User blog comment:Fanfiction2010/And Here's Your April Featureds/@comment-1153194-20100330165702

Thanks for the update.

Something I feel should be mentioned is that there is no rule that states that something submitted is removed from the voting when it receives five or more oppose votes. I've received several questions about this under several situations, so I should address it. An entry was removed from Featured Character by someone other than an admin. The character even had more support votes than oppose, making it have more support than some other entries. While I chose not rollback the action, as it is close to the end of the month, it still shouldn't be done. Part of the reason I'm against having a "five oppose votes and you're out" rule is that the characters and stories are personal, and edited individually and not collectively (mostly), unlike other wikis, meaning that it affects one person's feelings as opposed to no one. Also, the support and oppose votes are entirely opinion or personal preference on this wiki, as opposed to another wiki where quality of the article and how informative it is play major factors in voting. Another reason is that strategy can play a part for some. One person could see that an entry has severak oppose votes, and they could take it off the list by voting oppose so whatever they would rather win does, even if they don't really dislike the character, or have even read the story.