English is weird: you run or stand for election. If you get elected, you become a sitting councilor/representative/whatever. And typically to get elected you lie.
And, I might add, since becoming a mod almost always causes a reduction in a user's Q&A contributions to the site, electing users with high rep / activity isn't always in the site's best interests, as long as there are similarly qualified candidates who will be visiting the site often enough.
Unix & Linux's 2nd moderator election has come to a close, the votes have been tallied, and the 2 new moderators are:
They'll be joining the existing crew shortly — please thank them for volunteering, and share your assistance and advice with them as they learn the ropes!
Please also bid a ...
@derobert I definitely don't refrain from voting for any reason (as long as the reason is based on the post content). Mod or not, competing answer or not.
Welcome all! This room is intended as a place to converse with candidates, discuss moderator traits, etc. For general discussion related to Unix & Linux, go here: chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/26/unix-and-linux
If you have questions about the election process itself, please ask your question on the U&L Meta Site. Remember, folks stepping up to lead this community are committing a significant amount of their time, please keep all discourse civil and constructive.
Unix & Linux's 2nd moderator election has come to a close, the votes have been tallied, and the 2 new moderators are:
They'll be joining the existing crew shortly — please thank them for volunteering, and share your assistance and advice with them as they learn the ropes!
Please also bid a ...