[quote=@BingTheWing]
Why not just have a community-wide vote? 
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The logistics of that would need to be planned out well, and again require the aforementioned trust for the purpose not to be defeated. You may also run into the niche groups issue, where people will simply stick by their friends - and good friends aren't necessarily good moderators. People who are good at "things", possibly even GMing, may not necessarily be good at making an efficient group that doesn't hinder, but support the staff.

Such an idea would be viable if you made a clear explanation of how it would work.

[quote=@Etcetera]
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Because people are easily manipulated and typically not invested enough to put in the work to make wise decisions.
^This isn't just me throwing shade—knowing that is part of my IRL job. A lot of organizations are hurt by that fact.
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Also, this ^