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I see that there are 3 moderator positions available. Does this mean that three moderators are retiring, or does it mean that we will end up with two more moderators than we have now?
@AaronMaroja But we could set up an unofficial thread to nominate others (and possibly pursuade them to put their hats in the ring). MathOverflow did this during their election.
@anorton There will be one new moderating position. I know that my arithmetic sucks, but I swear that there's a good reason why the numbers don't seem to match up, but it's not really my place to say anything more.
In other topics, I think math.se has grow enough to rise a bit our standards. I'd be happy if the community achieves standards like those of physics.se. There, bad questions are kicked out soon. And of course, we have to deal with the PSQs problematic. We have to stop being the place where people get their homework done. I hope candidates to let us know their opinions in those topics.
In connection with the moderator elections, we will be holding a Q&A with the candidates. This will be an opportunity for members of the community to pose questions to the candidates on the topic of moderation. Participation is completely voluntary.
Here's how it'll work:
During the nominati...
@AaronMaroja Look at MathOverflow's nomination thread I linked to above, and use that as a template. Then, yeah, people can answer saying "I'd like user31415926535 to run because...."
@AlexR Thanks for the vote of confidence. Though I must admit that very little of my time is spent contributing to the main site these days. Most of my SE-time is spent on moderating duties (which doesn't need to be the case, so don't be scared away by my tales of woe).
@ArthurFischer I second the opinion of alex. The moderators here seem to take pride in what they do and do it well..I guess I am bias since I haven't been on the wrong end of the "law" ;)
@ArthurFischer True, sorry I wrote it from my mind without looking it up. Not a huge hurdle, though. This can easily be accomplished within 2 days on Math.SE :D
@robjohn I thought your comment focused on meta-type questions like "Is this behaviour to be tolerated?" or guidelines for participation on the main site.
@robjohn Love the mean square with the several unusual deviations ;)
Downvoting is a good idea for that topic, I'm just a little worried that it could turn into mass downvoting particular answers just because they already have a low score
since i haven't been around for a mod election before: how many nominations are "typical"? (i see two official ones so far, but of course it's quite early)
All (official) nominations are self-nominations, although there is an inofficial meta thread in which users can express their opinions on who should run.
In connection with the moderator elections, we will be holding a Q&A with the candidates. This will be an opportunity for members of the community to pose questions to the candidates on the topic of moderation. Participation is completely voluntary.
Here's how it'll work:
During the nominati...
My suggestions
André Nicolas
Because they are always present, are patient, and have been really helpful during the few months I was a member.
Mathematics 2014 Moderator Election
Mathematics 2014 Moderator Election