Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-6941549-20140215223715/@comment-4787430-20140216015114

That's true for any of the staff positions. Anyone can quietly ask another staff member to nominate them. Even though a staff member can nominate someone, it still means that the nominee needs to meet whatever requirements are set. I would hope that there is some better judgement than just saying "Oh, okay, why not".

Ultimately, it's the voters that will decide the outcome of a nomination.