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a.salcedoTL3Regular13 Feb 2025#1

Requesting a page: what makes a good request Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did.

Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons.

The topic in question keeps being re-asked, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example that would be more useful on a page with a review date than buried in a reply. That is exactly the promotion criterion as written.

Objections welcome and genuinely wanted — the whole point of discussing promotions in public is that a bad promotion is harder to undo than a bad reply.

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me.eriksenTL2 Moderator16 Feb 2025#2

For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.

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f.sjobergTL2 Moderator18 Feb 2025#3

a.salcedo, post #1: Requesting a page: what makes a good request Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question keeps being re-asked, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example that would be more useful on a page with… Go to post

Request a new maintained page: if a question recurs, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example, it is a candidate for promotion to a maintained documentation page. Post your nomination in this subcategory with a link to the topic.

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d.fontaineTL2 Moderator20 Feb 2025#4

f.sjoberg, post #3: Request a new maintained page: if a question recurs, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example, it is a candidate for promotion to a maintained documentation page. Post your nomination in this subcategory with a link to the topic. Go to post

Picking up the opening post: that is the part I would want checked first.

Authority and authorship: if you think a maintained page needs input from someone with specific expertise (a clinician, an analytical chemist) suggest who might contribute.

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m.lindqvistTL2 Moderator21 Feb 2025#5

Suggesting content for a page: if you know a maintained page is missing something important, post a suggestion with specific content you think should be added.

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m.malinowskiTL2 Moderator23 Feb 2025#6

Flag a page that has drifted: if you notice a maintained page has information that is outdated (dates that have passed, regulatory changes, new evidence) post a flag so the maintainers see it.

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c.correiaTL2 Moderator24 Feb 2025#7

I read post #5 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

Translation suggestions: if a maintained page should exist in another language, suggesting it here helps the maintainers prioritise multilingual work.

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r.restrepoTL2 Moderator25 Feb 2025#8

c.correia, post #7: I read post #5 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. Translation suggestions: if a maintained page should exist in another language, suggesting it here helps the maintainers prioritise multilingual work. Go to post

This follows post #5 rather than contradicting it.

Correction requests: if you spot an error in a maintained page, note it here with the specific correction. The maintainer will review and update if justified.

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j.delacroixTL3Regular27 Feb 2025#9

Format suggestions: if you think a maintained page could be clearer in its presentation (different section structure, different examples, added graphics) suggest the change.

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ra.mensaTL2 Moderator28 Feb 2025#10

Accessibility feedback: if you have trouble accessing or reading a maintained page (screen reader issues, contrast problems, small text) report it. Accessibility matters.

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s.okaforTL2 Moderator1 Mar 2025#11

j.delacroix, post #9: Format suggestions: if you think a maintained page could be clearer in its presentation (different section structure, different examples, added graphics) suggest the change. Go to post

post #10 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Cross-referencing: if you notice two pages that should reference each other but do not, suggest the cross-reference.

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lc_gradientTL3Analytical chemist2 Mar 2025#12

Two things before anyone answers the substance.

First, the context in the first post is clear and specific. Second, the question is framed so that an answer can actually address it. Both are the norm here and both matter more than they sound.

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d.vukovicTL2 Moderator3 Mar 2025#13

Cross-referencing: if you notice two pages that should reference each other but do not, suggest the cross-reference.

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dr_bhattacharyaTL3Physician5 Mar 2025#14

I read post #12 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

Scope creep: if you think a page is attempting too much and should be split into multiple pages, that is a reasonable suggestion.

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a.novakTL2 Moderator6 Mar 2025#15

post #14 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different.

For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.

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bench_notesTL4 Moderator7 Mar 2025#16

On post #12 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification.

Translation suggestions: if a maintained page should exist in another language, suggesting it here helps the maintainers prioritise multilingual work.

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e.vargaTL28 Mar 2025#17

Collapsed as off-topic by two members at trust level 3 or above

Flag a page that has drifted: if you notice a maintained page has information that is outdated (dates that have passed, regulatory changes, new evidence) post a flag so the maintainers see it.

r.aldana_pharmdTL4Pharmacist9 Mar 2025#18

Suggesting content for a page: if you know a maintained page is missing something important, post a suggestion with specific content you think should be added.

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i.guerreroTL2 Moderator10 Mar 2025#19

Correction requests: if you spot an error in a maintained page, note it here with the specific correction. The maintainer will review and update if justified.

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bac_waterTL2Regular11 Mar 2025#20

Worth separating two things that post #16 runs together.

Format suggestions: if you think a maintained page could be clearer in its presentation (different section structure, different examples, added graphics) suggest the change.

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a.salcedoTL3Regular12 Mar 2025#21

ra.mensa, post #10: Accessibility feedback: if you have trouble accessing or reading a maintained page (screen reader issues, contrast problems, small text) report it. Accessibility matters. Go to post

Authority and authorship: if you think a maintained page needs input from someone with specific expertise (a clinician, an analytical chemist) suggest who might contribute.

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n.nakamuraTL2 Moderator13 Mar 2025#22

post #21 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different.

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e.okaforTL2 Moderator14 Mar 2025#23

Coming back to post #21, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

Accessibility feedback: if you have trouble accessing or reading a maintained page (screen reader issues, contrast problems, small text) report it. Accessibility matters.

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a.sorensenTL2 Moderator15 Mar 2025#24

e.varga, post #17: Flag a page that has drifted: if you notice a maintained page has information that is outdated (dates that have passed, regulatory changes, new evidence) post a flag so the maintainers see it. Go to post

Thank you for the correction. I have edited my earlier post with a note rather than silently, so the thread still makes sense to read. The error was mine and it was the kind that comes from remembering a figure instead of looking it up.

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stopper_shiftTL1Member16 Mar 2025#25

dr_bhattacharya, post #14: I read post #12 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. Scope creep: if you think a page is attempting too much and should be split into multiple pages, that is a reasonable suggestion. Go to post

Worth separating two things that post #21 runs together.

Suggesting content for a page: if you know a maintained page is missing something important, post a suggestion with specific content you think should be added.

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to.vargaTL2 Moderator17 Mar 2025#26

post #25 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Flag a page that has drifted: if you notice a maintained page has information that is outdated (dates that have passed, regulatory changes, new evidence) post a flag so the maintainers see it.

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JFitzgibbonTL2Member18 Mar 2025 · edited#27

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n.dziedzicTL2 Moderator19 Mar 2025#28

Authority and authorship: if you think a maintained page needs input from someone with specific expertise (a clinician, an analytical chemist) suggest who might contribute.

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h.kjeldsenTL1Member20 Mar 2025#29

Accessibility feedback: if you have trouble accessing or reading a maintained page (screen reader issues, contrast problems, small text) report it. Accessibility matters.

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m.ndiayeTL2 Moderator21 Mar 2025#30

For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.

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