User blog comment:LostInRiverview/My proposal to change RfA and RfB/@comment-1890049-20130609133517/@comment-1519608-20130609160203

I disagree. Five days is actually hitting on the short end of what I'd consider necessary. This is because even the most active wiki users aren't necessarily online every day, and it's not inconceivable that they would be absent for several days in a row. The five day minimum allows for this by ensuring that the discussion doesn't wrap up too quickly. It also offers some time to discuss a nominee more in-depth, without feeling like you're up "against" a ticking clock, since everyone would rather just be done with the nomination in three instead of five days.