User blog comment:Agent Spy/Spam and Vandal Reduction Team/@comment-33628828-20130411204313/@comment-5153769-20130411234114

I think it would be best if the wiki's admins dealt with spam and users on their own wiki, but if we need another group, that will be ok.

I know democracy has its advantages, but in the end we would rather the final decision be up to the admin team. Most democratic elections are a popularity contest, as you said, but sometimes the most popular user isn't the best suited for the job. We do let users recommend others for certain ranks, and whenever we feel it is time for a promotion, we go through all those recommendations. I'm not trying to say we are perfect, we are far from it, but on this wiki, we feel it is the best way to do things. We want to make sure that not only the community can trust the user, but that we will be able to get along with them.