Wiktionary talk:Votes/2007-08/Formatting of mentioned terms

Format of this straw poll

The format given in this straw poll invites more diverse replies than this alternative format. I suppose in a straw poll, response diversity is to be encouraged, so this seems like the preferred structure. Rod (A. Smith) 22:18, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

On second though, I'd rather focus this straw poll on the two options that currently have the most support and are most readily usable. I replaced this vote on WT:VOTE with Wiktionary:Votes/2007-08/style for mentioned terms. If that is acceptable, please revoke this vote. If not, I'd be happy to discuss further. Rod (A. Smith) 23:17, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Background and intended use of the vote

It might be helpful to incorporate some of the following background and intended use of this vote, from Wiktionary:Votes/2007-08/style for mentioned terms:

The draft template {{term}} is meant to help format mentioned terms and phrases. {{term}} uses a default style for Latin script (a.k.a. “Roman script”) mentions of terms and phrases and allows each reader to override the default with a custom style. The draft Wiktionary:Etymology suggests to use italics for Latin script mentions in etymologies, but Wiktionary:Votes/2006-12/form-of style concluded that the default style for mentions in “form of” definitions should be bold while allowing each reader to override that with a custom style.

This straw poll will determine the preliminary preference for the default, reader-overridable style for Latin script mentions within running text (e.g. within ===Etymology=== and ====Usage notes==== sections). The result will be incorporated into the '.mention' class of MediaWiki:Common.css, which is used by the unofficial template {{term}}. If necessary, a '.use-with-mention .mention' class will be added to preserve the “form-of” default chosen in Wiktionary:Votes/2006-12/form-of style. No decision reached in this straw poll will be made into formal policy without a subsequent official vote.

Of course, it would need to be altered to fit the multiple-option format of this vote. Thoughts? Rod (A. Smith) 22:24, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Closed?

It seems that this vote hasn't been closed or opened and the end date has already passed. I've refreshed a few times to double check. How can I close it to get it out of the category of unclosed votes? Thecurran 01:04, 6 September 2007 (UTC)