Board Thread:The Seven Seas Court/@comment-3112181-20140712233623/@comment-3112181-20140713014426

I have to go, so these'll be my last words on the matter, assuming Bobby will be on soon to give the final vote.

I understand that people oppose, but what I don't understand is why they oppose. As in, I don't get the arguments. G and Johnny both opposed because "it's too soon to promote somebody", which doesn't make any sense. We just lost two chat mods; now is the best time to promote! We have vacant slots to fill.

Taylor's opposition seems entirely personal towards Parax, so I won't even go there.

And then all Ned could say to oppose is "I don't know what could come from this".

In my mind, at least, these are extremely weak points the opposers are making. When you compare them to the reasons I listed as to why he should be promoted, do they even match up? What if it is "too soon" to promote another chat moderator? What's the harm in quickly replacing and making a speedy recovery from the resignation of not one, but two staff members? Worst case scenario: Mallace doesn't do his job well, so we demote him and look elsewhere. I don't understand these arguments at all.

It appears to me that the people opposing are getting a "let's slow things down a little bit" kind of attitude after the rather controversial events of the other night. This is completely understandable. In fact, I kind of feel the same way. But, what happened the other night was nothing short of a wiki crisis, and when that happens, we have to dedicate ourselves to the rebuilding phase. We do need a new chat mod right now. Mallace is an exceptional candidate. He cares about this wiki probably more than anybody else here. Not to mention he's qualified for the position more than anybody else here. How could you oppose that?