@RoryAlsop I agree. but we'd risk becoming a whinging point, or ranting platform. which we could handle in the same way, but as the man said we would have little effect anyway.
@Gilles Scoping questions are really up to the community, not the moderators. But I think a good site revolves around a good set of experts, and expertise in this field usually involves a security mindset. So as I've said in the relevant meta questions, as long as the questions meet the other guidelines, the fact that they are about "physical security" isn't an issue at all for me. IT shops obviously NEED good physical security.
@Iszi I think moderation is not about content but about establishing a friendly environment for the community. I have started to write tag summaries and tag wikis which requires approval at my current rep level. So I go slowly about that and wait for feedback between each chunk. Another project of mine is improving questions. Both projects are things that I can do as normal users. I think this is a good indicator that the stack exchange systems works well.
@Gilles Ubuntu and Linux/Unix seem have different target groups, so it is good to keep those sites apart. Airport security and lockpicking are about security, too. But I expect little overlap in target groups, so I would vote for independent sites.
@Gilles I guess since we agree about the community part handily, I'd say that the moderator part is dealing with individual questions on a small scale more than directing the whole site... and I will try to let any security-relevant question live or be reworded when possible as long as it meets the FAQ standards.
@HendrikBrummermann What about in light of the fact that they don't have enough mass to develop their own sites at this time or in the near-foreseeable future?
@RebeccaChernoff Well I'm really happy with this town hall. I am conforted in the idea that all candidates shows great interest and dedication to the community.
@RebeccaChernoff Thanks to SE for a great set of tools, and the CC-licensing approach. And thanks to the other candidates - the community on this site is a real pleasure to interact with.
I have been happy modding as a pro-tem - love the SEI model, and would be delighted to keep doing it, but would also support the others if I don't get in:-)
The candidates I see here are: @Mvy, @AviD, @ScottPack, @nealmcb, @HendrikBrummermann, @JeffFerland, and @RoryAlsop. Graham couldn't make this time but he can certainly add responses for the digest.
@RebeccaChernoff I'd like to thanks everyone for the nice discussion. I am very confident that everyone of the candidates is a good choice and will do a good job to keep this friendly community and help it to grow.
@RoryAlsop It will not be easy: this Chat session has shown that all candidates live in Care Bear land, with everyone being as wonderful a proto-mod as all the others.
@RebeccaChernoff There will be a digest of this Town Hall Chat posted on your site's meta within the next 12 hours (or so). Candidates who have not had an opportunity to respond to the questions may do so in this chat, and their answers will be transferred into the digest shortly thereafter.
(Not sure if she mentioned that before I got here)
The town hall chats aren't really an official part of the elections, just something we do because I think it's a useful thing to do. And because I said so. q: