User blog comment:Drew1200/Community Votes Concerning Blocked Words/@comment-24561237-20140913155254/@comment-26929881-20140913191048

No, I think Drew knew what he was saying.

As for the RfRs, (CM in this case) I think that it wasn't about being popular, as much as people liking you. "Sure, why not" "Don't see why not" "he'd make a good Mod" and the like. You should be the least bit popular if you want to be a CM, that way people know what kind of Mod you'd make. But a good amount of CMs got their RfR passed, even though they were only on the wiki for a few months. That's not being popular, as much as a "good guy".

The RfRs are nice to a degree, but then it all comes down to who is in the majority of users "I like him/her because I can do what I want when him/her are on chat" sorta thing, and not the "I'm voting for her because she can benefit the wiki in the best why possible, rather then someone who'll just mod".

Just my 5 cents.