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An archive of policy-forum overviews for the purpose of transcluding into the applicable vote, discussion, and policy pages.

Policies and guidelines[]

Administration policy[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Administration policy
Amendment 1	Forum Archiving and protection · Discussion · Vote · 30June2022 · 11-0-1
Related topics	Conduct policy · Ban reviews · Activity policy · User rights requests · Administrators and moderators

Administration conduct policy[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Administration conduct policy
Proposal discussion	Reconfirmation process
Proposal vote	Administration conduct policy
Date and result	17 July 2013 · 12-3-3
Related topics	Administration policy · Administrators and moderators

Reviews of permanent blocks or chat bans[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Reviews of permanent blocks or chat bans
Proposal discussion	Permaban reviews
Proposal vote	Permaban reviews
Date and result	21 October 2012 · 18-1-3
Related topics	Administration policy · User conduct guideline

Rights holder activity policy[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Rights holder activity policy
Proposal discussion	Rights holder activity
Proposal vote	Vote: Rights holder activity
Date and result	7 November 2021 · 14-3-2
Templates	{{Rights removal notice}} · {{Rights holder activity notice}} · {{Leave of absence}}
Amendment 1	Usage of templates · Vote · 16 November 21 · 11-0-0
Related topics	Administration policy · Administrators and moderators · Forum vote records

User rights requests[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	User rights request policy
Proposal discussion	Discussion
Proposal vote	Vote
Date and result	16 February 2022 · 12-0-1
Amendment 1	Good behavior clause · Vote · 13 January 2013 · 9-6-6
Amendment 2	Moderator endorsements for chatmod · Discussion · Vote · 12 June 2016 · 15-1-3
Amendment 3	Granting patroller tools · Discussion · Vote · 16 April 2021 · 28-1-2
Related topics	Administrators and moderators · Forum vote records · Administration policy · Rights holder activity policy

Administrators and moderators[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Administrators and Moderators
Amendment 1	Dsicussion moderator block rights · Discussion · Vote · 16 June 2016 · 12-7
Amendment 2	Content moderator · Vote · 22 November 2017 · 12-4-0
Amendment 3	Technical moderator role · Discussion · Vote · 2 February 2022 · 15-0-0
Related topics	Administration policy · User rights requests

Content policy[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Content policy
Amendment 1	General/specific rule & BTS speculation · Vote · 30 December 2014 · 11-1-0; 9-3-1
Amendment 2	Countries articles standard · Discussion · Vote · 2 August 2015 · 16-3-2
Amendment 3	Attribution · Vote · 27 August 2015 · 13-0-0
Amendment 4	Creation Club content · Vote · 25 September 2017 · 23-3-0
Amendment 5	Creation Club article placement · Vote · 25 October 2017 · 15-5
Amendment 6	Creation Club on mainspace · Discussion · Vote · 20 March 2018 · 15-5-2
Amendment 7	Deleting Torn and Lionheart · Vote · 7 June 2020 · 12-0-0
Amendment 8	Non Developer Resources (Resources Namespace) · Discussion · Vote · 21 July 2022 · 12-0-0
Related topics	Content organization guideline · Article layout guideline

Article layout guideline[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Guideline	Article layout guideline
Amendment 1	Creature article layout · Discussion · Vote · 22 March 2011 · 8-0-0
Amendment 2	Character article layout · Vote · 7 June 2011 · 20--0
Amendment 3	Notable specimens · Vote · 18 June 2016 · 9-0-1

Bug policy[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Bug policy
Proposal vote	Notable bugs policy
Date and result	3 December 2010 · 27-1-0
Templates	{{Verify}} · {{Platforms}} · {{Notable content}}
Amendment 1	Extend timer & create verify template · Vote · 9 February 2013 · 6-0-2; 4-1-3
Amendment 2	Separate policy page · Vote · 25 March 2013 · 21-0-1
Amendment 3	Notable content template/notability/layout · Vote · 9 July 2016 · 12-5-2; 13-3-2; 15-1-1

Content organization guideline[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Guideline	Content organization guideline
Amendment 1	Disambiguation · Vote · 16 March 2011 · 5-0-0
Amendment 2	Character list pages · Discussion · Vote · 12 September 2015 · 7-4-4
Amendment 3	Ledes, locations, and catagories · Discussion · Vote · 18 January 2023 · 9-0-1, 10-0-0, 8-3-1
Related topics	Content Policy · Editing guideline

Editing guideline[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Guideline	Editing guideline
Amendment 1	Article title capitalization · Vote · 25 June 2010 · 9-6
Amendment 2	Proper noun phrases · Vote · 13 November 2010 · 5-3-1
Amendment 3	Third person view · Discussion · Vote · 20 April 2013 · 11-0-0
Amendment 4	Category redundancy · Discussion · Vote · 26 June 2015 · 12-1
Amendment 5	Referring to the player · Vote · 5 April 2021 · 24-8-2
Amendment 6	Infobox capitalization · Vote · 18 June 2021 · 8-0
Amendment 7	Fix don't revert · Vote · 8 October 2021 · 24-0-0
Amendment 8	Registered user requirement · Discussion · Vote · 22 November 2021 · 24-12-5
Related topics	Content policy · Content organization guideline · User conduct guideline

Fallout canon[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Fallout canon
Proposal discussion	Calls for ideas
Proposal vote	Vote: Fallout canon policy overhaul
Date and result	20 October 2020 · 11-5-3

Image policy[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Image policy
Amendment 1	Userpage images · Vote · 16 August 2010 · 10-2-1
Amendment 2	Gallery image order · Discussion · Vote · 2 February 2022 · 12-0-1
Amendment 3	Allowing recreated assets · Discussion · Vote · 1 June 2022 · Ratified 8-2-3
Amendment 4	Recreated assets guidelines/Lazarus images · Discussion · Vote · 10 June 2022 · Ratified 9-0-1; 10-0-1
Related topics	Content Policy · Content organization guideline · Article layout guideline

Notable loot policy[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Notable loot policy
Proposal vote	Notable loot policy vote
Date and result	29 July 2012 · 10-3-4
Related topics	Content Policy · Content organization guideline · Article layout guideline

Reference formatting guideline[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Guideline	Reference formatting guideline
Proposal discussion	Draft: Reference guidelines
Proposal vote	Vote: Basic reference formatting guidelines
Date and result	8 December 2020 · 14-1-1
Amendment 1	Developer statements · Discussion · Vote · 10 November 2021 · 12-0-0
Amendment 2	Publications and dialogue · Discussion · Vote · 10 February 2022 · 11-1-0
Amendment 3	External links · Discussion · Vote · 22 March 2022 · 10-0-0
Related topics	Developer statements · Dialogue · Holotapes and notes · Publications · Terminals and images

Video Policy[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Video policy
Proposal vote	Video Policy vote
Date and result	8 January 2018 · 11-0-3

User conduct guideline[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Guideline	User conduct guideline
Amendment 1	Comment policy · Vote · 18 January 2011 · 4-3
Amendment 2	Talk page blanking · discussion · Vote · 11 March 2012 · 16-4-1
Amendment 3	Signature image size · Discussion · Vote · 24 January 2013 · 8-3-0
Amendment 4	Multiple accounts · Discussion · Vote · 15 June 2013 · 8-2
Amendment 5	Article talk pages · Discussion · Vote · 15 October 2013 · 8-2-1
Amendment 6	Plagiarism enforcement · Vote · 27 August 2015 · 13-0-0
Amendment 7	Mandatory edit summaries · Vote · 8 October 2021 · 18-10-2
Amendment 8	Editing user and talk pages · Discussion · Vote · 8 April 2022 · 11-0-0
Amendment 9	Multiple accounts and block carryover · Discussion · Vote · 8 April 2022 · 11-0-0
Related topics	Administration policy

Discord[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Discord
Amendment 1	Temp Chat moderators · Vote · 13 January 2013 · 12-3-3
Amendment 2	Kicks and bans · Discussion · Vote · 15 June 2013 · 14-1-1
Amendment 3	Discord rules · Vote · 15 April 2018 · 14-2-3
Amendment 4	Deleting messages · Discussion · Vote · 20 February 2021 · 7-0-1
Related topics	User conduct guideline · Discord moderation

Discussions forum guidelines[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Guideline	Discussions forum guidelines
Proposal vote	Discord/Discussions rule overhaul
Date and result	15 April 2018 · 14-2-3
Related topics	User conduct guideline

Voting regulations[]

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Policy vote forum overview
Policy	Voting regulations
Amendment 1	Voting rationales · discussion · Vote · 3 October 2012 · 12-3-1
Amendment 2	Voting requirements · Discussion · Vote · 15 June 2013 · 8-7-2
Amendment 3	Voting requirements · Discussion · Vote · 4 August 2020 · 16-0-1
Amendment 4	Quorum and simple majority · Vote · 17 November 2021 · 12-2-0
Amendment 5	Policy creation and amendment standards · Discussion · Vote · 7 July 2022 · 11-0-1
Related topics	User conduct guideline

Policy forum archive[]

Forum	Topic	Policy	Status	Date	Type
2023
Forum:Quality of Life Improvements Vote	Quality of life changes (ledes, location format, categorization)	Fallout Wiki:Content organization guideline	All passed (9-0-1, 10-0-0, 8-3-0)	18 January 2023	Amendment
2022
Forum:Non Developer Resources Vote	Resources namespace	Fallout Wiki:Content policy	Passed 12-0-0	23 July 2022	Amendment
Forum:Vote: Policy creation and forum archive standards	Policy creation and amendment	Fallout Wiki:Voting regulations	Passed 11-0-1	7 July 2022	Amendment
Forum:Vote: Policy creation and forum archive standards	Forum archive standards	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy	Passed 11-0-1	30 June 2022	Amendment
Forum:Image Policy Recreated Assets Vote	Recreated assets guidelines/Lazarus images	Fallout Wiki:Image policy	Passed 9-0-1; 10-0-1	10 June 2022	Amendment
Forum:Image Policy Asset Preferences Vote	Allowing recreated assets	Fallout Wiki:Image policy	Passed 8-2-3	1 June 2022	Amendment
Forum:Policy vote - User conduct policy addendum 1.0 and 1.1	Editing user talk pages/Multiple accounts	Fallout Wiki:User conduct guideline	Failed 11-0-0; 11-0-0	8 April 2022	Amendment
Forum:Vote: Reference policy addendum 1.3	External links	Fallout Wiki:Reference formatting guideline/Non canon	Passed 10-0-0	22 march 2022	Amendment
Forum:Vote: User rights request policy addendum 1.0	Minimum requirements	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/User rights requests	Passed 12-0-1	16 February 2022	Amendment
Forum:Vote: Reference policy addendum 1.2	Publications and Dialogue	Fallout Wiki:Reference formatting guideline/Publications	Passed 11-1-0	10 February 2022	Amendment
Forum:Vote: Article layout policy addendum 1.0	Order of images in galleries	Fallout Wiki:Image policy	Passed 12-0-1	5 February 2022	Amendment
Forum:Vote: User rights request policy addendum 1.1	Technical moderator	Fallout Wiki:Administrators and moderators	Passed 15-0-0	2 February 2022	Amendment
2021
Forum:Vote: Registered user requirement	Block anon editing	Fallout Wiki:Editing guideline	Passed 24-13-5	22 November 2021	Amendment
Forum:Voting regulations addendum 1.0	Quorum and simple majority all votes	Fallout Wiki:Voting regulations	Passed 12-2-0	17 November 2021	Amendment
Forum:Vote: Rights holder activity policy addendum 1.0	Usage of templates	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/Rights holder activity policy	Passed 11-0-0	16 November 2021	Amendment
Forum:Vote: Reference policy addendum 1.0	Developer statements	Fallout Wiki:Reference formatting guideline/Publications	Passed 12-0-0	10 November 2021	Amendment
Forum:Vote: Rights holder activity	Rights holder activity	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/Rights holder activity policy	Passed 14-3-2	7 November 2021	Policy
Forum:Edit summary clarity - vote	Fix don't revert	Fallout Wiki:Editing guideline	Passed 24-0-0	8 October 2021	Amendment
Forum:Edit summary clarity - vote	Mandatory Edit summaries	Fallout Wiki:User conduct guideline	Passed 18-10-2	8 October 2021	Amendment
Forum:Capitalization in Infoboxes - time to follow our rules	Infobox capitaization	Fallout Wiki:Editing guideline	Passed 8-0	18 June 2021	Amendment
Forum:Vote: Extending the right to hand out Patroller rights to all Administrators	Admins can grant patroller	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/User rights requests	Passed 28-1-2	16 April 2021	Amendment
Forum:Vote: Standardized terminology for referring to player/player character	Referring to the player	Fallout Wiki:Editing guideline	Failed 24-8-2	5 April 2021	Amendment
Forum:New Discord rule vote - Deleting messages	Deleting discord messages	Fallout Wiki:Discord	Passed 7-0-1	20 February 2021	Amendment
2020
Forum:Vote: Basic reference formatting guidelines	Reference formatting guidelines	Fallout Wiki:Reference formatting guideline	Passed 14-1-1	8 December 2020	Policy
Forum:Vote: Fallout canon policy overhaul	Canon policy	Fallout Wiki:Fallout canon	Passed 11-5-3	20 October 2020	Amendment
Forum:Policy Vote Updating Voting Requirements	Discussions post counts to vote	Fallout Wiki:Voting regulations	Passed 16-0-1	4 August 2020	Amendment
Forum:Deleting Torn and Lionheart Pages	Deleting other SPECIAL related games	Fallout Wiki:Content policy	Passed 12-0-0	7 June 2020 (added 4 June 2022)	Amendment
2019
Forum:Policy Vote Rights Request Requirement Changes	Minimum requirements patroller/chatmod/cmod/dmod/crat	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/User rights requests	Passed 4-8-5; 10-5-2; 11-4-2; 13-2-2; 17-0-0	17 June 2019	Amendment
2018
Forum:Discord/Discussions rule overhaul	Discord guidelines	Fallout Wiki:Discord	Passed 14-2-3	15 April 2018	Policy
Forum:Discord/Discussions rule overhaul	Discussions guidelines	Fallout Wiki:Discussions forum guidelines	Passed 14-2-3	15 April 2018	Policy
Forum:Creation Club on main vote	CC content on mainspace	Fallout Wiki:Content policy	Passed 15-5-2	20 March 2018	Amendment
Forum:Video Policy vote	Video policy	Fallout Wiki:Video policy	Passed 11-0-3	8 January 2018	Policy
2017
Forum:Content Moderator Vote	Create cmod and up admin edit requirements	Fallout Wiki:Administrators and moderators	Passed 12-4-0; 12-1-2	22 November 2017	Amendment
Forum:Creation Club Final Solution	CC article policy	Fallout Wiki:Content policy	Passed 15-5	25 October 2017	Amendment
Forum:Creation Club content vote	CC content	Fallout Wiki:Content policy	Partially passed 23-3-0	25 September 2017	Amendment
Forum:Discussions moderator minimum requirements	Minimum post requirement	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/User rights requests	Passed 17-9; 10-8-8	10 August 2017	Amendment
2016
Forum:Bug Policy proposals and changes	Bug policy	Fallout Wiki:Bug policy	Passed 12-5-2; 13-3-2; 15-1-1	9 July 2016	Amendment
Forum:Creature article layout proposal	Notable specimens	Fallout Wiki:Article layout guideline/Creature article	Failed 9-0-1	Forum ended 18 June 2016 without result (Added 4 June 2022)	Amendment
Forum:Adding a ban power to Discussion Moderators	Discussion mod block rights	Fallout Wiki:Administrators and moderators	Passed 12-7	16 June 2016 (Added 3 June 2022)	Amendment
Forum:Endorsements referendum	Moderator endorsements for chatmod	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/User rights requests	Passed 15-1-3	12 June 2016	Amendment
2015
Forum:Character Page Policy	Adding list option for low content pages	Fallout Wiki:Content organization guideline	Passed 7-4-4	12 September 2015	Amendment
Forum:Attribution and Plagarism Enforcement policy	Attribution	Fallout Wiki:Content policy	Passed 13-0-0	27 August 2015	Amendment
Forum:Attribution and Plagarism Enforcement policy	Plagiarism	Fallout Wiki:User conduct guideline	Passed 13-0-0	27 August 2015	Amendment
Forum:Countries article standard vote	Clarify standard for countries articles	Fallout Wiki:Content policy	Passed 16-3-2	2 August 2015	Amendment
Forum:Categories and redundancy vote	No redundant categories	Fallout Wiki:Editing guideline	Passed 12-1	26 June 2015	Amendment
2014
Forum:Vote: General-Specific rule & Speculation in "Behind the scenes"	General/specific rule and BTS speculation	Fallout Wiki:Content policy	Passed 11-1-0; 9-3-1	30 December 2014	Amendment
Forum:Vote:Inactivity policy referendum	Remove inactivity policy	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/Rights holder activity policy	Passed 14-5-2	23 May 2014	Amendment
2013
Forum:Vote: Article TP policy amendment	Article talk page comments	Fallout Wiki:User conduct guideline	Passed 8-2-1	15 October 2013	Amendment
Forum:Administration conduct policy	New conduct policy	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/Conduct	Passed 12-3-3	17 July 2013	Amendment
Forum:Housekeeping votes	Multiple accounts	Fallout Wiki:User conduct guideline	Passed 9-8-2	15 June 2013	Amendment
Forum:Housekeeping votes	Voting requirements	Fallout Wiki:Voting regulations	Passed 8-7-2	15 June 2013	Amendment
Forum:Housekeeping votes	Chat rule 1 & 2/Kicks & bans	Fallout Wiki:Discord	Passed 12-10-0; 14-1-1	15 June 2013	Amendment
Forum:Vote: Perspective and its place throughout Nukapedia	3rd person view	Fallout Wiki:Editing guideline	Passed 11-0-0	20 April 2013	Amendment
Forum:Proposal: Seperate Bug Policy Page	Bug Policy	Fallout Wiki:Bug policy	Passed 21-0-1	25 March 2013	Amendment
Forum:Proposal: Bug Policy Revisions	Extend timer/create template	Fallout Wiki:Bug policy	Passed 6-0-2; 4-1-3	9 February 2013	Amendment
Forum:Proposal: Increase of the maximum height of signature pictures	Increase sig image size	Fallout Wiki:User conduct guideline	Passed 8-3-0	24 January 2013	Amendment
Forum:Vote wrap-up - Requirements for voting, admin ranks, music	Good behavior clause	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/User rights requests	Passed 9-6-6	13 January 2013	Amendment
Forum:Vote wrap-up - Requirements for voting, admin ranks, music	Temp chat mod	Fallout Wiki:Discord	Passed 12-3-3	13 January 2013	Amendment
2012
Forum:Vote: Permaban Reviews	Permaban reviews	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/Reviews of permanent blocks or chat bans	Passed 18-1-3	21 October 2012	Policy
Forum:Voting rationales (poll page)	Suggested voting rationales	Fallout Wiki:Voting regulations	Passed 12-3-1	3 October 2012	Amendment
Forum:Chat rules review recommendations / vote	Rule 6 and 9 changes	Fallout Wiki:Discord	Passed 12-0-0; 10-0-0	9 September 2012	Amendment
Forum:Notable loot policy vote	Notable loot	Fallout Wiki:Notable loot policy	Passed 10-3-4	29 July 2012	Policy
Forum:User talk page blanking policy (Vote)	User talk page blanking	Fallout Wiki:User conduct guideline	Passed 16-4-1	11 March 2012	Amendment
2011
Forum:Moderator and administrator minimum requirements	Minimum requirements	Fallout Wiki:Administration policy/User rights requests	Passed 16-2-1	6 September 2011	Amendment
Forum:Wiki moderators	Moderator position creation	Fallout Wiki:Administrators and moderators	Passed 19-0-1	19 August 2011	Amendment
Forum:Poll - Addition to character layout	Character article layout	Fallout Wiki:Article layout guideline/Character article	Passed 20-1-0	7 June 2011	Amendment
Forum:Policy votes - Creature article layout, disambiguation	Creature article layout	Fallout Wiki:Article layout guideline/Creature article	Passed 8-0-0	22 March 2011	Policy
Forum:Policy votes - Creature article layout, disambiguation	Disambiguation	Fallout Wiki:Content organization guideline	Passed 5-0-0	16 March 2011	Amendment
Forum:Proposed comment policy	Comments	Fallout Wiki:User conduct guideline	Passed 4-3	18 January 2011	Amendment
2010
Forum:Notable bugs policy	Notable bugs	Fallout Wiki:Bug policy	Passed 27-1-0	3 December 2010	Policy
Forum:Capitalization	Capitalizing proper noun phrases	Fallout Wiki:Editing guideline	Passed 5-3-1	13 November 2010	Amendment
Forum:Changes to image policy	Uploading images for the user namespace	Fallout Wiki:Image policy	Passed 10-2-1	16 August 2010 (removed by decree 1 October 2012)	Amendment
Forum:Capitalization guidelines	Article title capitalization	Fallout Wiki:Editing guideline	Passed 9-6	25 June 2010	Amendment