Wookieepedia:Mofferences

All Wookieepedians are invited to attend the occasional Wookieepedia mofference. Kindly don't be scared away by the name; we like to have all opinions at the meetings.

How to join the meeting
The Mofferences take place in our IRC channel, #wookieepedia on chat freenode.net.

For a list of IRC clients, see IRC. Freenode provides web access to our IRC channel via the freenode webchat gateway.

Users who use the webchat gateway to attend the Mofference may experience considerable lag during the meeting, when there is more activity than usual in the channel, and so it is recommended that a chat client such as ChatZilla be used if you wish to participate effectively.

How it works
The Mofference acts like a series of small Consensus Track threads. Before the meeting, users are allowed to add agenda items that will be discussed. The process during the meeting is as follows: Note that only users who meet our Single-issue voters policy will be allowed to voice their opinion during the Mofference.
 * 1) The proposer of the agenda item is voiced while the rest of the channel is muted. This allows the proposer to present their item without getting interrupted.
 * 2) The channel is unmuted and a discussion about the proposal ensues.
 * 3) After a short discussion about the proposal, a vote is started by an administrator. The vote is managed by an IRC bot written by Green tentacle, and voting is simple:
 * 4) ~support &mdash; supports the proposal
 * 5) ~oppose &mdash; opposes the proposal
 * 6) ~withdraw &mdash; withdraws your vote
 * 7) When the vote has been open for a small while, an administrator closes it and checks if consensus has been reached.

Discussion of Agenda items is to be held at the Mofference itself, with the exception of procedural comments by administrators and affected users. Comments added to Agenda items will likely be reverted by administration.

Next meeting
The next Mofference is scheduled for Sunday, January 26, 2013 at 0:00 UTC, which is Saturday night, January 25 at 7 PM CST in North America.

Agenda
This is the agenda for topic discussions at the Mofference. Everyone is welcome to add a topic to the list, which will be discussed and/or voted on by those present. Please keep in mind that should this list grow too long, some topics at the end of the list may be removed in the interest of time. Everyone is reminded that discussions on these topics should be reserved for the meeting and not discussed here.

As a quick note, try to avoid adding Episode VII-related agenda items, as such "Episode 7's impact on canon and our wiki," at this time. Since it's too early for Episode VII, it would be best to concentrate our efforts on current issues and bring up the Episode VII issue later on.  JangFett  (Talk) 01:02, January 7, 2014 (UTC)


 * 1) Amendment to Single-issue voters.  JangFett  (Talk) 01:12, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 2) Amendment to QOTD policy. I'm sick of having to do these voting drives. Since most of the good quotes need like +234234235235 votes to pass, I think we should reset it. Just because a quote was featured in 2006 doesn't mean it should be impossible in 2014, and no one wants to see the QOTD die.  IFYLOFD  ( Enter the Floydome ) 01:48, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 3) Standardizing citation template usage. Toprawa and Ralltiir (talk) 19:28, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 4) Minor amendment to Sourcing. Toprawa and Ralltiir (talk) 19:49, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 5) The future of the Wookieepedia Newsnet.  JangFett  (Talk) 23:22, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 6) Proposal about Special:Upload. Cade  StupidRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit.svg  Calrayn  17:18, January 8, 2014 (UTC)
 * 7) Lowering the QOTD vote requirement.&mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 02:45, January 9, 2014 (UTC)
 * 8) *Procedural question: since this appears to be similar to or the same as item 2 above, should they be merged into one item and discussed together? &mdash;MJ&mdash; Jedi Council Chambers 04:08, January 9, 2014 (UTC)
 * 9) **While they are both about the QOTD, they are two separate agenda items. At the Mofference, I was going to move that we allow this item to be considered first, since, if it passes, it actually will affect Floyd's item. I talked it over with Floyd, and he was cool with it. Thus, I plan on requesting permission for the move at the Mofference.&mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 04:13, January 9, 2014 (UTC)
 * 10) ***Fair enough. &mdash;MJ&mdash; Council Chambers 04:19, January 9, 2014 (UTC)
 * 11) Proposal regarding the Star Wars: The Old Republic article. Cade  StupidRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit.svg  Calrayn  21:11, January 10, 2014 (UTC)
 * 12) Proposal regarding unidentified sentient species. Cade  StupidRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit.svg  Calrayn  15:07, January 10, 2014 (UTC)

Attendance

 * 1) Let it begin.  JangFett  (Talk) 01:02, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 2) Wookieepedia will look up and shout "Come to the Mofference." And I will whisper "No."&mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 01:05, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 3) i try b dere Winterz (talk) 01:06, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 4) kewl Cade  StupidRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit.svg  Calrayn  01:07, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 5) Might be able to attend. I'll know for sure closer to the event. 501st  dogma ( talk ) 01:10, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 6) TURN UP  IFYLOFD  ( Enter the Floydome ) 01:48, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 7) Yay Mofference time. Supreme Emperor (talk) 01:54, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 8)  Exiled Jedi  Oldrepublic crest.svg (Greetings)  02:54, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 9) ISHT DISHT TEH MOOROFEROFERWERWREOFOOFERFERQFEC7NCEA? Toprawa and Ralltiir (talk) 04:39, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 10) Saber-rattling. - Sir Cavalier of One FarStar.svg( Squadron channel ) 19:37, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 11) NEIN 1358  (Talk)  19:37, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * 12) Depends on what time the pizza gets there. Corellian Premier Jedi symbol.svg Force will be with you always 00:29, January 9, 2014 (UTC)
 * 13) *Bro, you gotta give me some of that pizza. Cheese please. Cade  StupidRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit.svg  Calrayn  00:36, January 9, 2014 (UTC)
 * 14) **Of course cheese. And pepperoni and bacon and ham and Italian sausage and hamburger and anchovies, etc.&mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 02:15, January 9, 2014 (UTC)
 * 15) ***Ewwww. No, just cheese. Cade  StupidRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit.svg  Calrayn  02:18, January 9, 2014 (UTC)

Comments

 * Dropping my signature here for now. I have a special event going on that weekend, but I don't know yet whether it's on Saturday or Sunday. If it's Sunday, I can make it with no problem. If Saturday, then I may or may not be able to make it. &mdash;MJ&mdash; Jedi Council Chambers 02:28, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * For reference: In the United States, it will be on a Saturday night. 7 PM eastern, 6 PM for central, et al.  JangFett  (Talk) 21:25, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
 * I know. I programmed the infobox. :P &mdash;MJ&mdash; Jedi Council Chambers</b> 21:27, January 7, 2014 (UTC)

Meeting transcripts

 * 1) January 7, 2006 (PDF)
 * 2) January 16, 2006 (PDF)
 * 3) February 2, 2006 (PDF)
 * 4) February 28, 2006 (PDF)
 * 5) April 16, 2006 (Text)
 * 6) May 14, 2006 (PDF)
 * 7) August 19, 2006 (Text)
 * 8) November 10, 2006 (Text) (PDF)
 * 9) December 8, 2006 (Text) (PDF)
 * 10) February 23, 2007 (Text) (PDF)
 * 11) June 2, 2007 (Text)
 * 12) September 9, 2007 (Text) (PDF)
 * 13) January 5, 2008 (Text)
 * 14) August 23, 2008 (Text) (Minutes)
 * 15) January 25, 2009 (Text) (Minutes)
 * 16) July 26, 2009 (Text) (Minutes)
 * 17) April 2, 2011 (Text) (Minutes)
 * 18) February 12, 2012 (Text) (Minutes)
 * 19) November 11, 2012 (Text) (Minutes)
 * 20) June 23, 2013 (Text) (Minutes)