Board Thread:Improvements and Issues/@comment-3290324-20121228051503/@comment-3290324-20121231231359

Alright. So it's about two hours before the voting closes, and I'm about to finally cast my vote. Now, I know some of you may be wondering why I've been avoiding this damn page like a plague, and it's for a few reasons. Firstly, I felt that if I voted, I would hurt either Mega or Yummy's feelings, and both of them are awesome friends and I really didn't want to do that. Secondly, whenever we vote on our wiki, there tends to be a "follow the leader" type mentality. Meaning that people tend to go with the crowd and listen to the first few voters, and I didn't want my vote to influence the votes of others. Thirdly, I was afraid of another "Bad Voting". I screwed up big time on an Administrator voting in the past and I haven't been able to live it down yet, and I did not want a repeat of that situation. Fourthly, the votes were pretty close and I didn't want to have my vote as a deciding factor or for it to end up being a tie-breaker or anything like that, so I waited to the end. Now, before I vote, I'd like to say that both Mega and Yummy are AMAZING editors, and I really wish that there were two spots to be filled. And I'm not just saying that to be saying that. I REALLY wish that I didn't have to make such a tough choice, but, unfortunately I do as I feel it wouldn't be right if an Administrator didn't voice his opinion on a forum of such importance.

Mega is an unbelievably hard worker who is willing to do jobs that require such a large amount of work that the rest of us are unwilling to do them. He's kind and funny and I'm happy anytime I'm working with him. And I know his carefree personality does come off as immaturity, but I know him well enough to know that he isn't a child or someone who can't get his work done. And so I'm not silly enough to hold his fun-loving nature against him. Plus, he really has matured working on this wiki. He's had his ups and downs, but he's gotten better because of them and that's what is important.

Yummy is also an unbelievably hard worker. The jobs she does are usually very tedious and require a large amount of delicacy and work. And like with Mega's work, the rest of us are unwilling to do it. She's one of the kindest and funniest people I know, and everything she does is always done to the best of her ability. At times, I believe she is perhaps too kind or not assertive enough since she often times won't do some of the great ideas that she has without asking since she fears it is not her place, but her cautiousness has never been a major issue and I don't think it ever will be. And, after becoming the head of the Anime Summary Guild, her assertiveness has gotten much, much better.

Both Mega and Yummy are very committed and I appreciate that. This is very important considering the terrible luck we've had with commitment among Administrators in the past.

Once again, this is a tough decision but I'm going to vote for... . I had intended to vote for my son at first, but after reading her request speech, I really do think she would be the best for the position. One of the main reasons being her time zone. Mega and Reli are in the exact same time zone and I'm one hour behind them. Having three Administrators in pretty much the same time zone seems sort of ignorant on our part. Furthermore, Yummy has consistently shown me that whatever she does, she'll do to the best of her ability and I think that is an important trait for an Administrator.

I'd like to say that this vote does not reflect who I like better or any nonsense like that. It's a vote that reflects who I think would be a little better for the wiki. I was encouraged by a friend not to vote with my heart but to vote with my mind, and so I decided to do so. Overall, this was one of the toughest decisions I've ever had to make in my life and I really do not want to make one this tough again, but, unfortunately, I'll have to. Really soon as a matter of fact.