@Gilles I don't think that's a good idea. We've got a nicely focussed community, that people who need guidance on IT security issues can turn to. If we included topics like locksmithing then I think it'd dilute the value and put people off.

@GraceNote I think @RoryAlsop is a great mod, and is motivated to support the community in a way consistent with how I believe the site should work. He'll definitely be a valuable permanent mod if elected.

@JeffFerland I definitely think that careful and judicious use of the unilateral close vote, for questions that are obviously off-topic, spam or duplicates, keeps the value of the front page high, helping to attract new members. That's something mods can do that high-rep users can't.

@AviD one of my big bugbears about the security community is that it's often introverted, failing to engage with IT administrators, developers and other pros in the industry. So even if I were no longer a mod I'd carry on contributing where I can.

@Gilles never mind the diamond, my commitment to a high standard is driven by my name being on what I write :). That's my real name, my real photo: how I interact with this community is a demonstration of how I want to be perceived.

@ThomasPornin usually I check in a couple of times during the (UTC) day. I occasionally work with the DMZ open in a background tab, but that's infrequent.

@RebeccaChernoff I see the point of a moderator being to grow and to guide the community - by example in addition to setting and (frankly, as a last resort) enforcing a standard. There isn't really a successful mod without having a successful community, and all of the candidates here have contributed well to the community. I've been proud to moderate pro tempore, and look forward to seeing what happens next on the site :)

@GrahamLee, thank you for answering the questions. Can you re-add the banner pointing to the election. It has expired.