User blog:Acebatonfan/Proposal for Dealing with Notability Policy Exclusions

As what many of you guys know, we currently have quantitative measures set in place in order to determine if a ROBLOXian, group, or place qualifies for mainspace inclusion or not. Using a quantitative measurement makes it easier to determine if a something is notable enough for a page, but there are some exceptions to this policy.

Seeing how most of the current page deletions are due to pages not necessarily qualifying for the notability policies and how it is difficult to qualitatively determine if someone is considered notable, it might be a good idea to establish an exception system. This exception system will give the community a voice and will allow them to make some decisions in determining if a page should qualify for an exception. As always, users will still be allowed to have pages within their userspace if a page they want to create is not provided an exception to the notability policies.

The Process
The main part of this exception policy will include a poll that wiki editors can vote on, similar to the polls created for User of the Year. In order for a page topic to be included in the poll, a forum page for notability policy exceptions will be posted to the wiki management board. An editor should post either there or in an administrator's message wall about what topic should have mainspace inclusion and why (posting in the forum will allow for some discussions before any voting is made). If a user posts a request within the forum, they must also contact one of the administrators (seeing how I'm really the only active one, most likely me) to notify them that they are seeking an exception to the notability policy.

All requests for a notability policy exception within a 1-4 week period (depending on wiki activity) will be compiled into a blog post by an administrator. A poll for these topics will be posted within a blog post. For a 1-2 week period, users will be allowed to vote on a simple question: Is this topic notable enough for mainspace inclusion? If a majority vote is present for mainspace inclusion, an administrator will then decide if the topic is notable enough. If a majority vote is not present for mainspace inclusion, the page will not be granted an exception. Is this topic notable enough for mainspace inclusion? Yes No

Once a page is granted mainspace inclusion, it must have the same quality standards as other pages on the mainspace, including the use of infoboxes, minimal bias, and effective categorization.

XiaoXiaoMan
Suppose GoodEdito1 suggests that, because XiaoXiaoMan is a popular ROBLOX Youtuber, he should be granted a mainspace page. GoodEditor1 posts on my wall the following message: ''I feel like XiaoXiaoMan should be excluded from the notability policy. XiaoXiaoMan is a ROBLOX Youtuber whose channel has over 10,000 subscribers. Some of his videos about ROBLOX have over one million views, and many of them have over 20,000.''

I included a poll for XiaoXiaoMan within a blog dedicated to notability policy exceptions. Users then voted on whether XiaoXiaoMan should qualify for mainspace inclusion. The following is a sample of the results: "Yes" has the majority amount of votes. I then step in and look into this user to determine if he should have a mainspace page. After looking into him, I determine that he is notable enough for a mainspace page, and I contact the user who originally requested the mainspace inclusion to say that he can.

Billyizcool123456
Suppose Billyizcool123456 suggests that he should have a mainspace page. He posts on my wall the following message: ''i want a page plz. i am a good builder (my place has 150 visits) and have 200 friends! i am so popular and nice on roblox!!!!! plz plz plzzzzzz!!!!!!! D:''

I created a poll, and users voted on it. The results are as follows: The "No" category has the majority amount of votes. Billyizcool123456 will not be granted an exception to the notability policies. Instead, he is encouraged to post his page within his userspace.

Potential Issues

 * Polls are not an accurate measurement tool. There is a potential for people to abuse this policy by means of sockpuppetry or getting other people to vote on the poll
 * How this will be solved: The administration team will ultimately make the final decision regarding if a page should be granted an exception to the notability policy. Even if there is a majority vote present for a page to be given mainspace inclusion, an administrator may still decide that the topic is not notable enough.


 * People might not know if a page is an exception to the notability policies or not. Someone might clear a page thinking that the user is not notable.
 * How this will be solved: A category could be created for pages that are noted exceptions to the notability policies. In additon, the ultimate decision for a topic will be posted within the blog as a way to log which pages receive mainspace inclusion.