Board Thread:Chat Discussion/@comment-24463401-20140615174902/@comment-24463401-20140616201604

Votes only matter if the person brings up a valid point, or at least refrences something that someone else said. This is to prevent users from just spamming "Opposes" because they don't like the moderator, or "Supports" becasue they do. It doesn't matter if this moderator is your friend, enemy, rival, ally, boyfriend, girlfriend, whatever. This is an assesment of their skills as a moderator, not their popularity. You can keep your personal opinions if you want, but at least say why you think they're a good mod.

I agree with Willow on the whole banning thing. I'm seeing users come on and just write oppose and not even give a valid reason. Not to name names, but one user who has had problems with the staff before said, and I quote: "just cause you was talking shit". Come on people, it's not that difficult.

I also agree with what Rarity is saying. I'm not going to count a vote if it's blank. It needs legitiate reasoning, or this would be for nothing. I'd also like to thank Rarity for informing people that they need a reason, so some votes won't just be scrapped.

And Dinkleberg, like I said above, this isn't a popularity contest. This is a legitimate evaluation of each mod's skill amd what they can bring to the chat. Moderator status shouldn't be handed out like stickers in in Kindegarden class, it should be given to users who can do the job, and handle the pressure. Counting every vote blindly would jsut be unfair. What if theirs a mod who's app has 5 supports with valid reasons why this person was a good mod, and 15 votes with nothing in them or something stupid like "cause you was talking shit". Would that be fair to the moderator? What about a mod who has 20 supports with nothing in them or something like "You're a good friend/mod" and 9 opposes stating obvious reasons this mod isn't fit for the position. Would that be fair to the community? All users are equal, but when you blindly vote with no context or reason, then you're vote will be skipped over. If someone said what you said, just summarize it, at least put SOMETHING.