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{{NewsItemGreen|November 28th|A policy discussion is being held about [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Update_Promotion_Criteria|an update of the sys-op promotion criteria]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Update Promotion Criteria|comment]].}}
{{NewsItemGreen|November 28th|A policy discussion is being held about [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy_Discussion/Update_Promotion_Criteria|an update of the sys-op promotion criteria]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Update Promotion Criteria|comment]].}}
{{NewsItemWhite|November 23rd|A discussion is being had about an "In Real Life" Urban Dead Convention. All interested parties are requested to provide input [[UDWiki:Open Discussion/Convention|here]].}}
{{NewsItemWhite|November 23rd|A discussion is being had about an "In Real Life" Urban Dead Convention. All interested parties are requested to provide input [[UDWiki:Open Discussion/Convention|here]].}}
{{NewsItemGreen|November 21th|[[Blackmore 4(04)]] has been nominated for [[:Category:Good Articles|Good Article status]]. All users are encouraged to vote on its status [[UDWiki:Featured Articles/Good Articles‎|here]].}}
{{NewsItemWhite|November 21th|Several new guides are up for review. Users are encouraged to weigh in on their addition to the [[Guides]] page [[Guides/Review|here]].}}
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Revision as of 14:14, 4 December 2010

Wiki News
November 28th A policy discussion is being held about an update of the sys-op promotion criteria. All users are encouraged to comment.
November 23rd A discussion is being had about an "In Real Life" Urban Dead Convention. All interested parties are requested to provide input here.
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Types of News

Historical Group Voting

Historical Group Voting

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Historical Group Status

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|Congratulations to [[ExamplePage|ExampleGroup]] for being a [[:Category:Historical Groups|Historical Group]]!}}

Historical Event Voting

Historical Event Voting

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Historical Event Status

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Sysop Promotion

User Nomination

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User Promoted

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|Congratulations to [[User:ExampleUser|ExampleUser]] for [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#ExampleUser|becoming a sysop]]!}}

Policies

Policy Discussion

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Policy Voting

{{NewsItemWhite|MMMM DD|[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|A policy]] regarding [insert brief description here] has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/PolicyPage|cast their vote]].}}

Policy Passed

{{NewsItemWhite|MMMM DD|The [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/policy page|policy name]] policy has been approved by the community.}}

Open Discussion

{{NewsItemWhite|MMMM DD|There is an [[UDWiki:Open Discussion|open discussion]] on [[UDWiki:Open Discussion/DiscussionPage|brief description of what is under discussion]]. All users are encouraged to participate in the discussion.}}