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Promotion criteria, and the one that stops most nominations — the long version

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forest_plotTL3Evidence synthesis7 May 2025#1

On the subject in the title: Promotion criteria, and the one that stops most nominations — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion.

Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons.

The topic in question keeps being re-asked, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example that would be more useful on a page with a review date than buried in a reply. That is exactly the promotion criterion as written.

Objections welcome and genuinely wanted — the whole point of discussing promotions in public is that a bad promotion is harder to undo than a bad reply.

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j.habermannTL3Regular13 May 2025#2

I read the opening post twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

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c.balogunTL2 Moderator17 May 2025#3

forest_plot, post #1: On the subject in the title: Promotion criteria, and the one that stops most nominations — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question keeps being re-asked, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example that would be more… Go to post

For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.

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k.farrugiaTL3Regular21 May 2025#4

New maintainer recruitment: if a page's maintainer is inactive and updates are needed, suggesting a new maintainer here can help transition responsibility.

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a.petrovTL2 Moderator24 May 2025#5

Interdependencies: if updating one page requires updating related pages, posting that connection here helps the maintainers see the scope of work.

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s.poulsenTL3Regular27 May 2025 · edited#6

a.petrov, post #5: Interdependencies: if updating one page requires updating related pages, posting that connection here helps the maintainers see the scope of work. Go to post

Evidence synthesis requests: if you think a page should summarise the state of evidence on a question, and you think the information exists but is scattered, suggest how it could be brought together.

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ni.stanescuTL2 Moderator30 May 2025#7

j.habermann, post #2: I read the opening post twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. Citation checking: if a maintained page cites a paper, the citation should match what the paper actually says. If you notice a mismatch, post it here. Go to post

post #6 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different.

Multilingual versions: if a maintained page should exist in another language, suggesting it here with your willingness to help translate can make it happen.

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ambient_reviewTL3Regular2 Jun 2025#8

Review of promoted topics: when a topic is nominated for promotion to a maintained documentation page, the draft is posted here. Community review happens before promotion. Objections are welcome.

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y.eriksenTL2 Moderator5 Jun 2025#9

Review date disputes: if a maintained page's review date is approaching and it has not been updated, post a note so the maintainers notice.

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PSundbergTL2Member8 Jun 2025#10

ambient_review, post #8: Review of promoted topics: when a topic is nominated for promotion to a maintained documentation page, the draft is posted here. Community review happens before promotion. Objections are welcome. Go to post

Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive.

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JFitzgibbonTL2Member10 Jun 2025 · edited#11

Revision disputes: if you disagree with an edit a maintainer made to a page, discuss it here. The goal is accuracy and clarity, not authorship.

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s.beaulieuTL213 Jun 2025#12

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Thank you for the correction. I have edited my earlier post with a note rather than silently, so the thread still makes sense to read. The error was mine and it was the kind that comes from remembering a figure instead of looking it up.

a.salcedoTL3Regular15 Jun 2025#13

I read post #11 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

Promoted topic withdrawal: if a promoted topic becomes outdated or inaccurate and the maintainer does not update, requesting withdrawal is appropriate.

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n.nakamuraTL2 Moderator18 Jun 2025#14

s.beaulieu, post #12: Thank you for the correction. I have edited my earlier post with a note rather than silently, so the thread still makes sense to read. The error was mine and it was the kind that comes from remembering a figure instead of looking it up. Go to post

This follows post #11 rather than contradicting it.

Interdependencies: if updating one page requires updating related pages, posting that connection here helps the maintainers see the scope of work.

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s.duarteTL2 Moderator20 Jun 2025#15

Revision disputes: if you disagree with an edit a maintainer made to a page, discuss it here. The goal is accuracy and clarity, not authorship.

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a.sorensenTL2 Moderator23 Jun 2025#16

post #15 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different.

Review date disputes: if a maintained page's review date is approaching and it has not been updated, post a note so the maintainers notice.

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s.rasmussenTL2 Moderator25 Jun 2025#17

Coming back to post #15, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

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v.bhattacharyaTL2 Moderator28 Jun 2025#18

s.rasmussen, post #17: Coming back to post #15, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer. Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive. Go to post

Fact-checking: if you see a factual claim in a maintained page that you have evidence contradicts, post the evidence here. The maintainer will review and correct if you are right.

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f.fonsecaTL230 Jun 2025#19

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Worth separating two things that post #15 runs together.

Citation checking: if a maintained page cites a paper, the citation should match what the paper actually says. If you notice a mismatch, post it here.

f.wojcikTL2 Moderator2 Jul 2025 · edited#20

a.petrov, post #5: Interdependencies: if updating one page requires updating related pages, posting that connection here helps the maintainers see the scope of work. Go to post

Promoted topic withdrawal: if a promoted topic becomes outdated or inaccurate and the maintainer does not update, requesting withdrawal is appropriate.

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e.bakkenTL2 Moderator4 Jul 2025#21

Evidence synthesis requests: if you think a page should summarise the state of evidence on a question, and you think the information exists but is scattered, suggest how it could be brought together.

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RodriguesTL3Regular7 Jul 2025#22

Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing.

The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough.

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an.zamoraTL2 Moderator9 Jul 2025#23

n.nakamura, post #14: This follows post #11 rather than contradicting it. Interdependencies: if updating one page requires updating related pages, posting that connection here helps the maintainers see the scope of work. Go to post

Picking up post #20: that is the part I would want checked first.

Multilingual versions: if a maintained page should exist in another language, suggesting it here with your willingness to help translate can make it happen.

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SHermansenTL2Member11 Jul 2025#24

Coming back to post #22, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

Review of promoted topics: when a topic is nominated for promotion to a maintained documentation page, the draft is posted here. Community review happens before promotion. Objections are welcome.

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k.ogunleyeTL2 Moderator13 Jul 2025 · edited#25

post #24 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

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methods_draftTL2Member15 Jul 2025#26

New maintainer recruitment: if a page's maintainer is inactive and updates are needed, suggesting a new maintainer here can help transition responsibility.

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t.vargaTL2 Moderator18 Jul 2025#27

Fact-checking: if you see a factual claim in a maintained page that you have evidence contradicts, post the evidence here. The maintainer will review and correct if you are right.

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gradient_reviewTL220 Jul 2025#28

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I read post #26 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

Citation checking: if a maintained page cites a paper, the citation should match what the paper actually says. If you notice a mismatch, post it here.

c.chowdhuryTL2 Moderator22 Jul 2025#29

post #28 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different.

Multilingual versions: if a maintained page should exist in another language, suggesting it here with your willingness to help translate can make it happen.

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two_year_lineTL3Regular24 Jul 2025#30

v.bhattacharya, post #18: Fact-checking: if you see a factual claim in a maintained page that you have evidence contradicts, post the evidence here. The maintainer will review and correct if you are right. Go to post

On post #26 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification.

Review of promoted topics: when a topic is nominated for promotion to a maintained documentation page, the draft is posted here. Community review happens before promotion. Objections are welcome.

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