Board Thread:Townie of the Month/@comment-25615841-20180501184626/@comment-33927649-20180501185156

Yeah, it's not the greatest to see people just trying to rush it out in the first hours. I understand people want to vote fast sometimes, and advertising plays by rushing, but it's not amazing to see a few words.

Talk about your mainspace edits. Talk about your role reviews and ideas. Talk about your integration with the community. Maybe a few projects/cool things you've done. Doesn't matter as long as it's meaningful. In the end that will be more effective advertising than a rush post, because you can change your vote up until you confirm your vote for an eligible person, which means switching is a possibility.

If the nomination is by somebody else, then they can provide reasoning, but them nominating you is a good portion: community integration. It'd still be good to maybe add a few reasons yourself, however.