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Use a unique archive color for proposals that fail to reach a consensus
passed 12-0
This is something that's been bugging me for a while now. Currently, we don't have a unique color for proposals that fail to reach a consensus (i.e. proposals that get extended three times and end without any option properly "winning"). Currently we just mark them red, the same color used for proposals that straight up fail. This isn't totally illogical, since the result of both outcomes is similar (the proposed changes are not implemented and there's a minimum 4 week wait to propose again). However, I still feel that this needlessly obfuscates the archive, making it impossible to tell which proposals failed by consensus and which ones stalemated without clicking on each and every proposal link in the archive marked red, especially since there is no text in the archive that clarifies this. As a result of this, people browsing through the archive are forced to do extra work just to determine which ones are which for no good reason. Stalemates are common enough that it would be useful to be able to tell them apart easily.
As for what color should be used, my suggestion is white. It's a fitting color for stalemate proposals, and it isn't too close to an existing color (closest is gray, the color used for passed proposals awaiting implementation, but I think it's distinct enough). I'm open to other suggestions though.
Proposer: 7feetunder (talk)
Deadline: June 1, 2021, 23:59 GMT
Support
- 7feetunder (talk) Per proposal.
- Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) Makes sense to me. Per.
- Stooben Rooben (talk) — This is a nice little improvement. White should be fine, as both it and black are the only colors left unused without getting into different shades of the existing ones (lavender, navy, etc.)
- Niiue (talk) This always kinda bugged me. Per all.
- Ray Trace (talk) Per all.
- Keyblade Master (talk) Per all
- Waluigi Time (talk) Sure, why not.
- Archivist Toadette (talk) Absolutely.
- Hewer (talk) Per all.
- TheFlameChomp (talk) Per all.
- Power Flotzo (talk) Per all.
- BBQ Turtle (talk) Per all.
Oppose
I noticed in the proposal archive that there is already a colour used for ties, brown, but it only seems to be used for a handful of old proposals, and it isn't on the TPP archive. Is this just because of changes in the proposal rules, and do you plan on replacing it with whatever colour you decide on here? Hewer (talk · contributions · edit count) 02:48, May 25, 2021 (EDT)
- Ties are an artifact of Super Mario Wiki's early years, long before I even joined. Back in the day, proposal extensions weren't a thing, if it reached its deadline and the votes were tied, the proposal simply ended in a tie. Eventually, the rules were changed the current ones, and "failed to reach consensus" replaced ties completely, which is why brown is only used for old proposals. Honestly, the legend should state this and clarify what a "tie" is and why they don't happen anymore, since it's not something that's readily obvious to users who weren't around back then.
  16:19, May 25, 2021 (EDT)
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