Board Thread:Wiki discussion/@comment-4812386-20160811035057

Given the constant flooding we have had in the past months of requests for the administrator right, sometimes by users who were inexperienced or did not well understand the policies, I would like to introduce a system where users who want to become administrators first have to be nominated by a current administrator. Administrators could nominate experienced users they have noticed who have a good contribution history, always with the agreement of said users, and users could ask an administrator to be nominated if they believe they are suitable candidates. I want to ask the community for its input about this system.

I don't want the administrators to be seen as a cabal that handpicks the other administrators without consulting the community, and that is not the intent, of course. Any user in good standing and with a credible request for becoming an administrator could ask an administrator to be nominated, and would be unlikely to be rejected.

Some clarifications:


 * Contributors would not be nominated without their agreement.
 * There would still be a community discussion before someone becomes an administrator. 