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:
 * 12) substing all sub-pages onto the candidate's RFA page
 * 13) tallying the final result
 * 14) advising Bureaucrats
 * 15) Bureaucrat makes promotion decision and advises candidate
 * 16) RFA clerk cleans up
 * 17) tags supporting sub-pages for deletion
 * 18) archives the RFA