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A proposal is considered unsuccessful if, within a reasonable timeframe, there is no consensus for its acceptance. It is not necessary for consensus to be totally opposed; if consensus is ambiguous or indifferent towards the matter and unlikely to change, the plan has also failed. | A proposal is considered unsuccessful if, within a reasonable timeframe, there is no consensus for its acceptance. It is not necessary for consensus to be totally opposed; if consensus is ambiguous or indifferent towards the matter and unlikely to change, the plan has also failed. | ||
To include a shortcut, pass a parameter: <code><nowiki>{{Failed|TW:SHORT}}</nowiki></code>. | To include a shortcut, pass a parameter: <code><nowiki>{{Failed policy|TW:SHORT}}</nowiki></code>. | ||
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<code>{{Failed|''shortcut''}}</code> | <code>{{Failed policy|''shortcut''}}</code> | ||
The first unnamed parameter (or named as {{Para|1}}) is optional. If supplied, it displays as a link to the appropriate [[WP:SHORTCUT|shortcut]] page for the proposal. (Note that this is not automatic; MediaWiki cannot determine the shortcut from the page itself. You need to discover or create the shortcut yourself.) Please do not create shortcuts for failed proposals; intelligible shortcuts are a finite resource. In fact, shortcuts may be usurped from long-failed proposals to redirect to something active. | The first unnamed parameter (or named as {{Para|1}}) is optional. If supplied, it displays as a link to the appropriate [[WP:SHORTCUT|shortcut]] page for the proposal. (Note that this is not automatic; MediaWiki cannot determine the shortcut from the page itself. You need to discover or create the shortcut yourself.) Please do not create shortcuts for failed proposals; intelligible shortcuts are a finite resource. In fact, shortcuts may be usurped from long-failed proposals to redirect to something active. | ||
