Board Thread:Community Discussions/@comment-24675554-20150517200142/@comment-5535873-20150518162324

since he's not here to do it, I'm going to copy Irenic's thoughts on this from another thread, because they sum up exactly what I think of this, and I'm too lazy to spend more time on one of these threads.

"Can someone explain why this would be beneficial? What makes a person's opinions more valuable because they have 75 edits? A better way to phrase that question: What makes people with less than 75 edits opinions less valuable? I just don't see why you'd restrict the opportunity for valuable insight and dialogue in votes to people who edit more than others. This prevents the opportunity of a new user coming in from somewhere else and providing their opinions, which in all honesty could be strongly beneficial in a vote. External and foreign opinions are always a plus, as they see things from a different point of view than the internal seasoned members of this community. While they might not always be the most familiar users, that doesn't make their votes or opinions any less valuable to the point where they shouldn't be allowed to be submitted. That's just my two cents (but none of what I said will matter if this vote passes). "