RE: How Should We Elect Staff?
April 30, 2012 at 2:26 pm
(This post was last modified: April 30, 2012 at 2:26 pm by NoMoreFaith.)
I think that if a staff position is open, then the vacancy should be declared and people can privately nominate themselves for the position, and that is voted on among the staff themselves.
A voting system seems a little pointless, its not as if staff really have a manifesto to vote from other than "I promise to keep an eye on the forum and fairly apply the rules". Its not really a system that lends itself to personal manifestos of intent.
While the moderators do a great job on this site, its not as if the job is anything other than keeping it clean tidy, and enforcing the rules. You don't vote for your local police officer, the police force interview people who want the job and decide who fits in best and can do the job.
However, I would usher in the proviso that members can vote for no confidence if they feel a moderator has overstepped their bounds or unfairly used their power beyond the scope of the rules and THAT should be put to a forum vote.
So, no to voting in moderators, but yes to being able to vote OUT moderators. Not really any change.
A voting system seems a little pointless, its not as if staff really have a manifesto to vote from other than "I promise to keep an eye on the forum and fairly apply the rules". Its not really a system that lends itself to personal manifestos of intent.
While the moderators do a great job on this site, its not as if the job is anything other than keeping it clean tidy, and enforcing the rules. You don't vote for your local police officer, the police force interview people who want the job and decide who fits in best and can do the job.
However, I would usher in the proviso that members can vote for no confidence if they feel a moderator has overstepped their bounds or unfairly used their power beyond the scope of the rules and THAT should be put to a forum vote.
So, no to voting in moderators, but yes to being able to vote OUT moderators. Not really any change.
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If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
