I've proposed a change or addition to the RfC procedures on the talk page of [[WP:RFC]]. I encourage people to have a look there, but the upshot is that I'd like to see RfCs stop being adversarial/ prosecutorial mechanisms that are mostly a rehearsal for an arbcom case, and instead be what they should have been all along - opportunities for users to give constructive comments on each other's conduct and editing.

My hope is that the RfC will fill a role more akin to mediation, in which people can go "Oh, wow, a lot of people do wish I'd tone it down a bit, even though they basically like what I contribute to articles" or "Wow, a lot of people do think I'm a little brusque with my administrative actions." Ideally, RfCs would be something people would consider starting about themselves, asking for input and council, and that the current petty rules-lawyering about whether an RfC is "properly" certified would end.

I invite, well, comments. :)

-Snowspinner