We have our first candidate. Congratulations Sathiya Kumar!

@paulmorriss danlefree has not been active as a moderator for some months (pretty much from the last election, actually). This election is to replace him.

OK, thanks.

A moderator is expected to be extremely knowledgeable about the subject(s) they are moderating I presume across Stack Exchange?

I would expect a moderator on this site to be knowledgeable about running websites. A good answer history would demonstrate this. Certainly, some degree of expertise is needed to know when questions are off-topic and should be closed.

On the other hand, I would rather vote for a moderator that is patient, fair, and willing to help over a less helpful expert. I would like to see a candidate that has patrolled for spam and flagged posts, helped other users by commenting on posts, and shown that they can edit posts for spelling, grammar, and clarity.

Good feedback, thanks Stephen.