@[[User:HeyTürkiye|HeyTürkiye]], @[[User:1108-Kiju|1108-Kiju]], @[[User:DeeM28|DeeM28]], providing a courtesy notification that proposal language has had [[m:Community_noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=335673&diffmode=source|minor amendments]] to allow for local policies to authorize other roles to request interwiki additions/removals. This was deemed necessary to be fully aligned with the policy codified on the [[Interwiki administrators]] page.
::Please review and update your vote if no longer supported. --[[m:User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[m:User_talk:NotAracham|talk]] • [[m:Special:Contributions/NotAracham|contribs]] • [[m:Special:CentralAuth/NotAracham|global]]) 21:15, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
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