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You're writing a new policy, guideline or layout format for the wiki.  Because lots of users will then use your words as the basis for their writing, you shouldn't be starting a page like this unless: Attempting to write policy in order to circumvent an ongoing discussion is counter to the ethos of wiki building and may earn you the wrath of admins. Policy pages may be initiated by any user, so long as they make a genuine effort to capture the sense of a forum or talk page discussion. Please remember to write in the clearest language you can, and to provide examples which illustrate your points.
 * you are summarizing a decision that has been clearly concluded at the Panopticon or a well-attended talk page
 * you have introduced a new coding feature and need to explain its policy implications
 * you are duplicating a format guide that already exists, but changing it to suit a particular usage not currently covered

All of this said, not all policy on this wiki is the result of a democratic vote in which the majority of users determines the outcome. That's not really what consensus is on a wiki, except possibly on some highly arbitrary issues. Occasionally, policies may be written without preceding discussion, or by having admin-only discussion, by admins having particular expertise in an area of wiki administration. Please make sure you're not duplicating a policy (or missing a vital instance of discussion about the policy) by entering some keywords that describe the topic, below:''