== Interesting RfA observation...maybe == 

 Maybe interesting only to me, but I got to wondering at the idea that the so-called "RfA regulars" are a somewhat-powerful crowd. I went back to my own RfA and looked through the names of those who expressed opinions, and while I knew some were no longer around, I was actually interested to see quite a large number are nowhere to be found (and, indeed, a few are indef-blocked). No way to capture those statistics easily, I would think...and not sure it's interesting for everyone, but I wonder if there's anything to be made of the fact that - "regulars" or not, at the point they opine - those who participate in RfA may no longer be around after not-too-much time anyway. (The conclusion to draw, perhaps, might point at a harder gauntlet, which might not serve us well.)  |