User blog comment:Toadgamer80/Closing Featured Character?/@comment-2151472-20130630234934/@comment-1874924-20130701001217

It's about giving people control over their own work. FQ has always allowed 3rd-party nominations, but it's really a different beast. FI started allowing 3rd-party nominations several months ago, and allowing it for FC may be the only way to save it.