User blog:Obi the LEGO Fan/LMBW Committee

A decision has been made, both by parts of the general community and the administrators, to implement a new kind of community involvement. The admins have been wanting to let the community be more involved for a while, and have generated some ideas on this. One of these I came up with, and brought before a large group in chat on two separate occasions. Since it has met with the approval of all, we are now going to get it started.

So here's the plan:

We're going to elect a committee of five users to advise the admin team on matters of community interest. This committee will not have any direct "power", but will have the important task of representing the community directly and ensuring that the admins are fully aware of the community's needs.

The process for election will start with self-nominations. This was selected by the administrators as the best course of action for the elections.

To qualify as a candidate, a user must:


 * Have been a member of the wiki for at least a month (preferably longer)
 * Be an active, helpful community member
 * Not have a record of recent blocks or bans
 * Be a respectful, mature and calm user

Note, these are general guidelines, and submissions will only be deleted if the candidate is clearly not qualified. Also, administrators may not run for the committee (this should be obvious). Moderators, patrollers and rollbacks and of course users without rights are welcome and encouraged to run.

To submit candidacies, go to Lego_Message_Boards_Wiki:Committee_Nominations and insert the following form (filled out):

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(Page arrangements will be changed if necessary) A week will be taken for the nominations (time subject to change). Remember, self-nominations only.

After the week, another week will be taken for voting.

The five users with the highest net vote (number of supporting votes - number of opposing votes) will be selected to serve as the new committee. Ties will be decided by the admins. Length of terms has not yet been decided.

You are allowed to support (or oppose) any candidates you like. You do not have to support only five users, although this is certainly allowed.

Reasons for opposing are required. Personal attacks will not be tolerated, nor will any otherwise rude remarks.

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