Just my opinion about the Questionnaire.: If I would mention @Duga I would at least link to its profile page or eplain what @Duga does. For not so frequent users or users who aren't present in the chat @Duga is unknown and they don't know its intent.
I don't see how showing everyone's score publicly helps to select moderators at this point. Surely it just encourages bias in the voters to inflate high scores? Why randomise the order they appear in but then still give them a very clear and obvious ranking that is the first thing a voter will se...
My two key questions, about "confidential code", and "chat moderation" have all been answered in ways that I feel are partially wrong.... rather - different to how I would do it.
Malachi
A question is flagged: Please delete this question - my boss has seen it and says it contains confidential code - he's freaking out and wants me to remove it, but I can't delete it. The question was asked 3 days before, it has 2 answers, one is accepted. How do you respond?
First I ...
@Vogel612 it's a lot to read. maybe on lunch I will read the rest. I got through 3 of them I think. Janos, Vogel(you) and Mat I think? I might need to read them again...
A question is flagged: Please delete this question - my boss has seen it and says it contains confidential code - he's freaking out and wants me to remove it, but I can't delete it. The question was asked 3 days before, it has 2 answers, one is accepted. How do you respond?
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I'm still at the top (with a large gap as well), even with 9 downvotes. Anyway, since most of the others have answered the questions, I can provide mine.
I sort of had to "ninja" my first response as I later noticed that it was about confidential material, not just some homework assignment. But it's mostly the same case: if deletion is requested for such cases, have the OP contact SE.
I would like to point out the differences in the various answers to the questions... I also want to ensure that people have the right perspectives on things.
The two questions I proposed - sensitive posts, and chat, were answered similar to the way I would have answered by all the current mods (Jamal, 200, Donald), and it shows the difference between hands-on experience and people who are observers. In part, it is why I asked those questions. They are things which happen behind the scenes.
I want to assure all the candidates, that I mostly expected the answers from them, the answers are similar to what I would have answered if I did not have that experience.
The site-wide chat room (the Teacher's Lounge) is a great resource, and the on-the-job learning is key to being successful. Asking questions before you act, helps a lot.
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Chat moderation on other sites is something I would actually recommend you do not even consider doing until you have a bunch of experience before hand.
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Even seasoned moderators, even myself, would not consider "moderating" some areas of chat.
Watch, and learn from others, before you dive in. You will be happier for it.
The chat moderation answers from the experienced mods are about inline with what I feel comfortable with now, now that I have more than a year's experience.
How can a post be deleted?
By a user:
You can typically delete your own posts at will; for exceptions, see "When can't I delete my own post?" below. To delete a post, just use the "delete" link below it.
Moderators can delete any post instantly.
Users with reputation >= 2k (more precisely, the...
don't engage with the person... you just end up feeling sorry for the wretch....
but, the people who lose the reputation are the ones that are the real victims ;-)
If the question really is confidential, the DMCA process is the right one to follow.
Also, the rep losers are the regulars, and you cannot explain to them adequately why their rep is gone, because it is sensitive.
shouldn't the community Elect who they want to moderate and then SE train that person for Moderator duty. some of those questions were about Moderator procedure that is set in stone.... why ask when you have to follow procedure....should we be asked things about when there is something that we need to make a decision that isn't already given to us?
> What if I posted my employer's copyrighted code, or there is a copyright violation in my question, and for legal reasons it has to be removed?
> Stack Exchange implements a take-down process in accordance with the DMCA. If you are a copyright holder, and someone (an employee?) has posted content which contravenes your copyright, then you can file a copyright take-down and the content will be removed. The process for this is described in section 15 of the terms of service.
> Flagging your question for moderator attention is not the right process to follow.
Anyway, my real point, is that there is a huge amount of stuff you have to know to be an effective mod, but you can't possibly learn it all before you start.
Every moderator ends up doing things that suite their style more than others, but my experience has some defining marks which indicate places to tread carefully.
There are few things you do as a moderator that cannot be fixed with an undo and a sorry
@Vogel612 Which reminds me, I actually had a short dream last night in which I briefly talked to the Reddit CEO about the moderator reactions on her site. All of that must've sunk into my brain rather quickly.
Malachi
A question is flagged: Please delete this question - my boss has seen it and says it contains confidential code - he's freaking out and wants me to remove it, but I can't delete it. The question was asked 3 days before, it has 2 answers, one is accepted. How do you respond?
First I ...
A question is flagged: Please delete this question - my boss has seen it and says it contains confidential code - he's freaking out and wants me to remove it, but I can't delete it. The question was asked 3 days before, it has 2 answers, one is accepted. How do you respond?
Determining the c...
Code Review Moderator Election 2015
Code Review Moderator Election 2015