Thread:3primetime3/@comment-3225604-20160106121451/@comment-3225604-20160110032508

Well, first of all, recommendation letters are still required for self-nomination. I'm starting to change the system but it is just only a proposal. However, everyone got it wrong at the start: it doesn't need a blog post for the 4 supports from users (that makes an illusion that the nomination round is big but I never intend to do so). You know need to "ask" them to support you. After all, the two rounds are still distinct somehow, only just the bureaucrat nomination is a one-round off referendum.

Second, don't understand why you will regard the system advocates the admins as "kings". I think it's more like the other way round. Bureaucrats elect admins by surprise shows more like the bureaucrats are kings, if it sounds worse, bosses. To me, admins are like "pawns" of bureaucrats in the system where bureaucrats directly elect admins by surprise. Definitely, this may sound exaggerating but to be honest, this had been the case for some period of time before I became a bureaucrat. The main point is, I think the idea of electing admins by surprise is worse than letting users to vote their admins they want.

Third, I think it's ok for Rose. We don't need him to be voted publicly, and if he doesn't pass it, we can't demote him... So I don't think we need it this time. Well, time passes and sometimes things need a change. I don't understand why you say it would be "harder" to become a bureaucrat when it comes to bureaucrat promotion system. Well, I hope I don't offend you, but to me you sound like having a well-established promotion system (including nomination and voting) is a harder means than directly promoting someone by a user of a higher rank... That's definitely not the case.

Lastly, I still don't know what you are doing with beta test admins. I perceived it as a threat and I hope I'm wrong in this.