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Proposal process: per admin discussion, we are adding a fast tracking option without a proposal first because literally 1984. this won't apply to the current proposals, but will apply to any future ones
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*Users can submit proposals at any time, though discussing on a talk page or the Discord server and gauging other people's interest is encouraged before doing so.
*Users can submit proposals at any time, though discussing on a talk page or the Discord server and gauging other people's interest is encouraged before doing so.
*When a proposal is made, users have '''two weeks''' to cast their votes and comments, ending at midnight UTC. If a proposal starts on {{#time:j F Y "at" H:i}} UTC, then it ends on {{#time:j F Y|now + 14 days}} at 23:59 UTC.
*When a proposal is made, users have '''two weeks''' to cast their votes and comments, ending at midnight UTC. If a proposal starts on {{#time:j F Y "at" H:i}} UTC, then it ends on {{#time:j F Y|now + 14 days}} at 23:59 UTC.
**A proposal passes a week early if the most voted option of a proposal is ahead of the second most voted option by a factor of at least 6:1. If a proposal starts on {{#time:j F Y "at" H:i}} UTC, it can end early at {{#time:j F Y|now + 7 days}} at 23:59 UTC.
**A proposal passes a week early if the most voted option of a proposal has at least six votes and is ahead of the second most voted option by a factor of at least 6:1. If a proposal starts on {{#time:j F Y "at" H:i}} UTC, it can end early at {{#time:j F Y|now + 7 days}} at 23:59 UTC.
*When a proposal reaches its deadline, one of three things happens:
*When a proposal reaches its deadline, one of three things happens:
**If one option has a simple majority of votes, and at least three votes, that option is accepted.
**If one option has a simple majority of votes, and at least three votes, that option is accepted.
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==Voting guidelines==
==Voting guidelines==
You can add a vote to a proposal option by adding a line under its heading beginning with <code><nowiki>#</nowiki></code>, followed by your reasoning, then your signature (without the timestamp). An example of this in wikitext looks like:
You can add a vote to a proposal option by editing the proposal's page. Add a new line under the heading of the option you want to vote for. The line should be a <code><nowiki>#</nowiki></code> (to make it part of a numbered list), followed by your reasoning, then your signature. An example of this in wikitext looks like:


<pre># Per proposal. ~~~</pre>
<pre># Per proposal. ~~~</pre>