User:DangerousPanda/RFA2

Assumptions behind this proposal

• actual voting occurs elsewhere (see WP:ARBCOM), so reducing this to a vote based on evidence/statements is valid and acceptable
• personal attacks, inappropriate commentary, unprofessional statements, false statements have been determined as inappropriate on RFA

Require

• RFA clerks

• transclude the original RFA once the core questions are answered by the candidate
• monitor
• prevent threading discussions
• open the RFA for voting
• close obvious SNOW
• maintain character limit on vote comments
• remove incivility/NPA's directed at either other editors or the candidate

• template Main RFA page

• original list of core questions (to be full-protected once RFA is opened)
• optional questions (to be full-protected after first 3 days)

NB: no more questions after the first 3 days

NB: voting does not open until after the first 3 days

• template voting section to be subst'd on opening for vote
• instructions

Originally-proposed Instructions

1. The intent would be that the process starts exactly as it does now: the candidate clicks a link, it subst's the core questions template onto a personalized RFA page (WP:RFA/Username). They then respond to all the questions to the best of their ability. When they are done, they would contact an RFA clerk (possibly via a distribution list or an RFA Clerk noticeboard?) to advise that its ready to go live
2. An RFA clerk would verify that the questions are all answered (not considering quality/spelling/grammar), and have the candidate correct as required. When complete, this page gets full-protected
3. An RFA clerk will transclude the core questions, create the "optional questions" page (WP:RFA/Username/optional), attach it to the RFA page, then transclude the RFA to the open RFA's as current - including dates, etc.
4. Editors may ask optional questions, and an RFA clerk will advise the candidate that there are optional questions awaing their input. They then complete as desired.
5. The original asker of the question may post one follow-up question
6. RFA clerks will erase any threading or responses by other editors, or !votes
7. After 3 days, the optional questions page is full-protected.
8. The RFA clerk subst's the default blank voting section onto the RFA page, and opens the RFA for voting
9. People !vote, with a maximum of XX number of characters for comment.
10. RFA clerks will remove comments beyond the limit, and prevent threading
11. after 4 days of !voting, and RFA clerk closes the RFA. This includes:
    1. substing all sub-pages onto the candidate's RFA page
    2. tallying the final result
    3. advising Bureaucrats
12. Bureaucrat makes promotion decision and advises candidate
13. RFA clerk cleans up
    1. tags supporting sub-pages for deletion
    2. archives the RFA