Three thousand rep for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven silver badges the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine golden suzannes for Mortal Men doomed to die, One thousand bounties for the Moderator on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One diamond to rule them all, One diamond to find them, One diamond to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
@ideasman42 I want to thank you for the work you have done for BSE. The time you have given here will not be forgotten. Now continue on in making everybody's favorite 3D software greater.
@gandalf3 I withdrew from moderator election, I like to see blender.stackexchange succeed but seems there are enough people wanting to help out with moderation - and as you say, I don't have to be a moderator to help out with edits. Also TBH I don't especially want this role, if it helps thats great but if others have time... even better.
@ideasman42 Ok, understood. I personally want to thank you for stepping up when we or rather I needed the help. I particularly liked your resolve to be decisive when closing.. I agree your time is best invested elsewhere and the micro managing of here offloaded to those who have a bit more time. Again, thank you!
> in order for the election to proceed, it is necessary to have at least one more candidate running than there are slots. This allows for there to be actual voting phases, so that the community can actually show that they support the candidates who are running.
@NoviceInDisguise If there are not enough candidates for meaningful election, SE will probably extend the nomination period. Quoting a community manager:
@ideasman42 It's nice to have a dev as one of our moderators, but honestly I'm not sure that it's required. Most of the really cool things you do as a dev+user (e.g. implement features which people ask about here) don't really require you to be a mod. IMO you could still do most of the things which make you stand out as a user, without being a moderator at the same time. It would take some time pressure off you, as there's no way you have much free time ;)