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	In order to get more input from the Misplaced Pages community on important questions, it is sometimes useful to conduct a ] of community opinion. This page lists surveys or ]s that are currently being held on various talk pages.

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	==Instructions for listing surveys==
	Please add new opinion surveys to the list under the appropriate heading. Add a short description of what the survey is about. Note the starting date of the survey and the date the survey will end, if applicable.

	After a survey period ends, it may be removed from the list (however, it should remain for at least a short time after the survey ends, to allow anyone interested to view the results). If no closing date is indicated, the survey may be removed from the list when it appears the question is no longer being actively considered. Survey lists are not archived here; to find older surveys and polls, consult this page's history.

	==Purpose of surveys==
	Surveys may be used as part of ], or to solicit opinions before making significant changes. They can be useful in developing ] when community opinion is not immediately obvious in normal discussion. For example, a survey may bring in opinions from people who agree with one position, but don't join the discussion because they don't feel they have anything original to add.

	For ideas on designing a survey, see ]. The results of a survey are not binding, and may be subject to interpretation. A survey may sometimes be called a poll, and it may involve ] for different options, but it is not the same thing as an ]. For information on elections related to Misplaced Pages, see ].

	Opinion surveys should be used to determine whether a consensus exists, not to decide which side "wins". Successful surveys and polls '''generate''' consensus, because some people who disagree will nevertheless recognize and accept the consensus opinion of the community.

	==Current surveys==
	'''Most recent at top of each section. No signatures, please.'''

	===Policies and requirements===
	*''']''' - A process for the deletion of stub templates and stub categories in one go set up by the ]. Last chance to comment before things start.
	*''']''' - the status of RPA is under debate; some people swear by it, others intensely dislike it. Please give your opinion on whether this should be policy, guideline, discouraged or forbidden.
	*''']''' & ''']''' - An attempt to simplify Misplaced Pages ].
	*''']''' - discuss changes to ] here.
	*''']''' is a bold proposal to make WP categorization more consistent and stable.
	*''']''' - attempting to solve the fiasco of ] ].
	*''']''' - contains a number of discussions meant to establish consensus over the suitability (or lack thereof) for certain groups of articles in Misplaced Pages.
	*''']''' - Should biographical entries in the Misplaced Pages follow the convention: ''"The formal style of address should always be provided in the introductory paragraph of the article, but only after the name is provided, and not otherwise prefixed."'' Please see ] for more information. Ratification votes will be collected through May 28.

	===Software and features===
	*''']''' - Opinions wanted on a proposal for 1. A new Table: namespace, to unclutter the wiki markup and treat tables more like images. 2. New dedicated table editor(s) that will present the table as formatted but allow editing of individual cells, for ease of use in the wiki way.

	===Conventions and formatting===
	*''']''' - desired language order of multilingual lists
	*''']''' - advocates standardization of spellings on Misplaced Pages.
	*''']''' – voting will end Sunday ] 2005 at 23:59

	===Article content and structure, and WikiProjects===
	*'''] Should ] have a photograph of feces?
	*''']''' - should the guidelines at ] be applied to ] characters?
	*''']''' - vote on best infobox to use throughout arcade game articles.
	*'''] - vote on proposed changes to policy for inclusion in list
	*''']''' Should lists and portals have their own namespaces? ''See also ''']'''''
	*''']''' - Should ], ], and the ] be listed as occultists? Attempt to settle a long-running revert war.
	*''']''' - Can a template be made for articles on political parties be made, containing a logical sequence of (neutral) facts, such as founding members, important dates, participation in elections, political spectrum to which the party belongs, etc... This so that NPOV disputes can be reduced significantly.
	*''']''' - Autofellatio is oral sex performed by a (very limber, very determined) man on his own penis. The rest, you can work out for yourself.
	*''']''' - several polls regarding whether ], ], ], and ] should be listed on ]. Keep scrolling way down to see all items to be voted for. No end date (polls will be closed when consensus is reached).
	*''']''' - Long section on German history, vs. a shorter one. Attempt to help settle a long-running revert war, wider input would be appreciated.
	*''']''' - Of the two versions of the article listed, which is better from an NPOV and research standpoint? Attempt to settle a long-running edit war.

	===Article title/move surveys===
	*''']''' - An attempt to go from the Zürich to Zurich debate to a more comprehensive policy on diacriticals in place names.
	*'''] & ]''' - A vote on revising ]
	*''']''' - Should this article be moved from Zürich to Zurich? This is a new poll after an inconclusive ].
	*''']''' - Should the predominate ethnicity of the ] be called "Macedonians" or "Macedonian Slavs"?
	:Also check ]

	==Ongoing surveys==
	===Deletions===
	*''']''' - Article deletion
	*''']''' - Article undeletion
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	===Article Improvement===
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	===Comments but no voting===
	*''']''' - review of articles, usually before submitting them as Featured article candidates
	===Other ongoing surveys===
	*''']''' - moving articles to a new title
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	*''']''' - comments on article disputes, the behavior of editors, the behavior of administrators, and editor's user names

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