User blog comment:The Symphonic Taco/Moderator Nominations January 2017/@comment-24692847-20170112053117

I'm going to be running for the position of forum moderator. Previously, I ran for admin, so you may notice some parallels between my two self-nominations, although this one is more focused towards TOTM. Anyways, without further ado. ..

I became a member on this wiki in the April of 2013 (under the username WiressFan21), but closed the account for personal reasons before creating my current out. This being said, I believe that I'm one of the longest users on this wiki, although I have admittingly had two different periods of inactivity (for personal reasons). However, I always end up coming back.

Throughout my time on the wiki, I've witnessed the rise and fall of two "eras" of TOTM, and believe that I can pull the best qualities from each to create the perfect method for this competition. My system for TOTM works like this:

Of course, with this method, I'd have to determine the actual lengths depending on the month and if any issues arise, but the scheduling should be very simple.
 * The tribute of the month is announced on the first day of the month, but all the selections take place in the previous month. (For example, the TOTM for February would be announced on February 1st, but the competition will take place during the second through fourth weeks of January)
 * The first week of the month is solely reserves for preparing for the next TOTM and for reverence for the actual TOTM.
 * During the weekdays of the second week, any user is allowed to submit up to three tributes they believe deserve the title. One of them is allowed to be their own tribute, although they should nominate at least one tribute that isn't their own if they do
 * For the next few days, the moderator will go through the nominated tributes and select who they believe are the top ten most qualified tributes for the title
 * Users will have about a week to vote for their favorite two tributes of the ten, but must include valid reasoning as to why. If their reasoning is "bad," then that vote will be ignored. (Note: Users would not be able to vote for their own tributes this round)
 * After counting up the votes, there wil be five finalists, which the users will then vote for their favorite with reasoning. However, if there seems to be a certain bias in it, which the moderator must determine, he/she could select which tribute they believe should be it (Note: With this, though, I think there should be an admin help determine who has the final say in this situation, whether it be the community or the moderator)
 * Finally, the TOTM will be selected and the process will repeat again

Anyways, thanks for your consideration!