Wikinews:Water cooler/policy
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Policies and guidelines and the Style guide contain or link to most of the current en.Wikinews policies and guidelines, however policy is based on the accepted practices of the day on Wikinews, often these might not be written down. This section of the Water cooler focuses on discussions regarding policy issues.
You may wish to check the archives to see if a subject has been raised previously.
Header notice
[edit]The header on most or all pages says:
- The Wikimedia Foundation's Sister Projects Task Force has recommended archiving all editions of Wikinews. The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expected to announce final decision in December or January. As a precaution, help is wanted with migration, and Wikinews needs YOU!.
There are at least three problems with this header. There should be a word such as "the" before the phrase "final decision"; December has already come and gone; and the last sentence should not end with both an exclamation mark and a period. It should say something like this instead:
- The Wikimedia Foundation's Sister Projects Task Force has recommended archiving all editions of Wikinews. The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is expected to announce the final decision in January. As a precaution, help is wanted with migration, and Wikinews needs YOU!
--Metropolitan90 (talk) 15:07, 2 January 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads-up. I have reworded the statement and moved it into the random selection section of the script. The statement now reads:
The Wikimedia Foundation's Sister Projects Task Force has released their recommendations to the Community Affairs Committee of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees must now discuss and vote on the next course of action.
- I disagree with the idea we should focus our time and energy on only one option of many possible outcomes. Also, the summary section for Wikinews does not mention a fork as a recommended solution.
- Additionally, I have requested an update from LLosa (WMF), a Board member. Hopefully we can get some closure on this matter soon so we can all move on without the uncertainty looming over our heads.Michael.C.Wright (Talk/Reviewer) 16:04, 2 January 2026 (UTC)