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Of the other candidates, who is the one user you think would be most qualified for the position of moderator, and why?

Can you pass a Turing test? Why would it be a problem if a moderator could not be distinguished from an AI bot?

Is there anything about the way the site is currently run that you would like to change? If so, what would you try to change if you were to become a moderator, and why?

Are you willing to have your mistakes publicly discussed, analyzed, criticized (sometimes confrontationally and quite personally)?

Do you feel like a representative percentage of the community participates in your site's meta? Based on that, how strongly do you think feedback presented on meta should factor into your decision making as a moderator?

In your opinion, what do moderators do?

I have a question What, if anything, are you not looking forward to as a Mod, what's the thing that is most likely to result in you not wanting to do it

How would you deal with a user who produced a steady stream of valuable answers, but tends to generate a large number of arguments/flags from comments?

How would you respond to a rollback/edit war?

When you see a question with major issues (poorly-written, argumentative, etc.), what tool do you reach for first?

What will you do when you see another moderator take an action you disagree with?

Do you mean Mrozek's traditional question here: A diamond will be attached to everything you say and have said in the past, including questions, answers and comments. Everything you will do will be seen under a different light. How do you feel about that?

I suppose I'll just follow my trend of being so traditional in interviews, so, What is one contribution you feel demonstrates that you can be a good moderator?

What is your best and worst case scenario for how this community will change as a result of this election?

Final thoughts from the candidates?

What do you believe is or will be your biggest weakness or shortcoming as a moderator?

This marks the end of our Town Hall. Thank you to all of the candidates for their time, and to all others who came here to ask questions and to support the candidates. Good luck to everyone as this election approaches its close!

For candidates among us now, I spy: @Emil, @stuffe, @IanC., @patrix, @bassplayer7, and @Caleb.

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