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    Requests for closure

    See also: Misplaced Pages:Requested moves, Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion, and Misplaced Pages:Templates for discussion § Old discussions

    Wikipedia_talk:Disambiguation#WP:PDAB

    Rather complex RfC that could benefit from a formal closure. The discussion appears to have died down since the end of July. Someone not using his real name (talk) 17:55, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

    Comment. I participated in this discussion. Although the discussion is lengthy, I think the outcome is rather clear. Cheers! bd2412 T 21:06, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
    Comment A bot archived it to Wikipedia_talk:Disambiguation/Archive_40#WP:PDAB. Armbrust 08:37, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/User names

    I've just got done clearing out all the old business there, except for two cases where I had expressed an opinion. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:50, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

     Done the Inanygivenhole section. Armbrust 16:25, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
     Comment: Misplaced Pages:Requests_for_comment/User_names#Dalermehndi123 is still open. Armbrust 22:46, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Move review/Log/2013 August#Journey Through the Decade

    This move review request has been open for two weeks; it should be ready for a close. --BDD (talk) 21:29, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

     Closed by Cuchullain (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA). Armbrust 08:38, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

    Template_talk:Infobox_snooker_player#Recent_changes

    This has been open now since 3 weeks, and largely inactive in the last 8 days. Armbrust 14:50, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

    Templates

    open for several weeks. Frietjes (talk) 14:55, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages talk:did you know#Remove restrictions on Gibraltar articles?

    I believe either the consensus has reached, or is the consensus inadequate. There was a prior consensus in Misplaced Pages talk:Did you know/Gibraltar-related DYKs, or so I thought. If inadequate, can we centralize it in WP:VPPR? --George Ho (talk) 17:26, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

    Template_talk:Location_map_Syria#Further_discussion

    I'm not sure that the current situation is a consensus and in any case some editors would really question me if i close the discussion not the way the prefer it. External opinion is hence needed to finalize the discussion which default map should be used for template:Location map Syria.Greyshark09 (talk) 20:26, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

    Talk:Chelsea Manning gender identity media coverage

    There are two discussions which have gone on long enough and are ready for a close here:

    Note that if the merge discussion is closed with consensus to merge, the RM becomes unnecessary. --BDD (talk) 17:02, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

    Talk:Shooting of Trayvon Martin

    Discussion in this RfC, which has passed the standard 30 days, has subsided. Dezastru (talk) 20:38, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

    Talk:Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago#Merger proposal

    Opened almost a month. --George Ho (talk) 02:22, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

    Talk:Siam#Redirect where?

    Not an RfC, but discussion has pretty much died down and closure by an uninvolved editor has been suggested. --Paul_012 (talk) 09:08, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

     Done --BDD (talk) 19:18, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

    Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style

    IMHO the section headed Should we really yield to gender identity when one's biological sex is vitally important? should be closed; discussion had stopped about 2 weeks ago except for User:Gothicfilm's recent contribution. The other sections on the same or related topics are still ongoing. Chris Smowton (talk) 12:18, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

    List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1980s

    No additional comments have been left on the merge discussion in nearly two weeks. It seems that a rough consensus has been reached (per step IV of the merge process on WP:MERGE), and discussion has gone silent, so can this be closed? Holiday56 (talk) 12:55, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

     Done Armbrust 08:48, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages talk:Manual of Style/Music#Names (definite article)

    This RfC is now 28 days old and in need of an uninvolved editor to close the discussion. Thanks and cheers! GabeMc 21:26, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Gene-callahan.blogspot.com

    A "{{Stuck}}" tag has not generated new comments in the last few days. – S. Rich (talk) 04:42, 11 September 2013 (UTC)