Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-4544033-20160127002158

Hey guys,

I have an idea that is important, as I hate doing Consensus Track, but I have the idea, and it needs both approval and a level of brainstorming.

While I was gone, I was reading a good deal. One book I finished related to Leadership, and one page mentioned how the this man hated employee of the month. He mentioned that he would hear people complain about how the system did not work. The one reason that relates to us, was that people would be given the spot light because they had been there long enough they might as well be given it. He said that he prefers "Member of the Moment" events that celebrate whenever a customer or colleague catches someone doing something right. He has a "wall of fame" where people can leave notes about what others have done well. As I looked at this, I realized that we are having problems with our Member of the Month System.

We have not had a nominee for some time now, this is due to our policy of no repeat honors and no Admins (Tim being one of the longest serving editors and not having MOTM). I also feel that due to the lack of heavy editors that have yet to be noticed, we are willing to lower the bar, or rush to give this months award to the newest guy here. While Both Bronkiin, and Gamin both did a lot for the wiki for images, they both were new to the wiki when they got credit, and I fear this is an issue long term.

This wiki cannot and should not run on the few, like anything, we are a large group of people who put aside our differences to make sure that the content on this wiki is true and available for all. As such, anybody who edits, repairs, updates, or trains should be noticed for their work in editing.

I am suggesting we either update how we handle MOTM, or replace it fully with a new method. We do not have the regular flow of editors anymore, and this is not the first time the pool has run dry. I think we should adapt the methods mentioned above for our own needs and replace a system that has served us well, but needs to be updated.

I know I am slow to change, and that is not something I am going to change, but this is something that needs done/updated, and I am asking for you all to look into this and help me smooth this idea out and improve how we give notice to the hard working editors who make this wiki great.

Thank You, and happy editing.-Cheatcodechamp (talk) 00:21, January 27, 2016 (UTC) 