the discussion where the consensus was formed). Shortcut WP:CONEXCEPTWP:CONEXCEPT Certain policies and decisions made by the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF)...

on reducing the privileges afforded to the WMF under WP:CONEXCEPT proposes modifying CONEXCEPT to partially address the power disparity between the Wikimedia...

(Additionally, the WMF still holds the ability to more or less define WP:CONEXCEPT.) WP:CONEXCEPT certainly defines scope of powers, but certainly not best practice...

written a script that will allow you to simulate the old version. WP:CONEXCEPT, the official policy that says website changes are not controlled by community...

THESE DAYS! AlphaBeta135talk 00:59, 1 April 2023 (UTC) Delete per WP:CONEXCEPT... somehow. schetm (talk) 01:01, 1 April 2023 (UTC) Also, Delete because...

approval of me and/or the Wikimedia Foundation," seen as an invocation of WP:CONEXCEPT. Wales maintains a very active talk page, more watched than the village...

here, as I made an observation regarding [[WP:CONEXCEPT] in a recent RfA. The wording in WP:CONEXCEPT came about from this discussion:...

concerning those decisions and acts are made in writing to the WMF. WP:CONEXCEPT. This is also consistent with WMF policy. [21] The WP:RFC (a "lightweight...

agree to implement it - and they shouldn't. Thisi s exactly what the WP:CONEXCEPT purpose is. Core features remain enabled in some form on all projects...

consensus trumps policy in all cases except rare occasions described at WP:CONEXCEPT. Since the purpose of mediation is to help involved parties attain consensus...

if there was one. I don't like making changes on Commons, and per WP:CONEXCEPT, we cannot require them here. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:08, 26 February 2018...

assert Conexcept as ground to reject it. The WMF decided that Superprotect as a Bad Idea, and perhaps they will decide that trying to claim Conexcept here...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

archived 16 October 2023 Reducing privileges afforded to WMF under WP:CONEXCEPT Added 3 October 2023; archived 2 November 2023 Behavioral instructions...

In terms of our own internal process, this kind of thing falls into WP:CONEXCEPT: The MediaWiki dev community (which is mostly volunteer devs), and not...

WP:CONLIMITED), and it expressly contradicted the plain language of WP:CONEXCEPT. Alanscottwalker (talk) 16:43, 15 November 2014 (UTC) I have never participated...

--AmaryllisGardener talk 21:13, 9 July 2016 (UTC) Oppose. WP:CONEXCEPT or no CONEXCEPT, I will make it clear that I oppose this level of protection....

have seen many times, that the subject of the RFC should fall under WP:CONEXCEPT. I have no opinion about that, except that if it indeed does, then the...

Nikkimaria (talk) 19:48, 18 April 2014 (UTC) Removed. I have no idea. WP:CONEXCEPT applies here. We are not allowed to query decisions made on Commons. The...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

issue of WP:CONEXCEPT is actually quite complex, and it deserves no oversimplification. Mz7 (talk) 18:17, 31 January 2016 (UTC) CONEXCEPT is an old policy...

that goes against conexcept. In fact this discussion could be linked from conexcept as an excellent illustration of exactly what conexcept does mean. A local...

sanctioned for failing to follow it. In fact, with the few exceptions at WP:CONEXCEPT, consensus is ultimately the only binding process the community has at...

arguments for or arguments the Rfc. CONEXCEPT doesn't mean that we can't have an RfC to decide our position anyway; CONEXCEPT means that in some cases, the...

this. MarnetteD|Talk 19:49, 12 June 2019 (UTC) Procedural close per WP:CONEXCEPT AdA&D 19:52, 12 June 2019 (UTC) There is no recent consensus that is contrary...

closer will find that the proposed "Implementation" clearly fails WP:CONEXCEPT and cannot be implemented. Any admin who actually tries to make a change...

merits there.  Sandstein  14:20, 6 March 2017 (UTC) Deny here. Per WP:CONEXCEPT it's total nonsense that some admins or others above don't want to follow...

decides that {{legal policy}} is the wrong tag, he can still invoke WP:CONEXCEPT as Swarm pointed out and change it back. Regards SoWhy 10:36, 5 October...

and they are OK. GermanJoe (talk) 12:07, 24 August 2013 (UTC) Per WP:CONEXCEPT, the status of images on Commons is not subject to discussion here. Hawkeye7...

may fix the issue. I note that in large part this sort of thing is WP:CONEXCEPT, although I support rolling back in the face of actual bugs if a fix isn't...

only: @Doug Weller: The Committee very much can override policy. See WP:CONEXCEPT. Also see many, many historical examples such as WP:ARBPIA3#500/30. The...

page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. Per Wikipedia:CONEXCEPT:Not subject to consensus. User is banned by WMF. Any editing by them is...

common-but-unofficial additional scripts. I don't think anyone arguing for CONEXCEPT here really understands the complexities that apply. There are enough...

hierarchy. -- John Reaves 00:03, 11 July 2014 (UTC) You're looking for WP:CONEXCEPT. Alanscottwalker (talk) 00:05, 11 July 2014 (UTC) I guess we are stuck...

agree to Wikipedia:Terms of Use every-time we edit or post or act, and WP:CONEXCEPT is the Wikipedia:Consensus. Alanscottwalker (talk) 10:40, 12 June 2019...

Policies with legal considerations are not subject to consensus per WP:CONEXCEPT. In particular, the WMFs licensing policy is relevant and preempts consensus...

from? CombatWombat42 (talk) 21:02, 27 August 2014 (UTC) Start here WP:CONEXCEPT, Then look at here Wikimedia Foundation policies, then move to Harassing...

of the authority associated with the WMF acting unilaterally. See WP:CONEXCEPT. None of the bullet points are met, so I see no reason not to enact a...

CONLIMITED, NOVOTE, IDONTLIKEIT, and the instructions at VPT, not to mention CONEXCEPT. There is no ad hominem -- the involved arguments, such as you and I and...

holding WP:NDESC as a priority over WP:TITLE policy, WP:NOCONSENSUS, and WP:CONEXCEPT. Especially after the recent impartial consensus and past RFC's. I'd also...

ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 18:41, 16 January 2021 (UTC) I think it falls under WP:CONEXCEPT. --Izno (talk) 19:32, 16 January 2021 (UTC) @ProcrastinatingReader: As...

have no control over how the devs and sysadmins do their jobs. Per WP:CONEXCEPT "These independent, co-equal communities operate however they deem necessary...

guideline or policy that forbids non-binding advisory RfCs in cases where WP:CONEXCEPT does not allow a binding RfC. Thus there is no need invoke exceptional...

community's existing consensus about notability for biographies (see WP:CONEXCEPT and Wikipedia:Deletion guidelines for administrators). So the closing...

and in direct conflict and defiance of Wikipedia's policies (such as WP:CONEXCEPT and WP:OFFICE (revision before the events)) and the actions carried out...

August 2014 (UTC) What happens? Appeal to the WMF to reverse, per WP:CONEXCEPT. Alanscottwalker (talk) 15:15, 10 August 2014 (UTC) "Irresponsible" admin...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

globe logo is, unlike everything else here, copyrighted by the WMF. WP:CONEXCEPT would seem to apply. They might be open to the idea, but they would have...

rules etc we have to obey in situations where consensus does not apply (CONEXCEPT). I do not think I am going to be "frustrated" in this AfD either, as...

where an individual CFD has disregarded the community consensus (see WP:CONEXCEPT). If the folks who spend way too much time at CFD want to change CAT or...

RfC. As this is a change that will have to be addressed by the WMF, WP:CONEXCEPT may well apply and be invoked. In making this close, I have taken note...

therefore it is best left to the paid professionals of the WMF (see WP:CONEXCEPT). Therefore I close this discussion as "wrong forum". Interested parties...

--ukexpat (talk) 19:18, 5 June 2013 (UTC) I suggest that you read WP:CONEXCEPT: the editor community isn't in charge of the developer community. But...

scopes and responsibilities. It just cannot create policy by fiat. See WP:CONEXCEPT. ~ Rob13Talk 17:19, 3 July 2018 (UTC) You seem to be suggesting that the...

this earlier this year (WP:VPR/HTTPS). The discussion was closed as WP:CONEXCEPT due to the highly technical nature of the issue. From my point of view...

this here if MediaWiki developers are unwilling to implement it (see WP:CONEXCEPT). – SD0001 (talk) 18:51, 17 October 2020 (UTC) That will ultimately have...

on too long, this is still not one of those narrow situations (see WP:CONEXCEPT) in which policy is to be implemented without regard to editor consensus...

such changes by the developers are specifically exempted from it by WP:CONEXCEPT. But you'll find a few threads in the talk archives suggesting that I'm...

arbitrator said that the discretionary sanctions procedure is subject to WP:CONEXCEPT and the community can narrow its scope only through an arbitration policy...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

interest was made more as a work task than as a feature request. (Review WP:CONEXCEPT.) I am however surprised this feature got turned on without a mention...

breach of WP:BLP then it may be okay to delete it without consensus per WP:CONEXCEPT, or if the subject had asked for deletion, and was relatively unknown...

(UTC) @DeltaQuad:: I'm not sure what you are asking or arguing but WP:CONEXCEPT would be another manifestation of the relevant consensus in addition to...

page. I'm filing this request as an uninterested party, as it appears WP:CONEXCEPT forbids Drmies from allowing Eric to speak about RFA on his talk page...

--Crossmr (talk) 04:59, 13 January 2009 (UTC) Well damn. WP:IGNORE and WP:CONEXCEPT, two official policies, are totally incompatible. You can break a rule...

article. (This seems to be the philosophy behind the third item of WP:CONEXCEPT and seemed to be the consensus in the events that led to WP:ARBMAC2. [9]...

does not override the larger consensus behind a policy or guideline. (WP:CONEXCEPT) Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 15:55, 7...

of free. And yes, the images are on Commons, so beyond our scope. (WP:CONEXCEPT) Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:25, 4 March 2018 (UTC) The placement seems bizarre...

There is no special trust in the commons. We trust what we can verify. WP:CONEXCEPT explains our relationship in the Wikimedia foundation. We are separate...

demonstrate the the consensus has changed (or that one of the exceptions in WP:CONEXCEPT applies), the result of an RfC is binding. And of course you can challenge...

care of the problem. In the end, Verifiability has to win (that's why WP:CONEXCEPT correctly states that consensus cannot decide that another policy (like...

approval first. Kurtis (talk) 19:06, 7 July 2013 (UTC) Please note that WP:CONEXCEPT says that MediaWiki software developers, including both paid Wikimedia...

practice, I see management of the Wikipedia-related IRC channels as being WP:CONEXCEPT—at the end of the day, my understanding is that they're run by the IRC...

evidence. Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:43, 26 November 2018 (UTC) No, per WP:CONEXCEPT it is not Arbcom's place to pretend to speak for all of us, they bind...

--Crossmr (talk) 04:59, 13 January 2009 (UTC) Well damn. WP:IGNORE and WP:CONEXCEPT, two official policies, are totally incompatible. You can break a rule...

matter). The developers really have too much power, by what you stated. WP:CONEXCEPT may be policy, but I'm starting to wonder how many actually agree with...

be amended, and may amend such decisions at any time." (WP:CONSENSUS#CONEXCEPT) Comment by Arbitrators: Comment by parties: Comment by others: "The Arbitration...

rules etc we have to obey in situations where consensus does not apply (CONEXCEPT). I do not think I am going to be "frustrated" in this AfD either, as...

not give you any rights. CONEXCEPT is necessary for software changes. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:44, 3 October 2023 (UTC) CONEXCEPT will still apply for software...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

software development process isn't bound by community consensus. As per WP:CONEXCEPT, decisions on what software features should be present are ultimately...

feature was added back soon. There are exceptions to this though, and WP:CONEXCEPT lists some of them. 10. You encounter a slightly promotional article,...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

is clearly outside the scope of the community's direct control per WP:CONEXCEPT, and I would warn any administrator looking to unblock Fram "per the community"...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

WMF, then we would be fully entitled (nay, obligated) to say — per WP:CONEXCEPT — that even a unanimous contrary consensus simply does not matter and...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

involved is WP:CONSENSUS -- specifically the paragraphs at WP:DETCON and WP:CONEXCEPT. Certain of the !votes can safely be disregarded because they're made...

closer voted himself). To those claiming that no one can revert a crat, WP:CONEXCEPT says nothing about reverting RFA closures. WP:IAR is also worth considering...

WMF, then we would be fully entitled (nay, obligated) to say — per WP:CONEXCEPT — that even a unanimous contrary consensus simply does not matter and...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

reducing the privileges accorded to the Wikimedia Foundation under WP:CONEXCEPT, to try to encourage the WMF to see us as a partner and stakeholder rather...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

8 April 2023 (UTC) It's a dead horse because the WMF have pulled WP:CONEXCEPT, backed up by marketing masquerading as science. But they need to understand...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

No muing, the community should not enforce this ban. The ban itself is conexcept, but enforcement of it is not. Tazerdadog (talk) 05:10, 12 June 2019 (UTC)...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

enforce their Terms of Use regardless of community consensus (See: WP:CONEXCEPT and WP:OFFICE) Given the points above, here are a few proposals that aren't...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

community consultation involved with that evolution. And it links to WP:CONEXCEPT, which states, "Decisions, rulings, and acts of the WMF Board and its...

Wikipedia community comes to a consensus under WP:IAR that violates WP:CONEXCEPT. The English Wikipedia community attempts to enforce that consensus but...

processes are actually more akin authoritarian systems; there is even WP:CONEXCEPT stating that Wikipedia can hypothetically impose measures to override...

and they are OK. GermanJoe (talk) 12:07, 24 August 2013 (UTC) Per WP:CONEXCEPT, the status of images on Commons is not subject to discussion here. Hawkeye7...

Nikkimaria (talk) 19:48, 18 April 2014 (UTC) Removed. I have no idea. WP:CONEXCEPT applies here. We are not allowed to query decisions made on Commons. The...

at the specifics of the image at issue here, but in principle: per WP:CONEXCEPT, sister projects are "independent, co-equal communities operate however...

bugs :) (As for the decision making part, it might be useful to keep WP:CONEXCEPT in mind.) Should you have other questions, don't hesitate to ask. --Elitre...

controls. See WP:CONEXCEPT. Rejecting this proposal on the grounds that it would violate WP:CONEXCEPT without the WMF claiming that CONEXCEPT applies is premature...

of power. It has the ability to overrule community consensus (see WP:CONEXCEPT). If it makes a decision that is outside of the scope of their responsibilities...

people to engage in your website. - jc37 22:08, 19 January 2023 (UTC) WP:CONEXCEPT remains pertinent reading from the first RFC, even if you happen to believe...

an abstain but since you're opposing: I think the UCoC falls into WP:CONEXCEPT. I think not having the community ratify it was a huge mistake and oen...

require arbcom (since we're here) and a community consensus to create a WP:CONEXCEPT addition on this scale. I disagree rather more firmly with @SamX:'s pov...

(talk) 20:46, 5 March 2023 (UTC) I don't think there is an issue with CONEXCEPT; CONEXCEPT only allows the WMF to ignore any consensus that we come to, and...

consensus to change – but this change is not an edit. Is this a case of WP:CONEXCEPT where we must simply accept a fait accompli? Is there any appetite for...

if there was one. I don't like making changes on Commons, and per WP:CONEXCEPT, we cannot require them here. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:08, 26 February 2018...

Oppose MOS:AIUPSCALE is null and void, as it is contrary to policy (WP:CONEXCEPT). Many of our images are on Commons and there is nothing we can do to...

feature was added back soon. There are exceptions to this though, and WP:CONEXCEPT lists some of them. 10. You encounter a slightly promotional article,...

BilledMammal (talk) 22:01, 23 November 2022 (UTC) I agree with this. WP:CONEXCEPT (and, relatedly, WP:OFFICE) has long recognised that there are some issues...

that power to try to curtail our independence further. My reading of WP:CONEXCEPT aligns with this; while the current wording gives the Foundation the power...

is not the only policy outside our ability to change; there is also WP:CONEXCEPT, but that one at least has a sound rationale behind it. We have no choice...

designs whether we want them to or not, and their work falls under WP:CONEXCEPT unless they give us the option or we stage a major revolt. Anomie⚔ 12:19...

07:12, 21 October 2024 (UTC) The relevant meta-policy is not IAR but WP:CONEXCEPT. NOTCENSORED exists as a matter of editorial consensus, and the WMF is...

isn't about wiki configuration. I'm also pretty sure it falls under WP:CONEXCEPT Aaron Liu (talk) 01:27, 3 February 2023 (UTC) I was told on WP:VPIL that...

October 2025 (UTC) The same people who invented the English Wikipedia? WP:CONEXCEPT has been our official policy since 2007. WhatamIdoing (talk) 02:36, 7...

argued that choices like this are outside the community’s hands, per WP:CONEXCEPT." Just because the closers were more concise does not mean something factored...

make Caesar DePaço worse. Certes (talk) 09:25, 13 May 2026 (UTC) Per WP:CONEXCEPT, editors were not permitted to form a consensus on this issue. Thebiguglyalien...

07:12, 21 October 2024 (UTC) The relevant meta-policy is not IAR but WP:CONEXCEPT. NOTCENSORED exists as a matter of editorial consensus, and the WMF is...

toggle is persistent). I believe this is aligned with the policy at WP:CONEXCEPT on behalf of readers, in the sense that the perspectives of the editor...