Niceness surely does not cut it.

i have long maintained that "niceness" is not, in and of itself, a redeeming quality. if that's all someone is, they're probably boring and therefore, the niceness doesn't count because it's worse to be boring than it is good to be nice. Here is a partial list of redeeming qualities:

1) funny.
2) smart.
3) sassy.
4) quick with a light.
5) good memory
6) fun.
7) mean to boring people.
8) cynical.
9) drinker.
10) informed.
11) thinks big.
12) makes fun of hipsters and hippies.
13) makes inappropriate jokes.
14) appreciates inappropriate jokes.

If you are all these things AND are nice, then ok. But it depends on who you're nice to (see #7).