User blog comment:Emperors Arise/VSTR Over Selective?/@comment-1142365-20150715121750

This response isn't going to be written as being from someone of a "high rank". First and foremost, please remember that VSTF rights are nothing more than an extended toolkit that are given to some users who have showed themselves as being trustworthy to use them for their sole purpose - to remove spam and vandalism on Wikia.

There are a few points you have made that are worth discussion. The main point you've seemingly made is that the process of becoming VSTF is "biased" and "ovdrselective". These may be the wrong words for it; but it is definitely selective. And the reason it is selective has been tentatively answered in your own blog. The VSTF toolkit includes amongst other things: the ability to global block and the ability to check user IP addresses. These are innately sensitive and powerful tools and as such should only be in the hands of users who have proven themselves to be trustworthy on the global Wikia level.

You mention that VSTF have too much power. How so? Do VSTF have any power, or do they just have some extra tools to clear up spam and vandalism? This is a good conversation to have.

You have brought up some points for discussion, some of which might be best answered by staff, especially regarding the selection "process". As such, feel free to directly send this feedback to staff. Hopefully they will respond in a helpful manner to you.