Board Thread:Ideas/@comment-35990897-20181114032827/@comment-37185495-20181115015158

Sussettey1 wrote: Ninjadark27 wrote: Are you sure? If there is, we could have like... how about just a friendly competition, and the user who wins the most votes gets to have admin for a month? Idk... it might start arguments. No. I think you have to remember that being an admin isn’t just something for fun. It means you have responsibilities. Ideally, the winner of this hypothetical election should have a good moral compass and know the rules well. They know how to handle any situation and how to judge someone’s behavior. They realize that just because someone reports something, doesn’t mean it’s true.

In other words, an election is a much better idea than a competition. One admin can make or break the wiki. A proper election is professional, unlike recent elections full of blackmail and fighting.

When it comes down to it, choosing an admin is like choosing members of a congress or Supreme Court, in a way. It’s not a prize to be won. It’s about making the right decisions as a community.

Also, it shouldn’t be a rule that you can only vote for the candidates. Just like in a real election, you should be able to vote for the candidates, but also have the option of voting for anyone. You could even write down someone from another wiki. Doesn’t mean it’s going to happen. So how about this: an election for the two most trusted users in the wiki? I think that seems reasonable.