If we are going to give admins the power to enforce a NEW RULE on signed-in users, there should be:

(a) A very clear vote about this major policy change. (b) Sufficient notice about when the vote ends, and when the policy takes effect.

I thought I was paying pretty close attention to Wikipedia -- But this is the FIRST I EVER HEARD ABOUT THIS!!!!

So I propose that we announce this vote in the mailing list and re-start the deadline. I don't want to have people boycotting the election or refusing to abide by its results, and then starting a rebellion (as recently happened in Haiti).

I hope there is at least 30 days, from today when I first heard of this proposed policy change, to the "closing of polls". Anything less seems like a trick, and will not gain sufficient support.

Ed Poor, aka Uncle Ed Developer & Bureaucrat Wikien-l Admin