Doesn't me explaining why I shouldn't be elected count -4?

HG, still clinging to his cosy corner :-)

doc was the name I kept looking at while making the 'More candidates' lists. The main reason I didn't suggest him myself (other than having already proposed one - I'm not overly fond of the 'hS Is Controlling Everything' narrative) is that I feel like he hasn't been all that active.

But every PG we've got has had their inactive spells, so that's not really a bar if people are in favour. So yes, I support this.

hS

Speaking as someone who has had doc as a beta multiple times, his writing abilities are excellent and his judgement is well-reasoned. Considering how long he has been with this community, I see no reason why he shouldn't be a PG.

I know I've been trying to be more active on the Board lately, but my free time is still very much something I earn for myself, not a guarantee. I'm not meaning any disrespect to existing PGs, because I realize we're all busy, and that they're spending their own free time to serve as PGs. But I can literally go days without even turning my computer on, if I get stuck in a eat-work-sleep cycle. So I just don't feel like I can be a PG with any reliability.

And that's putting aside my own discomfort at making decisions that can affect other people. I know granting/denying permission is a very minor thing in the grand scheme of the universe, but it's still a level of influence that I don't have any right to exert over others. Making decisions is terrifying, and Gan knows I've made bad decisions in this community in the past. I don't know if I can be trusted with this responsibility.

So here's the takeaway: if the community feels that we are lacking in PGs, such that my below-standard service is actually potentially necessary right now, then I will "run," as it were. Otherwise, leave me out of this election. (And considering this PG election was basically just tacked on to a called-for mod election, I think it's safe to say I'm not needed.)

—doctorlit, the PG, not that this community needs, but also, one it doesn't deserve I always butcher that Dark Knight quote, and have probably done so again, but you get the idea. :|

No offense to ya, doc—I do think you'd be a great mod, if you had the time, but you're not really online enough to keep an eye on how the chat's going.

That said, I fully support him being a Permission Giver. :)

This is for people who make people go, and I quote, "oh hey, PERSONNAMEHERE has actually been really great for the community!". I cause arguments and drama and I get unreasonably angry at minor provocation. While I wouldn't go so far as to say that I'm bad for the community (though there were quite a few people over the years who'd argue otherwise), I'm nowhere near the standard of both behaviour and output that a PG/Moderator should uphold.

Tomash is an active participant in the community, and he has already shown his ability to handle responsibility. He is generally able to examine both sides of a given situation, and does not make decisions rashly. I believe he would make an excellent mod.

I know from personal experience that looking at a thread where a dozen people have already wildly agreed with a candidate is a strong disincentive to proposing your own. 'It's not like they'll get the same number of votes, so why bother?'

Which I figured was the reason behind the 'please don't vote here' part, but that... kind of didn't happen, so.

Anyway: I can't believe for a moment that Akrinor is the only possible mod for the Discord, or that Larfen and Hieronymus are the only conceivable Permission Givers. Folks, if you've got someone in mind, nominate them! Someone has to be the first.

hS

It's redundant to say at this point, but still. Give this man a hat!

You can’t drag the hermit out of his cosy tiny corner in Castle Arkive and make him rule a barony when he hasn’t done any knightly services yet.

I don’t deserve that honor. I barely recovered from getting Permission when I didn’t feel ready to ask for it. I still have to show that I can write a decent mission, or actually anything that’s longer than about two thousand words. (Okay, Ticket to Ride may count, although it’s intentionally bad, but not bad enough for the badfic games?)

My "reviewing" is mostly just proofreading, covering the lack of thought with one friendly sentence about how I liked the story – but I’m barely able to tell what I liked and why. (Proofreading is important, and I’m proud on my ability to help out there – and looking back through my archive of everything I posted ever, I actually did better reviews in the earlier years and may be able to get back to that.) Every studious person can get the technicalities right. When it comes to what really requires talent, like keeping characterization consistent while showing character development, I’m not so sure I can do that or see it or the lack of it in others’ works.

Never being embroiled in a scandal or drama should actually speak against me. Despite occasionally voicing an intent to change that habit, I have a record of cowardly cautiously staying away from potential trouble, only showing up to join the majority when my voice doesn’t matter anymore. Actually, the essence of my life is that I never ever wanted to be a decision maker, and I may not be prepared to start now.

Giving Permission to a writer who is not obviously perfect? I’m scared of creating a new [redacted].

Denying Permission to a writer who is not quite there, and then having to explain how they could improve (which is in important part of denying Permission)? I’m even more scared.

Can’t you foresee that, whenever an actual permission request shows up, I’ll just hide in a hole until somebody else made the decision? Accepting the PG hat when I’ll probably never use it might be dishonest.

But know what? I’m a Slytherin, because Pottermore said so; honesty is not on my character sheet. I’ll take that shiny hat, put it on my hatstand, decorate it with my shiny gold medal for being able to write English better than most Americans, and then we’ll see what happens.

HG, not promising anything

I remember just assuming he was a PG, when I was all new and the like, and it turned out he didn't even have permission.

So, anyhow, I reckon that makes him pretty PGworthy, ay?

HG seems like he'd do a good job of Permission Giving.

I'd also like to take the opportunity to say that all the reviewing that HG does is a great service to the community and to thank him for it.

- Tomash

Without question or hesitation. He's good, he's thoughtful, he knows his stuff, and he makes an effort to be present in the community. I definitely think he'd be able to accurately judge a Permission request, and we already know he can communicate his thoughts on writing very well.

...honestly, until I reread your post, I'd forgotten it was *Permission* he'd been given by the PGs and thought he might already be one himself.

At any rate, I say yes. Give him a Hat. I'm sure he'll take good care of it.

~Z

PS: ...wait, hold on. I've been embroiled in a scandal or drama...? Unless the "Brink" interlude counts, I must have repressed the memory of that or something. I mainly remember being on the *edges* of drama, not actually *embroiled* in it. Or is "Brink" what you were thinking of? I do remember it somehow spawned a thread full of arguing, which was very unpleasant but did get resolved. I suppose that could count...

First of, I'm flattered and kind of surprised people see me as trustworthy for that position. Personally, I'm not as sure about my judgement on when to let the chat self-regulate and when to intervene, especially my ability to quickly recognize when a certain behaviour crosses the line to harrassment or trolling.

However, I'm willing to accept the position if people think I'm suitable for it. For this I propose that, if no 'opposed' votes pop up after I post this, I take up the position for a limited amount of time (maybe one or two months), at the end of which people will have the ability to decide if they are happy with me in that position, and for me to decide whether I think I'm able (and willing) to stay.

Lastly, if people have concerns with the idea of me being a mod, I hereby explicitly ask them to voice these concerns.

~Ak

Assuming he's up for it, I reckon he'd make a pretty good mod, I'll vote for that.

Akrinor is fairly quiet in the chat, but when he does comment, he shows that he's definitely been reading the whole conversation. Because of this, I trust Akrinor to maintain a balance between letting the chat self-regulate and enforcing the rules himself.

...for the sole reason that I have no personal experience with Larfen as a beta, which is a rather important component. I can say however that he writes well himself, is generally fun to talk to (including about written works), and is an active PPCer. If he's also a good beta, which at least one person down the thread has explicitly stated him to be, I'd say he's a good choice.

~Z

Larfen's a great beta and an excellent writer; he's also skilled at giving concrit in a reasonable and kind manner. He'll make a great Permission Giver.

-Alleb, who really needs to post more often

I'd definitely be willing to do it, should the whole thing get accepted, go through, et al and so on, or however it goes. Seems fun enough, ay? I probably ought to have time to do it, too, uni nonwithstanding.

I mean, I really dunno. Do people trust me here? I dunno!