Like I said before concerning Candidate 5, not taking initiative or shying away from a conflict can be a bad trait but, when everything else is added together from all the other candidates, I feel that there is going to be something about each of them that's going to make us want to hold back on promoting them.

After reading what you guys have said, I have had no change of heart for Candidate 3. It seems like this person would be a better help to the forum as a go-to guy than a moderator.

I'm definitely leaning toward Candidate 1 for promotion. Hands down.

Edit: Bear this in mind. When a person is promoted, they have access to everything we've written. They'll see what has been thought about them and I think that has a strong chance to change the things that the staff thinks they lack. With Candidate 5, that would be the confrontation problem. I think being promoted could actually help Candidate 5 with that problem.

1 and 5 for me, also.