User:Odie5533/AFC RFC

This is a draft RFC proposal.

Proposed changes to the reviewer process
I was looking at the quick-fail criteria and a few of them seem to ignore or subvert the criteria for speedy deletion. Going down the list:
 * The Vandalism or attack page decline is not only confusing, but I worry editors might become content just clearing it and adding the afc cleared template with the decline notice and not actually tagging the page for speedy deletion. The guide recommends declining it as a "test" edit, but it's not a test edit. Additionally, the AFCH doesn't have a good entry for this type of violation. I believe this entry in the guide should be split into two and more closely follow the relevant policies:
 * {| class="wikitable"


 * Vandalism page || If a submission is pure vandalism, the page should be nominated for speedy deletion by adding  to the page. Please follow the instructions on the speedy deletion template to notify the article's author. ||
 * Attack page || If a submission is an attack page, existing primarily to disparage or threaten its subject, then the page should be blanked and nominated for speedy deletion by replacing the page's contents with . Please follow the instructions on the speedy deletion template to notify the article's author. ||
 * }
 * The blank submission decline in the guide does not recommend following the policy for speedy deletion of test pages. I think it should be changed to:
 * {| class="wikitable"
 * The blank submission decline in the guide does not recommend following the policy for speedy deletion of test pages. I think it should be changed to:
 * {| class="wikitable"


 * Blank or test submission || If a submission is blank or was created to test editing or other Wikipedia functions, the page should be nominated for speedy deletion by adding  to the page. Please follow the instructions on the speedy deletion template to notify the article's author. Note that if the article awaiting review is located in userspace then the submission should instead be declined using ||
 * }
 * The Nonsense or test decline in the guide does not recommend following the policy for speedy deletion of nonsense pages. I think it should be changed to two:
 * {| class="wikitable"
 * {| class="wikitable"


 * Patent nonsense || If a submission consists entirely of incoherent text or gibberish with no meaningful content or history then it should nominated for speedy deletion by adding  to the page. Please follow the instructions on the speedy deletion template to notify the article's author. ||
 * }
 * The Copyright violation recommends blanking the page and then tagging it for speedy deletion. I think this makes it harder on the admins to check for the violation and serves no real purpose. I think it should be changed to:
 * {| class="wikitable"
 * {| class="wikitable"


 * Copyright violation || Check that the submission has not been copied from another source. Search for a portion of the text of the article on Google or another search engine. Also check the sources provided, and, if relevant, check a  person's or organization's web site, even if not given as a reference or link. If the article has unambiguously been copied and the source is not released under a suitable free license or in the public domain, then the page should be nominated for speedy deletion by adding  to the page. Please follow the instructions on the speedy deletion template to notify the article's author. ||
 * Copyright violation || Check that the submission has not been copied from another source. Search for a portion of the text of the article on Google or another search engine. Also check the sources provided, and, if relevant, check a  person's or organization's web site, even if not given as a reference or link. If the article has unambiguously been copied and the source is not released under a suitable free license or in the public domain, then the page should be nominated for speedy deletion by adding  to the page. Please follow the instructions on the speedy deletion template to notify the article's author. ||

If these changes are made then the AFCH script should be updated as well to match the guide. --Odie5533 (talk) 17:02, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * }