Resolution criteria mandatory for Yes/No markets on 09/09/2025?
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Some markets suffer from nonexistent, poorly defined or ambiguous resolution modalities, causing drama and trouble.

In the market creation process, there currently is a "Description" field, but it is optional. There is no direct incentive for the creator to provide any criteria for resolution.

Resolution criteria:

  • Resolves Yes if there is a mandatory textfield (or similar) on the market creation screen, with the purpose of making the creator provide criteria for resolution

  • Resolves Yes if an existing textfield is extended or altered for the purpose of making it mandatory for the creator to provide criteria for resolution

  • Resolves Yes if the market creation process is altered in any way in order to make it mandatory for the creator to provide criteria for resolution

  • Needs to affect all users, not just new users

  • Needs to affect all question tiers

  • Something along the lines of "Please provide criteria" in an optional textfield does not suffice, it needs to be mandatory

  • It doesn't matter whether the exact phrases "resolution" and/or "criteria" are used, as long as the effect is sufficiently close to asking the creator for their resolution criteria

  • There are many ways the above criteria might miss the market's intent due to technicalities, thus: This will resolve to the market's intent according to my best judgement

  • Update 2025-06-07 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): The creator has clarified the following regarding resolution:

    • The change must be in effect on 2025-09-09.

    • The market will not resolve early; resolution will be based on the status on this date.

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Clarification on the date in the title: can this resolve early? Mainly applicable if they were to implement then revert.

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@GleamingRhino The change needs to be in effect on the specified day, this can't resolve early.

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