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On Stack Exchange, we believe the core moderators should come from the community, and be elected by the community itself through popular vote. We hold regular elections to determine who these community moderators will be.
Every moderator should ensure they RESPECT their fellow SO contributors. In my case, if you choose to honor me with your vote I will show respect in the following ways:
Reasonable and fair,
Essential,
Satirical,
Professional,
Energetic,
Candorous,
Timely.
While others talk about thier SO resume, one thing remains clear to me. Anyone, given enough time can amass a good SO resume. However, that list of numbers doesn't mean that they are moderator material. Instead, look at the quality of thier character, and think "Would I trust this person to choose the fate of my question or response?" If the answer is no, then they dont' get your vote. I will ensure you get the full RESPECT your questions and answers deserve. Please vote for Me.
I curse like a sailor on roid rage and I am experienced in using negative emotions to influence others.
I'd be pretty lazy about moderating, but occasionally I would log on, lay down the law, and leave lesser moderators to clean up the bloody mess.
To be honest, I don't think I'll get any votes (times aren't that rough yet), but I thought I would take one for the team, in order to make the other nominees look better.
I would like to stand for election as a moderator.
I have had disagreements with the incumbents' actions, of late, and I honestly believe that you shouldn't complain about things if you aren't willing to help fix them. Well, here I stand to offer to help fix them.
I will stand for those who feel that "The Workplace" encompasses all aspects of the work environment, and not just employer/employee interactions. I will also stand for members' ability to express their views on correct responses and courses of action to workplace events without being derided in comments for holding those views.
What have been your biggest challenges as a moderator?
When I disagree with a high reputation user. I try to discussion in Meta, refer to MSE for precedents. I usually find my disagreement with the high rep user was an education issue on my part.
What advice do you have for somebody considering this job?
You shouldn't want to be moderator to affect change or alter the direction of the site. Your opinion is no more important than anybody elses. If the majority disagrees with you then put your personal feelings on the matter aside and serve the majority consensus on the issue.
I enjoy the workplace and do what I can to support it with the privileges that my rep allows. Making me a mod would expand my ability to support the site.
I am relatively new, having been here only two months. But it has been a very busy two months.
I've voted on 1400 posts. (and gotten the shiny gold electorate badge for my efforts)
I've been active in meta and in chat, as well as with flagging.
With that said, there are some excellent candidates running, and I will continue to be an active participant in the workplace regardless of the outcome.
In the election phase, up to 10 candidates advance to final community voting. Candidates are displayed in random order.
Any community member with 150 reputation may vote in the election. Each voter may select up to three candidates. Please make your selections in order of preference, with the most desirable candidate as first choice.
We will calculate the winners using OpaVote with the Meek STV method, which automatically weights users' votes in the way that does the most good for the candidates they have selected, in order of preference.
When the election is complete, the ballot file will be freely downloadable from this page for the life of the site. Individual users' voting choices are always private; only the aggregated tally will be made public.
