Well, what I was envisioning was not a closed vote (as with the arbcom
elections) but rather a long and friendly training process, where
users are intergrated into the community in a series of steps, each
based on some positive act the user was involved in. For example
mediating a dispute, revertng a certain amount of vandalism, welcoming
newcomers, cleaning up articles, writing stubs, and being part of
getting an article featured, for example.
In summary, I'd like to see adminship be based on a series of
successes and training, rather than what can often amount to a rather
rough popularity contest. Also, we (as a community) simply need to
integrate users better, and be kinder and more helpful in general.
Jack (Sam Spade)