Template:Rfc top/doc

This template is used to close a Request for comment (RfC) on a talk page or a noticeboard. This template employs just a single parameter, used for the result of the discussion.

These templates should be used in conjunction with the talk page guidelines and relevant advice at Wikipedia:Requests for comment § Closing the discussion. Anyone who wants an uninvolved editor to write a closing summary of the discussion (ideally with a determination of consensus) can formally request closure by posting at Wikipedia:Closure requests. If the matter under discussion is not contentious and the consensus is obvious to the participants, then formal closure is neither necessary nor advisable. Written closing statements are not required. Editors are expected to be able to evaluate and agree upon the results of most RfCs without outside assistance.

To alert readers that an RfC has ended, you may optionally enclose the talk page section in a box using a tag pair such as {{RfC top}}/{{RfC bottom}} or {{archive top}}/{{archive bottom}}. This is not required, and may be done with or without a closing statement about the discussions results. This example shows one way to do this:

== RfC about the photo in the History section ==
{{RfC top|result= Consensus was reached to keep the photo.  ~~~~  }}
.... here is the entire RfC discussion...
{{RfC bottom}}

If a closed RfC discussion results in a major policy change, strongly consider updating related guides such as Help:Introduction to Wikipedia.

Usage

Place the {{RfC top}} template below the header containing the discussion, then place {{RfC bottom}} at the end of the discussion.

Again: Place it below the ==header==. Do not include the header, it will break archiving bots!

Examples

== RfC header ==
{{RfC top|1=The result of this discussion was that there appears to be a clear consensus in '''support''' of the proposal... [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]])}}
I suggest that we make a template to close completed RfC discussions. {{User|Example2}}
* I think it should be called ''Rfc top'' and ''Rfc bottom''! -{{User|Example3}}
{{RfC bottom}}

Would produce:

The following discussion is an archived record of a request for comment. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

The result of this discussion was that there appears to be a clear consensus in support of the proposal... Example (talk)

---

I suggest that we make a template to close completed RfC discussions. Example2 (talk · contribs)

• I think it should be called Rfc top and Rfc bottom! -Example3 (talk · contribs)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Legobot bug (fixed)

Tracked in github.com
Issue #7

Tracked in github.com
Issue #8

Tracked in github.com
Issue #21

Before Legobot (talk · contribs) had been fixed, it was important to use the direct transclusions {{closed rfc top}}/{{closed rfc bottom}} since if redirects such as {{rfc top}}/{{rfc bottom}} were used, Legobot (talk · contribs) could interpret them as open RfCs, which made edits like these with this result. After the bot had been fixed, it is no longer necessary to use the direct transclusions {{closed rfc top}}/{{closed rfc bottom}}.

See also

• {{Rfc bottom}} to close the RfC
• {{Archive top}} "This discussion has been closed ..." with a floating text box for discussion results
• {{Discussion top}} "The following discussion is closed ..."
• {{Hidden archive top}} "This discussion has been closed ..." with a collapse box around the discussion
• {{Collapse top}} "Extended content" with a collapse box around the talk page discussion
• {{Archive top red}} and {{Archive top green}}, for archival templates in a color other than the default of blue