User blog comment:Solomus-BlackWing/Power Debate/@comment-25076627-20140715211907/@comment-1620907-20140716172231

Just a slight amendment to your argument Total: The community had been consulted over promoting Solomus and it was initially agreed upon in a discussion between the pair of us in a public chat that he would be promoted when the time was right. Initially we planned to leave the site and do other things so Han seemed like a reasonable replacement and many users agreed with that sentiment. So I completely support the actions you took then as it was done in good faith after a long grace period.

Yes, you didn't consult anyone over promoting Dirge and when we initially asked him (during the time we were discussing potential future admins) he refused the offer so he was written off at the time. So yes, his promotion did just come out of the blue a few months down the line as an afterthought from your discussion with Dark Seer (we've seen the screenshots). In hindsight, you should have consulted the community and perhaps asked him again.