Wikipedia:RfA reform 2012/Problems/Snow and NOTNOW candidates

One of the most basic problems in RfA is the high prevalence of SNOW and NOTNOW Candidates

Steps being taken to solve the problem

 * A large "Wait" sign currently displays when you attempt to create a page to nominate yourself
 * Consideration given to Minimum requirement for adminship.

Options
A special protection at RFA such that editors with <1500 edits and/or less than 6 months tenure can't transclude nominations. That wouldn't prevent nominators making exceptions, but it would stop self noms who will snow fail - by the time someone has 1500 edits they have probably learned enough to know not to run till they are ready).  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  11:09, 21 June 2012 (UTC)