User blog comment:Loygansono55/August 2015 Staff Changes/@comment-24078641-20150816174946

I'm going to organize my arguments for/against everyone in an organzied way. My opinions might change though if people bring up good points. Please don't hate, I have nothing personal against any of these guys and if I did, it wouldn't affect what I say here.

I oppose Meat because I feel like he only cares about being active so he can be mod. I think this because he has implied it before, and his behavior also suggests it. I think he would be ok as mod and get stuff done, but I will have to say no for now because we don't really need mods that badly and there are candidates I think would be better for the spot.

I oppose Scraw as well, the last sentence of the paragraph above sums this up as well. Scraw has the edge over Meat in chat activity, but that doesn't make a lot of difference imo.

Now onto the admin promotions.

I oppose Wach because admin is a big position to fill. He has shown multiple times as mod that he is not the best at mediating when real conflicts happen (conflicts involving non-trolls). I also don't think he has much knowledge of admin privileges (correct me if I'm wrong, Wach), which is a crutch. As an editor, he also struggles a little bit I feel. Wach isn't too argumentative and and stays cool-mannered, though, which is an admirable trait.

I am neutral on Trix because while her and I don't get along, she has shown that she can mediate chat decently. She did make a mistake recently, but honestly every staff does at some points. Her neutrality is both admirable and also slightly aggravating. Admirable in the way that she can consider both sides' viewpoints and stay rational, but aggravating because leadership requires a little bit more certainty in things and sticking to one side. She does get emotional, but she has improved on that. Overall, she's got a lot of good traits and is working on her worse ones, so I won't oppose.

I support Bantha for admin because while he isn't involved as much as the other staff, he doesn't need to make an argument for everything. He brings up very good points in a way that doesn't piss everyone off and rarely loses his cool. That's really admirable. He could please a lot of users while also being a good leader.

I am neutral to Wonder because while he is probably everyone's favorite candidate, he worries me quite a lot. He does have a tendency to argue over small things and gets an attitude often. Even still, Wonder can be reasonable and he also has been very helpful with editing and otherwise. His negative traits really stand out though so that's why I can't support.

I can't vote on myself, but the way I see myself as admin, I think I would be alright. I know my weaknesses and am working to get better. I can be very argumentative at times and while I bring up similar points to Bantha, I deliver my messages in a way that isn't as likeable by some people. I also am not liked by certain people, but I hold no grudges, I like to forgive, so if anyone thought I had  beef with them, I really don't. I am active a lot and have admin on a bunch of other wikis, so I know admin privliges. I'm friendly (at least I think so), but yeah, sometimes my words can cause issues when I don't mean to, which is probably my biggest flaw.

So ye, that's about all I have to say on this for now, I'm gonna read what other people have to say