Auto-Editor Election

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The AutoEditor elections happen on the main server. There you can see the details of all current and previous elections going back till 2004 when this system was implemented. If you are an AutoEditor, please participate in the ongoing elections.

Rules/Regulations/Formalities

  1. Any AutoEditor can nominate any editor with normal priviledges to be promoted to the AutoEditor status.
  2. The nominated editor must then be seconded by two other AutoEditors.
  3. Once seconded twice, the other AutoEditors have one week to vote on the promotion of the endorsed AutoEditor. A simple majority is required to be promoted.
  4. There are three voting options: "yes," "no," and "abstain."

Any editor who nominates or seconds a candidate cannot vote in the election itself.

Procedure

  1. To start a new election, go the the profile page of the user you want to nominate, and click the "Nominate for AutoEditor" link
  2. To second a candidate, go to the election page, click through to the details page for the candidate you'd like to support, then click the "Second" button
  3. To vote in an election, go to the election detail page for the candidate and click one of the voting buttons.

When each election starts (i.e., a new candidate is proposed), if/when voting opens, and when voting closes, the system will post a message to the Automods Mailing List, describing what is going on, and providing relevant web links; this list should also be used for discussion of the nomination.