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Latest comment: 4 hours ago by Deepfriedokra in topic Egad

Motion 2b

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Can an administrator use this to grant more words or remove the word limit from certain discussions? I'm trying to avoid making this another whole thing, so if there's general agreement on it I'd prefer not to open another ARCA. Pinging @Chess and Selfstudier: who's discussion made me think of this. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:25, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

HJM seems to think so. Selfstudier (talk) 19:31, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@ScottishFinnishRadish I think yes. ArbCom routinely grants wordlimit extensions on its own pages, so it makes total sense for admins to do so here. I think the idea to remove the word limit from discussions is fine, but that admins will have to be conscientious about doing so. We're not trying to make this too onerous or counterproductive, we're trying to give admins the tools to tamp down problems. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n! 20:01, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Does the word limit apply to discussions that started before the motion took effect?

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There are many discussions that began before the word limit motion passed. Does the word limit only apply to new discussions, or does it apply to older ones as well? Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 19:39, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Chess Imo, per the principle of ex post facto, no it doesn't apply to older ones still ongoing, such discussions would be grandfathered in. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n! 20:02, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Egad

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Is there a clerk around -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 15:48, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply