Board Thread:Chat Discussion/@comment-4883034-20141027162128/@comment-24304936-20141027171342

Not sure about this. It just seems like another tiny implosion, waiting to happen, in an already shaky house of cards. I thought the admins/crats were trusted members of the community. Weren't we all voted in as such? Anyhow, while I was reading this, an idea popped into my head. Hear me out.

We allow demotion threads again. Only with a limited scope.

The main part here is that the person starting the thread needs irrefutable proof that the mod in question needs to have the rights removed. No drama. No idiotic story behind the thread. Just a summary, along with the main reason, and proof. Multiple screenshots over several instances/time-spans is a great way to gather evidence to start the thread. This allows us to isolate anomalous incidents from the ones that really matter to make our decision for a demotion. To expound on this, other users could be encouraged to present damning evidence (i.e. their own screenshots) along with their support/oppose vote. Otherwise, no proof? Go away.

Another parameter is that the person in question cannot reply in the demotion thread (or their right is instantly stripped) and people cannot leave remarks on the way people vote, their reasoning, and so forth. I thought about why those demotion threads sucked so hard when we allowed them, and the drama gave birth to drama with people leaving replies, etc etc. The mod in question would then continue to fan the flames; it was enough to make one want to start taking out hostages.

Anyway, sorry if I may have pissed on your picnic blanket here, Kill; just trying to figure out different angles.