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No, you misunderstood it.
Igiss was the founder of this community, and the point I'm trying to make revolves around the idea of a lead figure. It's not just Igiss, there have been other instances where this approach has worked quite well, you just don't see it, most people don't, until that figure vanishes of course.

Ah, yes, you're right, sometimes a autocracy/dictatorship works very well. However, you have to admit that democracies (the full range, not just all the people have a voice) generally work better.

Semi-democratic approaches somewhat work in very large communities, pure democracy doesn't. But in small communities such as this one, I don't think either of both would do any good.

Disco has a limited player base, everyone knows everyone and thus bias will be an inevitable part of any vote process that has a major impact on the community.

But the bias already exist with those that have all the power. We already know that the Dev / Admins do not have the same ideas & outlook. This kind of differences could be enough to reinvigorate the community.

You can't know that. You can only speculate based on what you see on forum.
I'm saying that, because I'm not talking about differences in ideas, views or approaches, that's not bias, it's simply individuality.
Bias is staff decisions/opinions being influenced by factors not dictated by rules or common sense, and tend to benefit a third party. Or in other words - decisions/opinions that lack neutrality and are based on feelings.

Point taken. I'll still champion a partial-democracy, but if the admins could clearly demonstrate impartiality, I would quiet down, as many others (I would think).