meta — 21 things I got wrong before I got it right
meta — 21 things I got wrong before I got it right, and I am aware this is a minority view on this board. How a rule actually changes here, since people assume it is arbitrary. Somebody posts a proposal with replacement wording — not a complaint, actual text. It gets argued about, usually for a week or two. If it…
A rule-change proposal needs replacement wording because that is what can be evaluated. Without it there is nothing to compare against the current text.
the archive-after-a-year policy is deliberate
Small fix — archiving happens at a year, not at six months. It is in the published policy.
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removals get explained publicly where the rule allows it
That is the controversial ordering, not the hot one. Different formula, different behaviour.