2020 Moderator Election

Hay all! I'm Ben (not to be confused with the other Bens).

I have been a member of the SE community for over 6 years now, and this is my first time nominating myself for the position of Moderator.

My reason for nomination is two-fold;

• To give back to the SE community, and help the current and future moderators with the role.
• To help the community (and other mods) with a Moderator in the "off-time", when most other mods are/should be at work or sleeping.

On the site, as in real life, I always aim to lead by example, listen to what others have to say, and use logic, discussion, and "the big picture" when making decisions, rather than base them on my own opinion. After all, I am not the boss - my decisions should be everyone's decisions (or as close to as possible).

If nominated and elected, this will be my first time as a Mod, and I aim to use this as a learning experience not only about the role, but also about how I can continue to, and improve my contributions to the site and its community.

Q&A post here.

G'day folks, I'm Linksassin. Here to put my hand up to serve this wonderful community.

This is my second time nominating for an election, last time around I was admittedly a bit new for the role. I've now been part of this community for nearly two years and feel I'm ready for the challenge. I'm an active user on main, meta and chat as well as getting involve in the main SE meta.

Being part of this community has taught me a lot about patience and communication. Considering both sides of issues and trying to see things from others perspectives. Given the chance I believe I could use these skills to be a valuable moderator for our site. Hopefully one that can live up to the example of those that came before me.

In additional to my soft skills, I have the practical advantage of being located in Melbourne, Australia and being active in a different timezone to the existing moderators. This should reduce time for flag handling and increase the availability of moderators throughout the day.

A good moderator is like a good DM, here to make the experience better for everyone.

Q&A Link

Heisann! I'm Someone_Evil, but don't put too much emphasis on the username. I would like offer my candidacy to help this site continue to be the amazing thing it is.

I've been on the site for a sputter more than a year, but in that time found myself active both on main, meta, and chat. In doing so I've learned a lot — a little bit about RPGs and a fair bit about communicating clearly and usefully.

A fair chunk of that activity has been towards welcoming new users and explaining some of our... quirks when that becomes necessary. Also the occasional edit to make theirs, or other posts, better.

In conflicts and discussions I prefer to take a patient step backwards, understand where either side is coming from and try to work from there. This I believe would make me good moderator, moreso than knowing which way we should steer from the get go.

I'm based in Europe for temporal considerations, I'll otherwise offer myself as a moderator dedicated to listening to the community and support the good work it is already doing!

Questionnaire link