On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Jon scream@datascreamer.com wrote:
Simple Tally. This list is a working list. A place to float ideas. I can post this off wiki. I'm not asking for {{support}}, I'm asking for thoughts. Like, is this crazy, or is this a good idea?
Yea, sometimes it makes sense to float it here for thoughts and opinions before posting it on wiki for support. That being said, here's something I have been tempted to propose to wt:rfa myself.
Some RFAs are top heavy with "optional" questions. I use the term "optional" loosely because a candidate will get an assload of opposes if he doesn't answer them. One of the most ridiculous ones was a candidate being asked to write a Haiku. Next will probably come a request for the candidate to upload an mpeg of him jumping through a hoop.
My idea is to limit "optional questions" to those specific to the candidate such as "can you explain this edit here" or "why did you use the rollback tool here". Any general questions (that is, questions that could be asked of any candidate) would have to be agreed upon by consensus on wt:rfa and added to the template. In other words, everybody gets asked about "cool down blocks" or nobody does, everybody takes an AGF challenge or nobody does. Everybody writes a Haiku or nobody does.