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Spencerian: Proposal updated.

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Proposal updated.

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	This is the overview. Basically, a ''summary'' of what the idea is about. You can get into the details later on.		This is the overview. Basically, a ''summary'' of what the idea is about. You can get into the details later on.

	=== ~~{{{1\|Insert Title Here}}}~~ ===		=== RfA Amendments ===

	The ~~details of your proposal will go here. Be as detailed as you'd like or believe necessary. It is recommended~~ that ~~you find that balance between ''downloading'' information~~ and ~~merely ''telling'' what your idea is~~.		The process for [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship]] has significant flaws that create inefficiency, bias, and confusion. Unlike, for example, an election as done in United States government, the RfA process fails to sufficient define the following:

	~~The proposal should strive~~ to ~~answer some~~ of ~~the common questions~~, ~~such~~ as:		* Minimum prerequisites that establish eligibility for any contributor to vote.
			* A minimum length of time that must elapse before an RfA can be resubmitted for a candidate of an unsuccessful RfA.
			* Limitations or restrictions to vote commentary to avoid issues with an article, as well as the establishment of an RfA moderator (any administrator that will not vote on the RfA and who remains neutral throughout the process).

	~~# What is the benefit of this proposal to the wiki?~~		==Proposal criteria==
	~~# What is involved in implementing this idea?~~
	~~# Who is going to do it?~~
	~~# Why should we do it at all?~~
	~~# How will we use the idea?~~
	~~# Should the proposal pass, when will work start on this idea?~~
	~~# Where will this idea be implemented? (e.g. Will it be on certain types of pages or the entire Wiki in general?)~~

	~~Do note that~~ the ~~answers~~ to the ~~above questions should be~~ in ~~paragraph form~~, ~~particularly for proposals~~ of a ~~larger scale~~.		* What is the benefit of this proposal to the wiki?
			::The proposed amendments will aid in smoothing out the process for RfAs while minimizing bias and votes from contributors who have not contributed to the wiki in such as manner as to warrant their legitimate dedication to the success and quality of the wiki. In short, the privilege of voting should be limited to contributors who have likely interacted with the RfA candidate and thus have a more legitimate perspective in determining the contributor's merit and effort to become an administrator.

	~~'''See also'''~~		* What is involved in implementing this idea?
			::This will require a policy definition as well as tools necessary to allow a moderator to quickly identify voting contributors who do not quality to vote.

	*You may reference any ~~talk pages~~ or ~~pages~~ from ~~our beta-testing wiki, [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/hangarbay The "Hangar Bay"]~~.		::The establishment of the powers of an RfA moderator are needed. The moderator's duties would include: truncation of any vote commentary of greater than 200-300 words; determining a voting contributor's eligibility to vote for an RfA; and the moving, editing, or deletion of excessive or inappropriate commentary from the primary RfA page.

	[[Category:Think Tank proposals\|{{~~SUBPAGENAME~~}}]]		* Who is going to do it?
			::All administrators, contibutors and the bureaucrat are welcome to submit ideas to the process. The actual tools should be created and tested by anyone with permission from the bureaucrat.

			* Why should we do it at all?
			::Please see the third RfA for [[User:The Merovingian]]. Many elements of the RfA process became biased, and the article itself suffered technical issues that hampered the process and created inappropriate discord and confusion.

			* How will we use the idea?
			::The results will be amended to [[Battlestar Wiki:Requests for adminship]] as official policy. When an RfA is submitted, any administrator can volunteer to be the moderator to oversee that the RfA requirements are met.

			* Should the proposal pass, when will work start on this idea?
			::Much of the concepts are already shown here. All contributors will be encouraged to submit ideas, but I ([[User:Spencerian\|Spencerian]]) will volunteer to serve as the amendment proposal project leader.

			* Where will this idea be implemented? (e.g. Will it be on certain types of pages or the entire Wiki in general?)
			::An RfA, of course, establishes qualifications as administrators for the wiki, who have special responsibilities for maintaining the quality and stability of the wiki. Likewise, this process ultimately affects the spirit and body of the wiki.

			===Notes===
			To avoid "reinventing the wheel," I recommend review of RfA processes on other MediaWiki-enabled sites. This situation is bound to have already happened before, and will happen again here unless action is taken.


			[[Category:Think Tank proposals\|{{RfA Amendments}}]]

Spencerian: New Think Tank project.

2006-08-03T13:00:22Z

New Think Tank project.

New page

This is the overview. Basically, a ''summary'' of what the idea is about. You can get into the details later on.

=== {{{1|Insert Title Here}}} ===

The details of your proposal will go here. Be as detailed as you'd like or believe necessary. It is recommended that you find that balance between ''downloading'' information and merely ''telling'' what your idea is.

The proposal should strive to answer some of the common questions, such as:

# What is the benefit of this proposal to the wiki?
# What is involved in implementing this idea?
# Who is going to do it?
# Why should we do it at all?
# How will we use the idea?
# Should the proposal pass, when will work start on this idea?
# Where will this idea be implemented? (e.g. Will it be on certain types of pages or the entire Wiki in general?)

Do note that the answers to the above questions should be in paragraph form, particularly for proposals of a larger scale.

'''See also'''

*You may reference any talk pages or pages from our beta-testing wiki, [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/hangarbay The "Hangar Bay"].

[[Category:Think Tank proposals|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

Battlestar Wiki:Think Tank/RfA Amendments - Revision history

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Shane: /* Notes */

Spencerian: Proposal updated.

Spencerian: New Think Tank project.