14 votes

2018 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

Plugin related questions has always been a hot topic. What are your opinions on the matter? Questions can cause issues no matter they are plugin-specific or not. There are questions related to the ...
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13 votes

2018 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

Plugin related questions has always been a hot topic. What are your opinions on the matter? Making third-party plugin questions on-topic or off-topic has been the center of debate ever since this ...
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11 votes

2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

One major problem we currently have is the lack of regulars. Do you think the moderator team can change that? Do you think this community is a welcoming one? Why or why not? I would work towards ...
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11 votes

2016 Community Moderator Election Results

Congratulations to our new moderators! And thank you to the other candidates.
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11 votes

2016 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

We currently don't have a clear community consensus on what makes third-party plugin questions on-topic or off-topic. What is your view on this, and as a moderator how would you seek to help the ...
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11 votes

What is the policy on moderator elections?

Moderator privileges are not time-limited. I threw a fit when I learned, I thought I will do one year and will be done, lol. New elections are generally held when there aren't sufficient quantity of ...
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10 votes

What is the policy on moderator elections?

Elections happen when we need new moderators. There is no fixed schedule, because moderators are elected "forever", meaning: their role ends only when they either quit or are asked to quit by the ...
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9 votes

2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection

One major problem we currently have is the lack of regulars. Do you think the moderator team can change that? And if so: how? Related to that is our very low answer rate: it's only 71% now, and with ...
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9 votes

2016 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

We currently don't have a clear community consensus on what makes third-party plugin questions on-topic or off-topic. What is your view on this, and as a moderator how would you seek to help the ...
  • 8,701
9 votes

2016 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

We currently don't have a clear community consensus on what makes third-party plugin questions on-topic or off-topic. What is your view on this, and as a moderator how would you seek to help the ...
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8 votes

What is the policy on moderator elections?

The two mods have handled your actual question, but did not actually handle the last part of your question Every member of the community is a moderator in his/her own right. From day one, everyone ...
8 votes

2018 Community Moderator Election Results

Thanks to both of you for volunteering! Enjoy your new job as a moderator, Jack :)
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8 votes
Accepted

How do we nominate other users as moderators?

People can only nominate themselves. You cannot assume that someone else is willing to invest a lot of time for that. And you really don't want to "spam" someone with a nomination who then has to opt ...
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7 votes

2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

Krzysiek Dróżdż One major problem we currently have is the lack of regulars. Do you think the moderator team can change that? And if so: how? Related to that is our very low answer rate: it's ...
7 votes
Accepted

Do all moderators stand for re-election?

Current moderators stay as they are, we are on the hook until we make decision to retire or are removed (typically for inactivity). As per election page there are two new positions to be filled with ...
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7 votes

2016 Community Moderator Election Results

Thumbs up for Howdy and Gmazzap! Good luck with your new job. Christine, Gabriel and Joshua, thumbs up for you too. There will still be plenty of work left for everybody :-)
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6 votes

2016 Community Moderator Election Results

Gratulations to the new colleagues! Great to see two experienced people getting their hands dirty and help. Thanks to all participating candidates!
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6 votes

2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection

Do you think this community is a welcoming one? Why or why not?
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5 votes

2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection

How much time can you spend on the site for moderator activities per day and week? It should be at least 15-20 minutes, preferably a bit more and not bundled in a single session, meaning we might need ...
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5 votes

2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection

Here is a set of general questions, gathered as very common questions asked every election. As mentioned in the instructions, the first two questions are guaranteed to show up in the Q&A, while ...
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5 votes

2018 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection

Plugin related questions has always been a hot topic. What are your opinions on the matter? The website is currently seeing a downward trend in participation. Why do you think that is and do you think ...
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5 votes

2018 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection

How much time do you spend right now on our site per day and week? Do you know if you can stay so active or become even more active for the next year?
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4 votes

2016 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection

We currently don't have a clear community consensus on what makes third-party plugin questions on-topic or off-topic. What is your view on this, and as a moderator how would you seek to help the ...
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4 votes

2018 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection

Here is a set of general questions, gathered as very common questions asked every election. As mentioned in the instructions, the first two questions are guaranteed to show up in the Q&A, while ...
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4 votes

2019 Community Moderator Election Results

Congrats both of you. Really, it was such an easy choice. I'm sure WPSE will be even better in every way with you two on board in the moderator team.
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4 votes

2018 Community Moderator Election Results

Congratualtions. Jack's been very helpful on many ocassions and I've learned a bunch from him. May his reign bring even more prosperity.
3 votes

2019 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

Disclaimer: Please note that, I've written the answers below keeping in mind the utmost respect for the questioners and the community as a whole. If the wording doesn't represent this, then that's my ...
  • 8,679
3 votes

2016 Moderator Election Q&A - Question Collection

Here is a set of general questions, gathered as very common questions asked every election. As mentioned in the instructions, the first two questions are guaranteed to show up in the Q&A, while ...
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3 votes

2016 Community Moderator Election Results

Congratulations to our new moderators for their efforts to keep going this great community. many thanks to all the great team!
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3 votes

2019 Community Moderator Election Results

Congrats to both of you! I'm sure you will both do a great job. Now get to work :)
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