5:38 PM
@TimStone Depending on nature of the text, first a comment asking for clarification/specifics. Maybe an edit when poorly writing is due to not being a native english writer. Chat can be a good medium.
@GraceNote I believe 'mod tools' are 'last resort' tools. Something bad has happened and it has to be handled quickly. To me this means when things are not obviously bad, I have to step back for a while and let the stack do its job. I do see a task to clarify in a comment about what I see is about to happen.
5:57 PM
@GraceNote I spend my time at EE.SE because I enjoy learning and teaching electronics. Like I read an electronics magazine from cover to cover, so I try to keep up with EE.SE (which obviously isn't always possible). When at the same time I'm able to keep an eye on stack quality, then it only adds to enjoying the time. I realize sometimes modding can be a lot of work, but I also expect it to vary the other way. Also I'm not alone.
It is a volunteer's job and although I can get very enthousiastic about things I like/care about, I still have to find joy and fun at what I do. I think what I'm trying to say is that there needs to be a balance (as with everything in life).
@GraceNote I have a day time job. Modding EE.SE is a volunteer's job on the side, just for fun, for enjoying spending time. Burn outs are for payed daytime jobs, not for hobbies. I couldn't care if modding gets too much for a couple of days, but if it is getting too much for a longer time then I'll rise a red flag to the others or the people at SE.
@TimStone People have to find their way around the stack, and this doesn't necessarily go in sync with the privileges gained from reputation. Users that don't run into site-related questions or issues are not going to look for meta, let alone spend their time there. Users that run into uncertainty, doubt, problems with the site, ... those are the ones that usually have spent more time on the stack, those are usually the people that you find on meta. These people write from experience and
@TimStone the others in turn can vote on their view. If the majority of these senior users have an entirely different view on how the site should be run in contrast to my view, then probably my first rule "to enjoy spending time at EE.SE" no longer works out and I should make a choice: whether to keep modding or hand over to the next generation.
@GraceNote Communicating is difficult and will always be. I think comment wars are born out of misunderstanding each other. Don't know how to solve them, other than trying to point out what is happening. On the positive side, we have numerous stacks at SE and a multiple of mods to manage them, I'm not going to be the first to run into this sort of problem, there is a whole bunch of subject matter experts that I can ask for advise (or if SE hasn't arranged a mechanism for mods to meet, that'll
@TimStone (seriously) It's not like I feel like I'm being called for this job. I spend time at EE.SE and I see things happen every now and then that just aren't the way that most visitors want to see it happen. So why not improve it right there and then? I have the time, I enjoy improving things for others.
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