Board Thread:Site Discussions/@comment-4533965-20160908202646/@comment-1272757-20160909062840

CharleneTheDark wrote: However, other things like user rights do not have to be voted for in my opinion. I think we can trust the ones in charge to choose the right people for those positions. And if it turns out to be a bad idea, you can still revert it.

What is most important is that you are okay with the situation. Unhappy bureaucrats lead to unhappy users.

I have to strongly, strongly disagree with this. Admins and 'crats are not perfect, and can lend themselves to favoritism or bad decisions. If they promoted the wrong person, then it's the wiki and its community that suffers for it.

Admins are supposed to be the ones trusted by the community to maintain the wiki. As such, community consensus is essential for deciding User Rights.