What we are effectively doing here in the Agora is creating a form of government. One where every user can bring forth concerns and policy suggestions.

What we need to do this is procedures. No government in the world can run effectively without them. These would be things like deciding when a vote can take place, and deciding what the vote will be about. We will also need procedures on how we even get to the point of calling a vote.

None of this existed before the vote for the mods. I was a part of that original thread about defederating from EH, and it was half discussion, half vote, and half personal attacks. It was the ManBearPig of threads. That thread showed there was sufficient reason to call a true vote on the topic, and I'm glad the mods have done so. But that thread was out of control.

Now, you bring up a good point, that the vote thread seems to be overwhelmingly in favor. So, why don't we propose a new policy? After 3 days, if the vote tallies show a supermajority of votes for aye or nay, and the vote has passed a certain number of votes cast, then the vote is called early.

We would want to make sure the supermajority is high enough to be clear, say 80% or 90%. And we must absolutely be sure that enough votes have been cast to represent the instance at large. Perhaps 40-50% of the total users? I'm no statistician, so these numbers will likely need to be adjusted.

Ultimately, we need to get to a point where enough policy and procedures have been decided where the mods and admins simply act out those policies and procedures without our needing to vote. If you stick around, you can help form those policies and ensure they are fair.