Board Thread:Staff Rank Rights System/@comment-28606847-20170309001108/@comment-25014034-20170310081614

A candidate is elected on the basis of his/her own merit, not based on whether they have been staff members currently or previously.

If, however, there is a trend (which I don't think there has been - it is just that staff have prior experience) it is not the fault of the system but rather the community - the system which Rith and I had set up provides democratic elections and all the decisions are up to the people on the wiki - the users.

So, if you, as a candidate, are salty about why you're not getting elected to a position you should look to find your own faults. Every election has several candidates but only one outstanding one is elected. Look for ways to make yourself that outstanding person.