Timeline for When is the next Moderator Election?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:22 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| May 28, 2014 at 22:18 | comment | added | quid |
@Asaf @Thmas: Only see what you get from not using tab completion for notify?! :-) [Sorry for the noise.]
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| May 27, 2014 at 21:51 | comment | added | Asaf Karagila Mod | @Michael: Better a Clapper than having the clap. I think. Maybe? | |
| May 27, 2014 at 21:41 | comment | added | Thomas | @AsafKaragila: It is late, but here it is: :) | |
| May 27, 2014 at 15:28 | comment | added | Michael Greinecker Mod | I do see a point in checks and balances, but the obvious problem with reelections is that most moderation activity is invisible to most users and the secrecy is needed to work effectively. On the other hand, I feel uncomfortable with arguments that could come from James R. Clapper... | |
| May 27, 2014 at 13:48 | comment | added | Asaf Karagila Mod | @Thomas: Don't you know that anything you write on the internet without a smiley face will be taken seriously? | |
| May 27, 2014 at 13:41 | comment | added | Thomas | @AsafKaragila: Sorry, I was trying to be funny. | |
| May 27, 2014 at 8:01 | vote | accept | Willemien | ||
| May 27, 2014 at 5:43 | history | edited | Martin Sleziak | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 27, 2014 at 5:39 | answer | added | Caleb Stanford | timeline score: 10 | |
| May 27, 2014 at 3:58 | comment | added | Asaf Karagila Mod | @Thmas: Only the OP specifically mentioned Caucus. | |
| May 27, 2014 at 1:08 | comment | added | Thomas |
@AsafKaragila: Right. The only reason someone would want to be a moderator is because that way they can get the sheriff badge.
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| May 27, 2014 at 0:23 | comment | added | Asaf Karagila Mod | @حكيمالفيلسوفالضائع: Perhaps because of the striking similarity to the word Couscous; or perhaps because people like having badges, and much like Pokemon, they want to have them all. | |
| May 26, 2014 at 20:04 | comment | added | Hakim | Why do you want to get the Caucas badge? | |
| May 26, 2014 at 20:00 | comment | added | Will Jagy | @AsafKaragila, the main thing that MSE is missing is a Dictator For Life. The wife of Old John is up for this in England, it is just a matter of time before the entire world... | |
| May 26, 2014 at 18:53 | comment | added | user122283 | You know, one does not vote to get a badge... | |
| May 26, 2014 at 18:16 | comment | added | user642796 Mod | To be perfectly honest, I'm somewhat afraid of an election. The current mods seem to be getting along rather well (which does not mean that we always agree). We are also communicating with each other (and the SE team) about major decisions, which might be something rather novel for this site. In short, our personalities and approach to modding seems to mesh quite well, which has made the work much easier. An election might severely upset this fine balance, which causes me some angst. Of course, an election will come sooner or later, and I hope the electorate takes their task seriously. | |
| May 26, 2014 at 16:18 | comment | added | Asaf Karagila Mod | @Willie: I'm not disputing. I'd guess that $10^{\log_{10}(50)}$ years is probably a better upper limit. (I think that a drop from $10^{80}$ to $10^{\log_{10}(50)}$ deserves a publication. It's not every day we see such a dramatic improvements in the upper bounds of something!) | |
| May 26, 2014 at 15:37 | comment | added | Thomas | (cont.) Also, in all cases I would suggest that moderators should be able to run for reelection. | |
| May 26, 2014 at 15:30 | comment | added | Thomas | I am happy with our current moderators. I know that they have a difficult job and I don't expect perfect behavior. But as a matter os principle I would support term limits (say three years with elections every year (so not replace the whole team)). Maybe we just once a year have a confidence vote on the current moderators. If the moderators pass the vote, then we will not have elections. If a moderator doesn't pass the confidence vote (s)he losses his/her job and we have an election to replace that moderator. Again, I would suspect that the current moderators would all pass a confidence vote. | |
| May 26, 2014 at 15:13 | comment | added | davidlowryduda Mod | I, for one, am very happy with the current mod team and our workload, and I don't expect to have another election this year. | |
| May 26, 2014 at 15:10 | comment | added | Willie Wong Mod |
@Willemien: well, I could step down if it will help you get your badge. :-) @Asaf: judging by our friendly cast of current and past moderators, I would have estimated a much shorter half-life.
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| May 26, 2014 at 15:08 | comment | added | Asaf Karagila Mod | @Willie: Well, we all know it, but someday the internet is going to disappear as we know it, and the information that is on the internet might not be preserved throughout the generations. Let's say at most $10^{80}$ years, just to be safe. :-) | |
| May 26, 2014 at 15:06 | comment | added | Willie Wong Mod | @Asaf: the word "forever" needs an asterisk. | |
| May 26, 2014 at 15:05 | comment | added | Asaf Karagila Mod | @T.Bongers: I agree, but diamonds are forever. So this sort of review is probably (and should be) internal to SE. In this case, I don't know how many complaints have been filed on the behavior of the moderators, something which may or may not prompt such a review process explicitly. | |
| May 26, 2014 at 14:56 | comment | added | user61527 | @AsafKaragila I don't think that more moderators are needed given the community involvement in dealing with reviews, but I think the moderators themselves should be subject to review at least annually. | |
| May 26, 2014 at 12:27 | comment | added | Asaf Karagila Mod | Usually there's an evaluation whether or not new moderators are needed before there is an election. I feel that due to the recent improvements of the review system, many flags are handled by the community and the workload of the moderators is alleviated. I'm not sure whether or not we really need more diamonds here at the moment. (Perhaps if one of the moderators considers stepping down that would be different.) | |
| May 26, 2014 at 12:18 | history | asked | Willemien | CC BY-SA 3.0 |