User talk:Kim Bruning/rfatest

Note that requests for discussion still count as if they are opposes! No set time limit. You must convince all discussion participants to move to pass (aka support).

I tend to feel this would be insanely political with a strong insentive to give non answers to hard questions.Geni 00:47, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I suspected some people might base on politics, or other hidden criteria. This way we bring all that into the open, right? <evil grin>

Discussion with habj on irc

* habj_ wonders how "the majority of the requests to discuss" will be determined. does it mean, numbers of questions from users?
kim_ habj_, majority? :-P
kim_ Oh!
kim_ right
kim_ it's the same mechanism as currently support/oppose
kim_ 85% of total entries under pass and discuss must be under pass
habj_ so in reality a qualified majority is needed
kim_ I'll add on the talk page
kim_ habj_, well yes, except there's no time limit
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kim_ so it's not a majority vote in the traditional sense
kim_ more like a really tough test ;-)
habj_ you said 85%
kim_ BUT! You can revise your answers
habj_ this test looks pretty tough, yes
kim_ so if you revise your answer
kim_ you might then later pass
kim_ the interesting part is that people are forced to reveal their criteria this way (for one)
kim_ those were hidden before
habj_ so to pass a RfA, you study old exams to learn what kind of questions you get, and you learn good answers
kim_ habj_, that can work!
habj_ well, that is a good thing. actually
kim_ yes
kim_ we get a body of work which describes how wikipedia really works
kim_ or how people would like to see that it works
kim_ so it kind of meets the requirements
habj_ yes...
kim_ may I post this log?
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kim_ (where just you and I are talking?)
* kim_ looks
habj_ and you see what the people who vote on RfA think... but if we don't assume they are typical we are flawed anyway
Gracenotes I'm so not special
habj_ kim_: well, if you want to go ahead
kim_ Ok thanks