I voted no. A vehement NO. No lowest common denominator politics here please  . let's concentrate on doing what's right and make this great place greater instead of miring ourselves down with petty debates and non sequitor votes.

And about voting for new members to be promoted... openly? by other members? to be seen by the very members who pass/fail? as an ongoing poularity contest? ahhh, hazing, anyone? This just stinks to me of collegiate frat competitions for acceptance and group approval. I think it works quite well the way it is now. Hell, it took me longer and more posts than most I know, but I remained undeterred. had I seen an evolving vote, with some for and some against, not only would I have marked out those in disagreement with my promotion as unfriendly, but I likely would not be here anymore.

Sorry, but this is the worst idea I have heard in a long time, and a guaranteed way to piss off and push off a lot of serious people who would surely, without the voting in place, become valuable contributing members instead of buggering off to some other forum.

Thassa ma rant. :d

JBArk