Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-4984687-20150326211251/@comment-1251315-20150329204253

Madman97 wrote: Let's try and get off the topic of votes. We already had that argument. But this is an interesting proposition, Rim, and I think I like what you suggested. You're right in saying that this could help fill in our ranks, and this would be less strict. However, I hope the community's consensus would also be a factor in deciding their acceptance or denial, as we shouldn't just bring someone on who has a history of bad edits or something. That's just me, though. But why? Votes are a part of the discussion because votes are how people get rights on this wiki, so I see the discussion being completely relevant to this thread. Right now, the "community consensus" you speak is voting, not discussion, which is something I'm trying to point out should be done the other way around.

In fact, what you've pointed out by discussing edits is another reason why a vote shouldn't be the main reason to promote a user. Discussion is king, voting is a side thing and it should not be the determinant factor.