I hope the new moderators will exhibit the "lightness" in the guidance "light but firm moderation", and not promote over moderation in the form of editing (old, or even new) posts to remove "Thanks", etc. Thanks in advance for reading my chat comment.
If you have questions about the election process itself, please ask your question on the Operations Research Meta. Remember, folks stepping up to lead this community are committing a significant amount of their time, please keep all discourse civil and constructive.