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Procedures relating to requests for amendment

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Motion: Word count for requests for amendment

In line with updates to procedural documentation made in November 2024, Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures#Format of requests for amendment is amended by motion with the following change:

(d) The rationale for the requested amendment, comprising no more than ~~1000~~ 500 words.

Enacted – House Blaster (talk • he/they) 20:32, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For this motion there are 14 active arbitrators. With 0 arbitrators abstaining, 8 support or oppose votes are a majority.

Support:

Proposing and supporting based on discussion on-list, following the inconsistency being discovered in early April. Daniel (talk) 05:56, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 06:04, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
s/1000 /500 /g Cabayi (talk) 06:52, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Aoidh (talk) 07:35, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 10:19, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Elli (talk | contribs) 10:22, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Primefac (talk) 11:12, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
~ ToBeFree (talk) 11:50, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:56, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Z1720 (talk) 03:10, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Katie^talk 20:14, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

Just because it's inconsistent doesn't necessarily mean we should harmonize it without further thought. We tend to have a lot of back and forth with ARCA filers, and it's easy for them to go over 500 words. I would rather us carve out that ARCA filers get 1000 words. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 08:17, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Abstain:

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Abstentions	Support votes needed for majority
0	8
1–2	7
3–4	6