User blog comment:Parax./Community Vote: Prince Leon of England/@comment-3359524-20130104162851/@comment-2040576-20130104183629

PMing means if we want proof the users support us, we have to screen each PM, which takes time where as everything ca be seen on a blog. A blog also allows for healthy discussion and debating, so conclusions can be drawn and compromises made. I am not saying it is an invalid vote (although I think it is), I am saying you are not answering the question and therefore not helping us. Answer the bloody question. If you vote Oppose I will consider that to mean you want Leon to stay here and so he shall.

I am not attacking you for your reasons, I am questioning it. We posed a question but you did not answer it, you answered in the negative but you were not answering the question you were posing your own. To be honest, I see the community vote was a mistake and I should have stuck to my plan with Leon being on his last warning, however many users, mods and admins wanted a vote and I didn't think it could do any harm.

I am not so sure I like the idea of people not being able to question your opinion. Sure, we do not need arguing, insulting and causing trouble because someone does not agree with you, but healthy discussion and debating is good, because as I said above it allows conclusions to be drawn and so on. This community vote is not even that bad, we have had worse. There is only about one thread were people were forgetting the vote and just arguing and insulting.

Also, the supporters are not the only ones questioning opinions. Leon is going to people in PM and "sucking up" (quoted from a user) to them to get them to change votes. Is that not worse than us trying to make progress? I cannot stand it when people try and sway votes slyly in PM. If Leon wants votes to change, he should not make promises he should act. Actions speak louder than words, and right now his sly soothing words are not to my liking nor in the spirit of a good fair debate or vote.

I know I told you this in chat, but I want to say it here too so others see my point and so that I what I say is on record and I am not just sneaking around arguing what I can for things to go in my favour. Perhaps I should oppose because Leon is trying to get people to change their votes. I want Leon banned, but I do not want him to change votes, and since the default for not agreeing with something irrelevant is oppose, that seems like what I should do.