User blog:Obi the LEGO Fan/New Requests for Rights system

Well, we're finally implementing the new Requests for Rights system. A while ago, Agent Spy made this petition, which we are now acting on.

The new system will have the same concept as Brickipedia's, but with different details. Users can request rights, as opposed to only receiving recommendations for certain rights. The new page can be found here.

The basic procedure is this: a user requests rights, and then the community votes on him or her. To get the rights, he/she needs 20 supporting votes and a 75% majority. We may change the numbers necessary when we see how many people tend to vote. There are a few requirements for voting or requesting rights, which can be seen on the page I linked. For the time being, the admins will reserve the right to veto any promotion, if we unanimously oppose it. We will also continue to promote users the traditional way if necessary, at least for now.

For right now, only chat moderator and patroller/rollback (anyone who requests rollback requests patroller as well, and vice versa) can be requested. If the system works well for these, hopefully we will be able to add administrators and bureaucrats later on.