Wikipedia:RfA reform 2012/Problems/Snow and NOTNOW candidates

One of the most basic problems in RfA is the high prevalence of SNOW and NOTNOW Candidates

Statistics

% of unsuccessful candidates who are NOTNOW or SNOW

Month\Year	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
January		31	53	45	57	33
February		40	38	38	57	67
March		51	46	54	67	80
April	3	37	30	75	72	44
May	11	51	33	67	27	14
June	20	48	63	61	57
July	8	27	52	54	40
August	33	32	48	57	50
September	26	20	45	25	100
October	41	30	37	31	80
November	46	58	55	11	20
December	33	52	50	42	50

Steps being taken to solve the problem

• A large "Wait" sign currently displays when you attempt to create a page to nominate yourself
• Consideration given to Minimum requirement for adminship.

Options

A special protection at RFA such that editors with <1500 edits and/or less than 6 months tenure can't transclude nominations. That wouldn't prevent nominators making exceptions, but it would stop self noms who will snow fail - by the time someone has 1500 edits they have probably learned enough to know not to run till they are ready). ϢereSpielChequers 11:09, 21 June 2012 (UTC)