Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-25075055-20140220185718/@comment-3076045-20140303134425

To be fair - it is very rare for wikia contributors to vote, anyways.

I am not saying that they cannot or should not. (Although, Kudos abuse would technically be possible in that circumstance - I could sign out, and use my ip to vote again, for instance).

Rather, I would like to say that Wikia Contributors are UNLIKELY to vote in the current system. (Because, well, if they wanted to have their voice heard and actively contribute to the running of the wiki - i.e. the consensus changes and the like - then they would likely create an account - because that is usually the first step towards getting more formally involved.

As for checking whether people commented somewhere in the article ... it would be very easy ti make a mistake with that system - skip someone, for instance, and assume they didnt comment.

As for the template system, well, use me as an example:

Say I decide to be super lazy, and just because what the hell - I'll make up the final tally out of nowhere. I say policy "Block every Non-Australian User" has a vote of 30 in support, and 3 against. It wouldn't take much to work out that was complete rubbish, as there are 30 minus signs/opposes, and no supports. The kudos system - well, people didn't leave a comment, I say, and it narrowly passes, because I have got my friends over at some-random-wiki to like the support.

The non TL;DR version:

If its a policy that the vast majority of the regular editors (I mean those logging in at least every single day, or just about this) support a policy - it is rare to get more than half a dozen votes - unless it has been highlighted, or one of the admins bugs people on talk or chat. (Or someone else does the same thing). If its a contraversial topic though (For instance - the one about whether we should ban all non-registered editors) - then you'll often get a LARGE number of comments and voters on it - because a lot of people feel strongly either way, and, having an opinion, wish to voice it. By contrast, this one, which was started almost a week ago - has had only 2 votes either way.