Template:Wiki News

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Oct 13th	A user has been put up for promotion for System Administrator. Please voice your opinion here
Oct 13th	A policy proposing to explicitly list types of vandalism is up for discussion.
Oct 10th	The Survival Lexicon is now accepting sign ups. Help write some of the story of Malton.
Oct 3rd	Another new Scheduled Deletion has been proposed. All users are encouraged to vote on its inclusion.
Oct 2nd	Several more guides have been put up for review. Please vote on them here.
Oct 1st	A new Scheduled Deletions request has been proposed at A/D/S. All users are encouraged to vote here.
Oct 1st	A policy proposing to prohibit sysop fraud is up for discussion.
Sep 25th	A Bureaucrat Election has concluded. DDR has become the new bureaucrat.
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Archive

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Types of News

Historical Group Voting

Historical Group Voting

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|[[ExamplePage|ExampleGroup]] has been nominated for [[:Category:Historical Groups|Historical Group status]]. All users are encouraged to [[Category talk:Historical Groups|vote]].}}

Historical Group Status

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

Historical Event Voting

Historical Event Voting

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|[[ExamplePage|ExampleEvent]] has been nominated for [[:Category:Historical Events|Historical Event status]]. All users are encouraged to [[Category talk:Historical Events|vote]].}}

Historical Event Status

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|Congratulations to [[ExamplePage|ExampleEvent]] for being a [[:Category:Historical Events|Historical Event]]!}}

Sysop Promotion

User Nomination

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|[[User:ExampleUser|ExampleUser]] has been nominated for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#ExampleUser|comment]].}}

User Promoted

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

Policies

Policy Discussion

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|A policy]] regarding [insert brief description here] is being discussed. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/PolicyPage|voice their opinions]].}}

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.}}