{{ambox|text=This is draft for a possible fourth phase of the Pending changes RFC. It is not an active proposal at this time, please do not add comments, endorsements, etc to this page. To discuss this idea please go to my talk page. Thanks. [[User:Beeblebrox|Beeblebrox]] ([[User talk:Beeblebrox|talk]]) 00:38, 30 March 2011 (UTC)}}
==Pending changes/Request for Comment February 2011- final phase2012==
===Background information===
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===Purpose===
The purpose of this finalrequest phasefor comment is to determine what the future of Pending Changes on the English Wikipedia will be. Due to problems with the previous phasesdiscussions this phase will again be restricted in its scope. There will be three positions presented. Each participant will choose one position only to endorse. If you change your mind and decide to switch positions, please strike out your previous endorsement but do not remove it entirely. Unregistered users may participate in the discussion section but may not endorse a position due to the risk of [[WP:SOCK|sockpuppetry]].
===Rationale===
The official pending changes trial ended severalsome monthstime ago. InFor thea interveningperiod of time the tool has beenwas used without any clear policy regarding how it iswas to be used, or even if it iswas supposed to be used at all. This phaseRFC willaims to resolve these issues. The policy presented below is based on the resultsprovisional ofpolicy phasesused 1during andthe 2trial ofperiod, thiswith process,modifications phasebased oneon beinginput anat openthe discussionprevious andRFC phasein two2011 beingthat ended with the endorsementtool be temporarily taken out of specificservice. positionsThat action was taken more or less to "clear the air" for further debate, alongbut withat the provisionaltime policyinterest usedin duringfurther discussion of these issues was on the trialdecline periodand the matter has remained more or less unresolved for most of a year. The format will be similar to phaseother 2RFCs, however users will ''not'' be allowed to add additional positions. This may seem overly restrictive but it is necessary in order to arrive at a clear result. The three positions presented are designed to be mutually exclusive of one another, and to only address the very core issues involved as the smaller details will change over time anyway, as with all Wikipedia policies. Users may add a brief comment to their endorsement, but all threaded discussions should take place in the discussion section. Any overly long comments or threaded discussion will be removed to the discussion section.
====Position #1====
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====Position #2====
Despite the flaws of the trial period pending changes has proven to be a useful tool for combatting vandalism and other types of problematic edits. The tool should be used in accordance with the following draft policy. This policy is intended to reflect the community input in the previous phases of this processdiscussions. It is not set in stone and after use of the tool is resumed there may be unanticipated problems which can be corrected through normal consensus gathering processes.
