Wiktionary talk:Votes/2014-11/Entries which do not meet CFI to be deleted even if there is a consensus to keep

Question

My question is, is CFI merely a guideline or a rule set in stone? Rædi Stædi Yæti {-skriv til mig-} 05:31, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

It’s a rule, but too many people pretend it isn’t, thus this vote. — Ungoliant ^(falai) 15:34, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Vote extended

That surprised me a bit... I thought oppose was far enough ahead that an extension wasn't merited it. Renard Migrant (talk) 16:40, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

It's only ahead by one...what % of vote would "support" need to pass, anyways? Also, I think the gravity of the vote was part of the reason it was extended. Purplebackpack89 19:58, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Perhaps surprisingly, it's up to the person who closes the vote who decides whether it's passed or not. General consensus puts the pass rate somewhere between 65% and 70%. So at 66%, the closer could either fail or pass the vote based on his or her preference. Bizarre isn't it really? I once started a vote with a 60% minimum in the text of the proposal part of the vote, but it was removed. I suppose sometimes not having strict percentages is useful to stop bad faith voting (blindly supporting or opposing votes based on canvassing on other wikis) but in general a pass rate would seem better than no pass rate.

So my surprise came from how far away the vote was from 65% at the time. More like 40%. Renard Migrant (talk) 21:15, 29 December 2014 (UTC)