Proposal II === 

 Ok, here's my take on this.  I agree that there should be at least one person who keeps an eye on all thing related to Barack Obama.  However, looking at everything above, all I can say is that it is way to complicated.  All those rules, regs, etc still leave many things open to interpretation, gaming, and continual confusion.  My belief is in the acronym: K.I.S.S. or Keep It Simple Stupid!.  The simpler things are, the easier they are to understand, leaving less to interpretation/gaming/etc.   

 So here is my proposal: Instead of having chairs, councils, etc, we just have Moderators.  We have at least three moderators. Each acts on their own unless one steps over the line and then it is either the other moderators or admins who will deal with the moderator.  The moderator's job will be: 
 # To make sure the the discussions on the talk pages are on the content of the article and nothing more. 
 # To make sure there is no personal attacks, sockpupptery, obvious POV pushing, or other breaking of wiki policies/rules/etc. 
 # To remain neutral and not to participate other then to settle disputes. 
 # To enforce all rules agreed upon and also to take sanctions out on people violating the agreed upon rules that include warnings and temp bans.   

 We would elect these moderators and they would stay here throughout the election period.  After the election period, we can decide upon where to keep it going after that.   

 There is probably more to this, but I can't think of it right now.  Any thoughts, etc?    

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