Board Thread:Command Center/@comment-5585298-20140426193631/@comment-24317446-20140427002733

NOTE: I just copied and pasted this from another thread,  because I'm tired of saying the same thing over and over.

I disagree. I don't think a formal vote would be beneficial. Why? Again, it's inefficient and there are too many variables. Say a new user attained the necessary requirements, but has never chatted with anyone except NiveliKing. If he applies for Administrator, the community will be considering downvoting him, but NiveliKing could persuade them to upvote (just using your name as an example :P ). Also, some people in the community could downvote for personal spite or because of competition. Please, don't say "Oh no, we know the community! They would never do that!" or "It will never happen!" because hate is an interesting emotion. Plus, keep in mind we are on the Internet, and we do not know everything about each other. The Bureaucrats and Admins aren't supposed to hold grudges, which is why they should be hand-picking. They're the most open-minded people on the Wiki, seeing how they take suggestions from the community. Also, the general opinion of the Wiki is not necessary. Think for a second on what Administrators mostly do. All they do is edit, but better. Why do you need to impose your opinion on something as simple like that? Sure, it's cool to have a democracy, but the bad outweighs the good. Democracies are one of those ideas that sound cool in retrospect, but don't work realistically. That's why it doesn't work in America, or anywhere else on the planet for that matter. <.<

An Administrator should have/be:

- Self control

-Maturity

- Cooperativeness

- Open to suggestions/change

I don't know if you noticed or not, but these are abstract ideas. Yes, and what does that mean? These aren't things you can show in an application. It's best to let Bureaucrats hand-pick because they quietly choose potential Admins themselves, then evaluate their behaviour and contributions, and determine if he/she is fit for Administrator. Again, I said this before, but Admins that get chosen usually already have a good standing with the community, so a vote is pointless.