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::'''Support''' If a user is blocked for something bad, and the block reflects poorly on the user, then this will be brought up in the RFA itself. However, we should not simply prevent a user from making an RFA ''because'' they were banned. For example, if I got a 1 hour ban for edit warring 3 months ago, and since then have greatly improved in my dispute handling skills, there's no reason why I should be prevented from requesting adminship. And then theres the whole thing of joke/unfair bans. [[User:Mr. Anon|<font color="grey">'''Mr. '''</font><font color="midnightblue">'''Anon'''</font>]][[File:Anon.png|23px|link=Special:Random]][[User talk:Mr. Anon|''<span style="color: black;">talk</span>'']]  16:49, 22 January 2012 (EST)
::'''Support''' If a user is blocked for something bad, and the block reflects poorly on the user, then this will be brought up in the RFA itself. However, we should not simply prevent a user from making an RFA ''because'' they were banned. For example, if I got a 1 hour ban for edit warring 3 months ago, and since then have greatly improved in my dispute handling skills, there's no reason why I should be prevented from requesting adminship. And then theres the whole thing of joke/unfair bans. [[User:Mr. Anon|<font color="grey">'''Mr. '''</font><font color="midnightblue">'''Anon'''</font>]][[File:Anon.png|23px|link=Special:Random]][[User talk:Mr. Anon|''<span style="color: black;">talk</span>'']]  16:49, 22 January 2012 (EST)
:::'''Support''' Per Emmett and Mr. Anon. [[User:Unknown the Hedgehog|<font color="#FF0000">Unknown </font>]] [[User talk:Unknown the Hedgehog|<font color="#780000">the </font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Unknown the Hedgehog|<font color="#000000">Hedgehog</font>]] 16:51, 22 January 2012 (EST)
:::'''Support''' Per Emmett and Mr. Anon. [[User:Unknown the Hedgehog|<font color="#FF0000">Unknown </font>]] [[User talk:Unknown the Hedgehog|<font color="#780000">the </font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Unknown the Hedgehog|<font color="#000000">Hedgehog</font>]] 16:51, 22 January 2012 (EST)
::::'''Support''' Exactly what Anon said. Take this from a guy who's had to go through it (seriously). --[[User:RoyboyX|<font color="red">'''Roy'''</font><font color="gray">'''boy'''</font><font color="darkred">'''X'''</font>]][[File:RoyHeadSSBM.png|20px]] [[User talk:RoyboyX|''<span style="color:brown;">'''Talk'''</span>'']] 16:53, 22 January 2012 (EST)
<small>(edit conflict x4)</small> '''Mostly support''' While I agree 4 months is rather strong at best, I feel that a block-related limit of some sort should still be in place. We don't want people coming off a block from a month ago, having not improved at all but not doing anything block-worthy, and starting an RfA. With a block-based rule, it could be closed by anyone as against the rules; without one, it would have to stick around a bit longer before it's decided it should be closed quickly. [[User:Toomai|Toomai]] [[User talk:Toomai|Glittershine]] [[Image:Toomai.png|20px|link=User:Toomai/Bin|???]] Da Bomb 16:56, 22 January 2012 (EST)
:Maybe if RfAs were made frequently where having a rule to invalidate such RfAs would actually help the workload of bureaucrats, I could see such a rule being helpful. However, RfAs are so rare nowadays (after Anon's failed RfA in July 2010, it took over a year before another user, SmashPeter, attempted to make one, and there have been two RfAs total in the past year, by users who had no chance), such a rule doesn't have practical use.
:Also, as done by the Wiki in the past, in the case of no chance users who have unanimous opposition, nonbureaucrats have been allowed to close them anyway (most recently with McAusten's RfA, which I myself closed). <span style="font-family:Edwardian Script ITC; font-size:12pt">[[User:Omega Tyrant|<span style="color:forestgreen">Omega</span>]] [[User talk:Omega Tyrant|<span style="color:forestgreen">Tyrant</span>]]</span> [[Image: TyranitarMS.png ]] 20:28, 22 January 2012 (EST)
I'll replace it with something like "You can try it, but you better be ready to get scrutinized". [[User:Toomai|Toomai]] [[User talk:Toomai|Glittershine]] [[Image:Toomai.png|20px|link=User:Toomai/Bin|???]] The Producer 12:56, 2 February 2012 (EST)
==Changing the Summary Thing==
There's actually no rule about whether or not you can change the spiel at the beginning of your RfA. Obviously, you shouldn't be given completely freedom over changing it, but if you've had to do something like present some evidence of settling a user debate to 10 different people down in the vote section, it'd be pretty useful to, you know, be allowed to edit it in a really clear way (example's gonna be shown below).
'''Edit''': Actually modify the rules or something. There's nothing against it. <span style="font-family:Orbitron">[[User:Megatron1|<span style="color:maroon">Mega</span>]][[User talk:Megatron1|<span style="color:silver">Tron1</span>]]</span>[[File:Decepticon.png|19px]] 03:28, 28 May 2016 (EDT)

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