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The previous RfC regarding PC2 closed with the following result: There is only a consensus for implementation if and only if an rfc concerning criteria for its use gains community-wide consensus first. I think it's now time to have an RfC over what the criteria for PC2 should be.

Pending changes is a feature that requires an administrator or reviewer to accept some changes to pages before they "go live" (become visible to IP users). It has two levels, referred to as PC1 and PC2. A page configured to use PC1 requires that edits made by new or anonymous users be reviewed, while autoconfirmed users' edits are automatically accepted. A page configured to use PC2 requires that edits made by any users other than administrators or reviewers must be reviewed. The following chart further explains these details:

Extended content

Interaction of Wikipedia user groups and page protection levels
	Unregistered or newly registered	Confirmed or autoconfirmed	Extended confirmed	Template editor ^★	Admin	Interface admin	Appropriate for (See also: Wikipedia:Protection policy)
No protection	Normal editing						The vast majority of pages. This is the default protection level.
Pending changes	All users can edit Edits by unregistered or newly registered editors (and any subsequent edits by anyone) are hidden from readers who are not logged in until reviewed by a pending changes reviewer or administrator. Logged-in editors see all edits, whether accepted or not.						Infrequently edited pages with high levels of vandalism, BLP violations, edit-warring, or other disruption from unregistered and new users.
Semi	Cannot edit	Normal editing					Pages that have been persistently vandalized by anonymous and registered users. Some highly visible templates and modules.
Extended confirmed	Cannot edit		Normal editing				Specific topic areas authorized by ArbCom, pages where semi-protection has failed, or high-risk templates where template protection would be too restrictive.
Template	Cannot edit			Normal editing			High-risk or very-frequently used templates and modules. Some high-risk pages outside of template space.
Full	Cannot edit				Can edit^♦		Pages with persistent disruption from extended confirmed accounts.
Interface	Cannot edit					Normal editing	Scripts, stylesheets, and similar objects fundamental to operation of the site or that are in other editors' user spaces.
^★ The table assumes a template editor also has extended confirmed privileges, which is almost always the case in practice. ^♦ Administrators are only authorized to perform non-controversial edits without obtaining consensus on the talk page.
Other modes of protection: Create protection Move protection Upload protection Office protection Cascade protection view talk edit

Consensus already exists permitting PC1 to be used in situations listed at Wikipedia:Protection policy#When to apply pending changes protection. At this time, consensus to allow use of PC2 has been achieved, but it requires that criteria for its use exist, which is what this RfC aims to establish. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:24, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Proposals

Proposal 1

PC2 should be usable in the same situations as PC1 (i.e. cases of persistent vandalism, BLP violations, or copyright violations), but only if the situations are being caused by autoconfirmed users and blocking them is an ineffective solution. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:24, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support

As proposer. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:24, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

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