Pixar Cars Wiki:Proposals

Welcome to the hub for Proposals. This section of the wiki allows users to create proposals to share their ideas for potential changes to the wiki and look for consensus in approving them. The goal of this section is to unify the community and ensure that all World of Cars Wiki users have a say in important wiki decisions.

Process

1. If a user has an idea they would like to suggest, they should create a proposal by adding a topic under the "Active proposals" heading. Proposals can cover all kinds of articles and spaces. The proposer must provide both an explanation of what the proposal consists of as well as a valid argument to justify why it should be passed.
2. Once a Proposal has been created, the voting period begins. Users have one week to declare whether they Support or Oppose the given proposal. This can be done by signing their username under either the "Support" or "Oppose" sections respectively, accompanied by an explanation of why they feel the way they do. Users can debate and discuss with one another in the "Discussion" heading.
3. After the week-long period ends, the final result is determined by which section had the most names signed. If the majority of users chose to Support the proposal, it indicates consensus, and the change may now be implemented. If more users chose to Oppose, the changes will not be put into effect.
4. In the event of a tie, the voting period will be extended an additional week.

Rules

1. Proposals must provide a detailed explanation of the intended change, as well as a mock-up or draft of what the change would look like in effect.
2. Users must choose to Support or Oppose, not both. In a situation where a Proposal offers more than two options, users may offer their opinion in multiple sections, as long as their selections do not contradict one another.
3. While every user is free to explain themselves however they like, they may not edit any comments that are not their own. The only situation in which a comment will be edited or removed is by an administrator in the event that a comment is offensive or rude, or otherwise violates the site rules. Users should be respectful and must not resort to personal attacks.
4. While there are no limits or requirements for the lengths of comments, explanations should be as clear and concise as possible. Users should not reply with sarcasm or "jokes" that do not reflect their true opinion on the matter.
5. All user comments must stay on topic.
6. Proposals should be used to suggest changes to the wiki, not rally users to collectively expand information about a certain topic. For instance, a proposal titled "Add more screenshots for Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures" is not a valid proposal. These sorts of discussions are better had in the Forum.

Active proposals

Decide how to organize character articles

This is a poor example for a first proposal because normally I would not be the one drafting this proposal, but due to the current state of the administration I am going to have to take initiative in overseeing checks for consensus in the coming weeks.

The first matter that must be addressed is the character article format. In the time that I have been gone, User:124PX1 has been writing and updating articles in past tense, which is different to the way we have always displayed our content. I did not consent to this change and as from what I can see in previous threads, no one else has.

The layout of character articles will require a lot of different discussions, but for now we will focus on this proposal: We should continue writing articles from an out-of-universe perspective using present tense, instead of changing to an in-universe perspective using past tense.

Proposer: User:RodRedlineM1/signature
Deadline: Saturday, April 24, 2021, 23:59 EST

Support

• User:RodRedlineM1/signature -- This is the way we have always presented our articles since the site's creation in 2011. It allows us to cover all Cars media without having to worry about playing the difficult game of discerning what is meant to be "canon" and what is not. The Cars universe is not meant to be taken super seriously and I believe this style reflects that. Snot Rod is a great example of an article using "my" format, if you would like to review. I also wrote more "in-depth" explanations here and here. I will happy to elaborate and clarify wherever wanted or needed.