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?

[*disco infiltrator*]

I visit the Design forums a lot and I don't think anyone was overlooked. There's just not that many people coming out of there.

I think it went fine. I don't see anything wrong with it. Yes, if you're not very known, you will get overlooked. It's somewhat of a popularity contest, but not necessarily "popularity" - just being known. If you don't stand out from the rest, or put yourself out there, you can't blame us for not recognizing you. I think this is better. It's what I wanted, personally. I want to be able to pick people off the top of my head that really stand out to me, and have. Those are the people that deserve it.

No mod should be so little known that mods can't think of who they are, or see them enough on a daily basis to think of them. We had the noms open for a long time; if someone had come to our mind later, we could have edited our posts and included them.

Gigi, I don't think your point is very valid - I don't think Libertie or Julie are that well-known by people, personally. No one has to know anyone else personally. As long as they stand out, they'll be recognized.