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:I saw "proposed consensus" used in some documentation on Wikipedia. Perhaps there is a proposed consensus written up and a period of time to allow for approval.. I think the opinion box that was added to the History/Local History discussion was a good way to get to a consensus.[[User:Franjensen|Franjensen]] 21:58, 26 May 2009 (UTC) | :I saw "proposed consensus" used in some documentation on Wikipedia. Perhaps there is a proposed consensus written up and a period of time to allow for approval.. I think the opinion box that was added to the History/Local History discussion was a good way to get to a consensus.[[User:Franjensen|Franjensen]] 21:58, 26 May 2009 (UTC) | ||
:There are several things needed in a process to establish consensus. I suggest we establish a procedure/policy for reaching and documenting consensus. It sounds simple, but such a policy or procedure would need to address the following questions/issues: | |||
#Where should the discussion, question, or statement of guideline needed be posted? (just manual of style, just discussion page somewhere, both, or ? | |||
#Some sort of vote or consensus reaching on whether a guideline is really needed. If not, it never becomes a guideline, but the discussion of the need is preserved in an archive/linked inactive page. | |||
#How long the discussion should be open before the guideline is drafted (perhaps this is variable and the length should be part of the raising of the issue, with certain lower and upper limits for time length) | |||
#Once a deadline is reached, who will summarize the decision and write the proposed guideline as modified by the discussion comments? | |||
#How long the proposed guideline is posted before becoming an accepted guideline. | |||
#If someone contests that consensus was actually reached, what is the process for voting or establishing that consensus is indeed reached on the content of the final guideline. | |||
#How the discussion leading to establishment of consensus should be preserved & linked. | |||
#A policy for proposing changes to or deletion of guidelines. | |||
:Sorry, no solutions proposed, just more problems stated.[[User:Alan|Alan]] 22:44, 26 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
== "Local Histories" or "Histories" heading on county pages? == | == "Local Histories" or "Histories" heading on county pages? == | ||