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*My super scientific measurements say that we are at 61 KB of discussion, and I am getting the feeling that we are starting to run into heat:light issues. Both sides have non-negligible support, and this is a change to a highly contentious process. I do think semi-structured and wider input would be useful. To that end, unless anyone has a really good reason not to, I intend to start a RfC below within the next day or so. To be clear, it would just cover this proposal: I am not looking to start [[WP:RFA2022]].{{pb}}I also want to clarify, as the guy who brought this up, that I am absolutely not criticizing the job that 'crats currently do. Despite real life, 'crats have a pretty darn good record of closing RfAs on time. Yes, there was a contentious RfA that lingered for 4 hours, but that is quite clearly the exception, rather than the norm. I did not raise this because I felt that the 'crats are "failing" to do their "job". I did so because someone who just went through a tough RfA said this would have improved the experience, and their reasoning really struck a chord with a deep memory. I figured I should [[WP:BOLD|just go ahead and start the discussion]], rather than wait for someone else to do so. [[User:HouseBlaster|House]][[Special:Contributions/HouseBlaster|Blaster]]^{[[User talk:HouseBlaster|talk]]} 22:27, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

*:I haven't the slightest doubt that your efforts are entirely motivated by good faith. I wish you the best and hope that the RfC culminates with a clear consensus and unambiguous answer to the question posed. To that end, I encourage you not to rush into an RfC and further encourage you not to squander the "[[WP:RFCBEFORE|RfC before]]" opportunity that is currently underway. In my opinion, this discussion has more to offer in terms of information that will be useful in a subsequent RfC provided you slow down enough to reap its full measure. Sincerely.`--[[User:John Cline|John Cline]] ([[User talk:John Cline#Top|talk]])

*I think that bureaucrats have generally appreciated the ability to allow a discussion to 'run just a bit longer': to allow folks to react to some late breaking revelation, or to see if a trend reversal holds; however in reading the above (particularly the experiences of candidates who have been held in that liminal space), I'm wondering if it would be better for bureaucrats to be actually clear that this is what they're doing, rather than quietly holding back like some kind of [[pocket veto]]. (That being said, bureaucrats have not always agreed on whether an RfA should be extended.) –[[User:xeno|<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b>]][[user talk:xeno|<sup style="color:#000">talk</sup>]] 00:46, 6 October 2022 (UTC)