[WaifuApple]

I would like to start out by saying that this post is still and always was about the situation with GMs. People probably weren't looking for justifications of why someone acted the way they did, here -- and for sure, saying you'd remove the post doesn't mean anything. Especially when it wasn't told to anyone here. It's not really a defense against any recieved reports.

Moving on to the actual topic at hand, though. I agree with Roland, here. Not doing anything because the community won't fully approve it is not an acceptable way to move forward, and nobody in the community should be content this way. This talk of "but how will X and Y" in regards to finding new members of the staff team usually only serve to raise the bar impossibly high, and make it so that it seems we should never take action or speak out, because the result will never be good enough.

What we need is someone who can set their differences with other people aside to be impartial enough to enforce the rules fairly and at least semi-equally. And as far as their durability for the role goes - it should NOT be a major worry. Judging how people can handle things FOR them is a problem, for start. People can give the job their best shot, carry themselves as far as they can, and if the time comes and they feel the need to step down, another can step up.

It doesn't have to be seen as a revolving door. Even if they don't make it to the end of the game, having those members of staff there in the first place is better than not. No "but will they stay", because having them for even a short time is more than we get if we never have them at all.

And I agree. Now is a good time to talk with GMs and Dev about getting such a system in place. A way for people to apply for the role - or be recruited. Ultimately, to be vetted by GMs and Dev, for obvious reasons. But it would give them an idea of who's up to the task, and allow them to look into the merits of everyone, rather than, perhaps trying to think of a few people from mind but never really being able to consider everyone because some don't quite come to mind at first thought.

Also, I should clarify in regards to my mention of "not agreeing with eventmins" I was meaning "the pick of certain ones" as a generalisation. It was meant to show that, well, the community already doesn't always agree on who gets a certain role - but if someone DOES get into that role, most are at least willing to accept it and warm up to that.