I accept your suggestion to put competence first and will do so It is important not to make the RFA process excessively long On the one hand editors who login only once a week should be given a chance to participate On the other hand the candidate should not be left hanging for a long time I would be willing to extend the process to 10 days but no further 3 days for concerns and comments followed by 7 days voting Comments and concerns would be allowed during the voting period If this proposal gains traction which has not happened yet we can worry about adding a question on conflict resolution My opinion is that this question is not an important part of the process Most admin work does not require conflict resolution skills