User blog comment:Jackboog21/Moderator/@comment-5392675-20150430091436

Stop voting for people to become Mods - this isn't the point of the poll. The poll is to decide whether we should add a new rank.

If the Moderator is added to the ranks, my plan would be to have two types of Mods - Trial Mods and Mods. Before becoming a full-Mod, all "Mod"-couldbes will start as Trial Mods; Trial Mod applications would only start with 1 spot. The Trial Mod application would go as follows:


 * Forum Application (like with Rollbacks, Chat Mod etc.)

The Applications will then only be open every other 3-6 months or so, unless there is a staff overload; those who have never gotten a staff role before will get priority over those who were ex-Rollbacks or ex-CMs. Admins will not be able to join the applications (for obvious reasons).
 * Community Vote (if Forum Application is successful, the Modcouldbes will be pit against other Modcouldbes. Person with the most votes will become a Trial Mod, so on and so forth.)