Forum:CT Archive/Single-issue voters amendment

At the recent Mofference, we voted in two updates to the Single-issue voters policy to take care of some loopholes. Today, I noticed yet another loophole that needs to be fixed. I propose we add the following to WP:SIV:


 * Any user who has not contributed any valid Main namespace edits within the last twelve months must reearn the right to vote. From the time that they return to the wiki from their twelve months or more of inactivity, they must earn another 50 valid Main namespace edits before they can vote.

I believe most of us already believe this to be the case at least in practice. We already have much precedence in this direction. According to the Inactive template, if someone is gone for more than twelve months, they lose their user page rights until they return and contribute some valuable edits again. Why wouldn't it be the same for voting (something even more important than a user page, in my opinion)? Also, I'm sure we all know that the Wook changes quickly. If someone is gone for a year and then returns, they might not be fully aware of the exact situation the Wook is in. Making 50 edits (a very moderate amount, I might add) would help them get back in the swing of things.

As I said before, I think this merely adds solidity to what most of us already think should be done. If this passes, it will clear up a loophole in the system.&mdash; Cal Jedi (Personal Comm Channel) 13:43, June 28, 2013 (UTC)

Support (add the above text to WP:SIV)

 * 1) As nominator.&mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 13:43, June 28, 2013 (UTC)