Board Thread:Site Discussions/@comment-4533965-20140908212058/@comment-4533965-20140908215039

Myself 123 wrote: Because that's what we modeled our RfUR page on. Furthermore, wikia itself is based on Wikipedia. You can set up a discussion to change that if you wish, but I see no point.

Additionally, 80% isn't the minimum for consensus, 80% or higher is a pass and those below 70% is a fail (I got that part wrong earlier), there's a clear middle ground there.

Lastly, consensus is not a majority vote, consensus is to determine if the community backs the nomination. A. I never said it was a majority vote.

B. Okay, so pretty much anything above 70% is good? Well, alright, thanks for clarifying that for me.

C. I suppose I could change the rule, but it doesn't seem necessary.

D. Did you noticed I answer this backwards? :P