Forum:New High Priest Election

As some of you may have noticed, Dexington recently resigned as a member of the High Priests. Because it's obvious that High Priests are going to have more duties within the next week due to the proposal for a change in Good Article voting that seems likely to pass, it's important that we find a replacement for Dex as quickly as possible. We will hopefully be electing two new High Priests, assuming enough people are nominated. However, we need at least one.

There are a few things you will need to recognize about who can be High Priests.


 * 1) You will need to have enough time to dedicate to properly reviewing and voting for every article that is nominated.
 * 2) If you no longer have the time after you have been elected, it is expected that you will step down and make way for someone who is active.
 * 3) If you have less than 250 edits you may not be nominated, as that is against the Voting Policy.
 * 4) If you have been here for less than one month you may not be nominated, as that is against the Voting Policy.
 * 5) If you have had your voting rights taken away from you and they will not be restored by the time this election ends then you may not be nominated.
 * 6) You do NOT need to have a Good Article to be a High Priest, though it's helpful.
 * 7) Decreton Lords CAN be nominated, but they have the right to reject the nomination if they do not want to serve in both positions at one time.

The last three obviously have to do with the Voting Policy. One thing I'm going to throw out that's different is that you may nominate yourself, though you cannot vote for yourself. I'm saying you can nominate yourself because there are a very limited number of candidates this time around, so it's important that anyone who is interested that meets the above qualifications has a say in whether they are nominated. However, per the Voting Policy, you cannot vote for yourself. When you nominate someone or yourself, please do it like so:


 * ===Name===
 * ====Support====
 * ====Oppose====
 * ====Neutral====
 * ====Discussion====

Whether you are nominated by someone else or you nominate yourself, you must state in the discussion section of your nomination why you feel that you are the most qualified person for this job. I'd like to see at least a paragraph or two from each nominee that says why they feel they are qualified, what experience they have, what they will bring to the job, and anything else they feel is important for the voters to know about. This will allow for people to vote based on qualifications rather than just a popularity contest.

So, instead of rambling on, I'll wrap this up. Basically, vote for whomever you feel is most qualified based on what they said. Also remember to remain cognizant of the qualifications, and remember that you may nominate yourself per my above reasons. Voting will end two weeks today on Thursday, June 5th at 11:59pm EST, though the voting period can and will be extended or shortened if need be. Good luck to all who are nominated! - President Brandon Rhea  (Pressroom) (Record) 01:39, 23 May 2008 (UTC)