# My idea for an automatic leader permotion/demtion system
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-idea-for-an-automatic-leader-permotion-demtion-system/94360
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [August 9, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-idea-for-an-automatic-leader-permotion-demtion-system/94360 "2018-08-09T23:23:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@bonnedav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bonnedav)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-idea-for-an-automatic-leader-permotion-demtion-system/94360/1 "2018-08-09T23:23:19Z")
1. Add candidate trust level (or internal bit).
2. Add configurable leader/candidate activity requirements similar to regular.
3. Regulars are automatically promoted to candidates after meeting the requirements.
4. Candidates have no special powers.
5. Members and non-candidate regulars can vote for candidates.
6. Each voter gets 1 vote witch that they can switch between candidates (or noone) at any time.
7. When a Candidate’s vote count reaches a configurable % of total members (or a fixed number), they become leader.
8. Voters can still cast or change their vote on a leader.
9. If a leader’s vote count falls below the threshold, they are demoted back to candidate.
10. If a candidate or leader falls below the activity requirements they are demoted to non-candidate regular and there vote count is cleared.
11. **THIS SYSTEM CAN BE DISABLED!**
Thank you for reading, comments and suggestions are appreciated.
I am not sure what the default activity requirements and vote threshold should be. I will leave that up to you guys.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-idea-for-an-automatic-leader-permotion-demtion-system/94360/2 "2018-08-09T23:41:49Z")
You should look at the Stack Overflow moderator election process. It is the only public large website I know that does this — we pioneered it as far as I know.
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### Author:  [@bonnedav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bonnedav)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-idea-for-an-automatic-leader-permotion-demtion-system/94360/3 "2018-08-10T00:00:47Z")
This system combines strict requirements with community opinion. Hopefully this addresses the past concerns against auto leader promotion I read about. isn’t community involvement what discourse is all about. I would love input on this.
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### Author:  [@bonnedav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bonnedav)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-idea-for-an-automatic-leader-permotion-demtion-system/94360/4 "2018-08-10T03:57:46Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
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> You should look at the Stack Overflow moderator election process. It is the only public large website I know that does this — we pioneered it as far as I know.
Yes, but this system would be automated and allow for greater community control. Plus if a leader is bad then they can be quickly removed from power by just few un-votes. Under this system it would be hard to gain leader and easy to lose it. Exactly what you want in community based power right?