Requests for comment (RfC) is an informal, lightweight process for requesting outside input, and dispute resolution, with respect to article content, user conduct, and GaijinPot Wiki policy and guidelines.

Contents 1 How decisions are made 2 Requesting a decision 3 Process 3.1 Example use of RFCxxx Template 4 See also

How decisions are made

All editors are welcome to provide comment or opinion, and to assist in reaching agreements, by responding to requests for comment.

• Remember that all articles must follow a neutral point of view, must be verifiable, and cannot contain original research.
• RfCs are not votes. Discussion controls the outcome; it is not a matter of counting up the number of votes.
• Try not to be confrontational. Be friendly and civil, and assume good faith in other editors' actions.
• Mediate where possible - identify common ground, attempt to draw editors together rather than push them apart.
• If necessary, educate users by referring to the appropriate policies and guidelines or style page.

Requesting a decision

• This section is for comments on page content; for issues with user conduct, see Request comment on users.
• Before asking outside opinion here, it generally helps to simply discuss the matter on the article talk page first. Whatever the disagreement, the first step in resolving a dispute is to talk to the other parties involved.
• If the article is complex or technical, it may be worthwhile to ask for help at the relevant contact administration.

Process

Issues by topic area
Biographies	(watch)	{{RFCbio}}
Economy, trade, and companies	(watch)	{{RFCecon}}
History and geography	(watch)	{{RFChist}}
Language and linguistics	(watch)	{{RFClang}}
Maths, science, and technology	(watch)	{{RFCsci}}
Art, architecture, literature and media	(watch)	{{RFCmedia}}
Politics	(watch)	{{RFCpol}}
Religion and philosophy	(watch)	{{RFCreli}}
Society, sports, law, and sex	(watch)	{{RFCsoc}}

1. Select the appropriate template from the table to the right - if requesting comments on an article, template, category, etc. about Politics, use Template:Tl, Biographies use Template:Tl, etc.
2. Create a section for the RfC on the bottom of the disputed article's talk page; the section title should be neutral.
3. Place the template at the top of the new section. Fill out the template as follows:

{{RFC [topic] | section=section title !! reason=neutral statement !! time=~~~~~}} using the section title selected in step two<ref>Do not name the part of the article that you want to talk about in this space. This parameter needs the exact name of the specific talk page section where the discussion is supposed to take place. The purpose of this parameter is to direct people to the correct place on the article's talk page.</ref> and a brief neutral statement that will appear on the appropriate RfC page (example). Sign with five tildes, to present a timestamp but no signature.<ref>Using four tildes instead of five will produce an error message and your RfC will not be listed.</ref> Do not use "subst".

1. Include a brief, neutral statement of the issue below the template (ideally the same statement used in step 3).
2. Now you're done. A bot will take care of the rest, so be patient. You will not know if your template is formatted correctly until the bot comes along, but to ensure accuracy make sure that the section specified does link to the anchored section on the talk page.
3. To prevent a buildup of stale discussions, RFCs will be automatically removed from the lists after a period of thirty days. If you wish to extend the discussion, replace the timestamp with a new one so that it expires in an additional thirty days.

Template:-

Example use of RFCxxx Template

Below is an example of how a completed RFCxxx template and associated section heading might appear in a discussion page edit box before saving.

Note: Do not change these words: section= and reason= and time=. If any of those three template parameters are removed or changed, you will get an error from the bot. Mind the exclamation marks (!). The only parts of this example that you should change are these:

• "xxx" in the "RFCxxx" should be changed to the correct three- to five-letter code to specify the desired category.
• "RfC: Is Photo in History section relevant" should become the exact name of the specific section on the talk page. Do not include the name of the page itself.
• "Is the photograph in the "History" section relevant to the article?" should become your short summary.

All issues related to a topic area, even if about the article title or inclusion of images, go in the section for that topic area. If you are not certain in which area an issue belongs, pick the one that's closest, or inquire at the help desk.

See also

• Request comment on users
• Discussion