Board Thread:Community Voting/@comment-26047195-20150723195216

The administrators are the leaders of our wiki. They oversee what goes on in our community, and are the  most powerful users with rights. Ultimately, the admins analyze and dictate what is best for our community, as they are expected to actively do so.

As the leaders of our wiki, the admins should /especially/ have their good say in RfR's electing users to the positions of Chat Moderator, Forum Moderator, and Admin as well. Take note of our last RfR, in which not one admin had the opportunity to vote. This was due to the unreasonably short length of time the RfR existed, an issue that will hopefully be partially solved through this vote.

I not only want to see sufficient admin participation in every RfR, but also want to ensure that the leaders of our wiki as a whole express their approval or disproval in each and every request. So in addition to the Minimum Time Requirement Vote for RfR's, I propose that we establish an additional requirement for RfR's to close: A required minimum of votes from admins for the RfR to close. I find it highly important that the leaders of our wiki have their say in users' requests for rights, particularly CM. It's also important to see whether the majority of the admin team approves or disapproves of a user having the rights they request. For this reason, I propose a vote including several options:

A) Two or more votes (each can be support or oppose) from administrators on a RfR are required before that request can close. (Simply for participation purposes)

B) Two supporting votes (or two opposing votes) from administrators on a RfR are required before that request can close with the majority of supports (or opposes) closing the request. (This is to ensure admin approval/disapproval of the user possessing said rights)

C) Oppose, administrator votes should in no way be a requirement linked to RfR's.

D) Neutral/Other idea (please specify)  