Wikipedia:2015 administrator election reform/Phase I

The purpose of this first phase was to identify the community consensus as to what the major problems with our administrator election system actually are. This is the first logical step to take in the process of reforming RfA, after which will come discussions as to how we can fix the problems. This phase consisted of one RfC.

Summary

In Phase I, there was one formal RfC, which ran for 30 days and was as widely advertised as possible. The goal of the RfC was to identify, broadly, the problem with RfA. It followed the format and closing method described on the RfC's page, which is located at Wikipedia:2015 administrator election reform/Phase I/RfC. The RfC was closed by User:ErrantX. The following issues passed to Phase II, ordered from greatest to least by the amount of support they obtained:

1. There should be broader participation in the RfA process (78%);
2. Ease the load of administrative tasks (75%);
3. The environment at RfA is too hostile (72%);
4. The discretionary range is too narrow (68%);
5. The standards are too high (64%);
6. There should be active clerking at RfA (62%);
7. There should be defined standards (57%).

Schedule

RfC: October 15, 2015 – November 15, 2015