per wp canvass in general it is perfectly acceptable to notify other editors of ongoing discussions provided that it is done with the intent to improve the quality of the discussion by broadening participation to more fully achieve consensus however canvassing which is done with the intention of influencing the outcome of a discussion in a particular way is considered inappropriate when you post to other editor's talk pages hey another user and i are trying to open a drn so we can remove or fix the topic sentence of that page that's soliciting them to come in to influence the outcome of a discussion it's vote stacking as defined later in the canvass policy you may appeal my actions to the drn community if you like by making a request at the drn talk page if you like but i will not reopen the request talk