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The '''Yew Grove''' was a place where community members could discuss larger changes to the wiki, such as policy proposals or suggestions to substantially redesign high-traffic content pages. It has been superseded by the [https://runescape.fandom.com/f Discussions] feature. This page is kept for historical purposes.
   
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*'''RuneScape matters:''' For discussions on ''RuneScape'' itself, use the ''RuneScape'' official forums. To discuss changes to an individual article, use its talk page.
The '''Yew Grove''' is a place where community members can discuss larger changes to the wiki, such as policy proposals or suggestions to substantially redesign high-traffic content pages. As this page is viewed by a large number and variety of editors, you can expect fair and centralised discussions. Broadly construed, if the community would be interested in the topic, start it here. Even if a discussion is taking place elsewhere, it may be appropriate to announce that discussion here as well.
 
 
*'''Admin help:''' For wiki assistance, opinions, or to make request to the users or [[RuneScape:Administrators|administrators]] of this wiki, leave a note on the [[RuneScape:User help|user help]] page or [[RuneScape:Administrator requests|administrator requests]] page, respectively.
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*'''Active discussions:''' For several other types of content discussions, visit [[RuneScape:Active discussions]].
 
 
*'''Rejected proposals:''' Check [[Forum:Yew Grove/Previously rejected proposals|previously rejected proposals]] before writing a proposal.
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*'''Closing threads:'''
*'''For discussions on ''RuneScape'' itself, use the subject's talk page.'''
 
 
**When a discussion is over, make sure the policy/consensus is put into effect before archiving the discussion.
*Check [[Forum:Yew Grove/Previously rejected proposals|previously rejected proposals]] before writing a proposal.
 
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*For promoting or beginning a project, you may alternatively use the [[RuneScape:WikiGuilds]].
 
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*For wiki assistance, opinions, or to make request to the users or [[RuneScape:Administrators|administrators]] of this wiki, leave a note on the [[RuneScape:User help|user help]] page or [[RuneScape:Administrator requests|administrator requests]] page, respectfully.
 
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'''Fansite activities''': Representatives from other fansites. If you wish to propose an activity or give us a message, please see [[RS:IFC|Inter-fansite communication]].
 
 
'''Wiki activities''': If you wish to propose an activity involving the community, please use [[RS:CE|Community events]].
 
 
'''Page Maintenance''': For several other types of content discussions, visit [[RuneScape:Page Maintenance]].
 
 
 
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The Yew Grove was a place where community members could discuss larger changes to the wiki, such as policy proposals or suggestions to substantially redesign high-traffic content pages. It has been superseded by the Discussions feature. This page is kept for historical purposes.

  • RuneScape matters: For discussions on RuneScape itself, use the RuneScape official forums. To discuss changes to an individual article, use its talk page.
  • Admin help: For wiki assistance, opinions, or to make request to the users or administrators of this wiki, leave a note on the user help page or administrator requests page, respectively.
  • Active discussions: For several other types of content discussions, visit RuneScape:Active discussions.
  • Rejected proposals: Check previously rejected proposals before writing a proposal.
  • Closing threads:
    • When a discussion is over, make sure the policy/consensus is put into effect before archiving the discussion.
    • All threads should be closed by adding archive=true to the forumheader template, followed by closure=allow/disallow/withdrawn/no proposal, date=~~~~~, user=USERNAME, and type=type of thread.
    • The subject parameter is used to describe the proposal or subject of the forum, for use in RuneScape:Forum Archives.
    • The notes parameter is optional based on if the closure needs clarifying beyond allow/disallow/etc.
    • Example: {{Forumheader|Yew Grove|subject=Create a template policy|archive=true|closure=allow|date=~~~~~|user=Example|type=type of thread|notes=Policy located at [[RS:TEMPLATES]]}} (see Template:Forumheader for valid values of the 'type' and 'closure' parameters).
    • Semi-protection needs to be applied to all archived discussions.

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