Suggestions, Comments & Problems: Request for feedback on Hall of Fame / Vets

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   As promised, once the crew section was sorted out I would look at improving Hall of Fame, more specifically the Vets list. So here it is.

I feel that there should be some sort of system or criteria for deciding who becomes a vet. I'm not thinking of a necessarily rigid set of rules, like "if you do X, Y and X then you become a vet". But at the very least a few basic suggested attributes.

As such this thread is not a "recommend a vet", it is here to find out what kind of attributes or criteria the community feels is important for someone to become a vet. You can recommend people as part of an example, such as "I think a vet should be someone who is looked up to like XMan" or "someone who has put in effort to improve the site like Y-Dogg", though recommended names for vetship won't result in any one getting the promotion.

I have forgotten most of my old criteria when the current Vets were promoted between 10 and 7 years ago (hence why they are all old heads or unkowns). But as a non-battler, I didn't rank a members skill very high on the checklist. My formula was also rather flexible, which each vet being promoted on their own key merits.

For example a strong consideration was for contribution to the site. People who went out of their way and beond what was expected to improve the site and community. Another key attribute was if some one was if someone was highly respected and someone to looked up to. An example of what members should aim to be. 

Obviously there was more to it than that, but as I said I have mostly forgotten it now. But needless to say, the people who are on the vet list, though it is outdated now, earned their place on that list in their day.

So, before we can start to fill the vet list again we need some kind of idea of what a vet should be. What do you think makes somebody a vet? What kind of attributes should a vet possess to be considered for the role? 

Also what sort of process should a nomination take? Should it be a poll once a month? Recommendations by the community at any time? or selected by a panel of judges? These are just suggestions to get the ball rolling and you are free to condemn them or throw your own into the pot.