new hiring process, pros and cons Options

[*incoherent*]

so, i was talking with someone about this about 2 minutes ago and wanted to know what everyone though of how it went being the first time it was implimented.

i didnt want to put this just randomly in another thread, i wanted it to be seen.

so, pros and cons.

pros
-i liked the idea of nominations.

cons
-nominations seemed like endorsements which we did away with due to the fact that only people were picking their friends. i did talk to many mods, and noted it for myself too, that mods werent nominating just friends. i was nominated by 3 people i didnt even talk to.

-not everyone seems to get their chance. just because they dont stand out, doesnt mean they shouldnt be given a shot. sure, there was the discussion thread, but how much of that was taken in when nominations were made?

[sadolakced acid]

^ however, a newbie who hasn't posted a lot isn't likely to meet the requirements, are they?

although, yes, i do agree that generally, if you know someone, like with inside jokes and convos and all, then that can't be emulated by simply reading back posts, but reading back posts can help give a general idea of a person.

i'm sure mods wouldn't be like... they're not my friend, so although their posts seem quite intelligent, i don't know them personally and thus will not nominate them.