On Thu, 4 May 2006 13:38:41 +0200, you wrote:
Since Wikipedia is not a democracy, and since voting is evil, it does not make sense to allow total freedom in voting on RfAs. It is not a desirable goal.
Yes, reminds me of those who vote keep on all schools by reference to the previous list of arguments for keep. Reiterating something does not make it a consensus position.
It would be better to have a guideline which says someone should not even be nominated until they have passed agreed milestones, then we can assess candidates on their merits with the knowledge that they have passed some kind of minimum standard of wikipedian-ness.
Guy (JzG)