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?

[Gigi]

^ Not a lot of people go in design forums, it's a lot of newbies who say their thanks and leave. It's not like the lounge, where people develop relationships and friendships. It's harder to keep track in there.
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I understand where you're coming from, Sammi, and I have to say that's a reasonable argument.

However, another reason why I don't like nominations is because we need to ASK the qualified members. I don't want to look through the thread right now, but someone said "If it weren't for the fact that they were nominated, these people wouldn't apply otherwise." Well, that's a bad sign.

I think people need to show intiative and show that they're really passionate about createBlog, and by picking "qualified" people who aren't really excited and obsessed with cB like some other members are...I don't like that.

This is my take on apps:
- They are a way to make a "list" of those interested -> Easier to deal with, and gives everyone a chance.
- By making people write an app it shows that they're at least a little serious about it.
- Other than that, I think that all the decisions made should be based on performance, contributions, overall helpfulness, friendliness, etc. Not the app itself.