History section in proposal pages

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I'd like to discuss adding a "summary of history" section into the proposal pages. This would be especially useful in bringing together all the involved information, like discussion group posts, as well as providing a brief summary of how a proposal has evolved without having to read through the whole page or study the diffs.

Below are two examples of what the section would look like, using Capitals in titles as an example. The first is an example of what a SoH section would look like around the time of the suggestion's inception, and the second is what a SoH would look like after the guideline had been in existence for some time.

Notice that links to google discussions and the diffs from histories of pages that had relevant content at one point in time.

Summary of History[edit]

13 July 2009 - Subject is first brought up for public discussion.

15 July 2009 - Discussion is brought to separate page.

14 August 2009 - Proposal opens for approvals.

29 August 2009 - Earliest possible date for ratification.

Summary of History[edit]

13 July 2009 - Subject is first brought up for public discussion.

13 July 2009 - Proposal announces to discussion group

15 July 2009 - Discussion is brought to separate page.

14 August 2009 - Proposal opened for approvals.

5 September 2009 - Proposal officially ratified

3 January 2010 - Amendment suggested by User:Jesse Groppi

3 January 2010 - Amendment announced to discussion group

2 February 2010 - Amendment opened for approval

17 February 2010 - Amendment ratified

16 July 2012 - Amendment suggested by User:Jesse Groppi

16 July 2012 - Amendment announced to discussion group

14 September 2012 - Amendment dismissed by User:Jesse Groppi

Jesse Groppi (talk)08:01, 27 August 2009