NAT is a uniquely G2K1 thing. LAT on Classic does levels/tiling, NPCs, and our own graphics now that we've been forbidden from monopolizing the GFX team's time.
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We vote because it's the fairest system available. My predecessors would hire based on name, that was silly. One of them took applications from the people he liked, had a few of us vote on them, then hired none of them. Voting does 2 things: it gives everyone a say (even if their say is limited to "No vote, thanks"), and it shows me who's actually here. Apparently half the current LAT is dead weight. Not surprisingly, mostly transfers from Graphics. Last time I ask for one of those...
Here's the crux of it. If we go with a vote, I can vote against you and you can still get in. If we go with the monarchy/dictatorship system, I vote against you and you're blacklisted from ever applying to the LAT again. Do you
really thing voting's the worse option?