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Stack Exchange
11:10
Grace Note has added an event to this room's schedule.
 
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Christofian
Christofian
17:04
I wont be able to make this event (I'll be going on vacation), but I thought that I'll ask and answer a few questions that will probably come up:
These questions are things that I've noticed are asked a lot on the meta, and on other sites
Q: how can we make this site more active?
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Christofian
Christofian
17:25
There was a [discussion about this on the meta](http://meta.webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/633/what-can-be-done-to-get-webmasters-more-popular-in-2012), but I feel that my answer could use some updating.

One of the things noticed in that discussion was that there are a lot of good questions on stack overflow and other sites that might be a better fit over here. As a moderator I can use the extra influence that comes with that position to get some of those questions migrated over here.
Q: (from SO's town hall): Two highly respected members of the community get in a comment war on a question. They both flag each other's comments and are cussing and it is clear that this is beyond a heated argument. What do you do, what don't you do?
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Christofian
Christofian
17:40
I make sure that they stay away from each other for a while, so that they can cool down. I'll delete the offencive comments, contact them telling them not to talk to eachother, monitor their accounts to make sure that they don't do anything else, etc. If it's really bad (threats, etc.) I'll consider putting them in a temporary ban. I'll also let the other mods know about it to make sure that we're all on the same page.

I don't think that I would encoradge them to "work things out" in the chat until I understand the situation and until they've had time to cool down.
Q (also from SO's town hall): Seriously, why do you all want to do this? What SO mods go through (for better for for worse) is fairly transparent and it's not always pleasant. Please try to avoid blowing smoke if possible.
@Christofian I want to be able to give back to the community, because Stack Exchange and Pro Webmasters have been really helpful to me. I also want to have experience moderating a site, because I think that I would learn a lot from it.
Q: what would you do if you and a user disagree on how the site should be run or moderated?
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@Christofian I would get another moderators opinion, or make a post on the meta (or see if there was already a meta post, and cite that), and try to get a consensus. I would go along with whatever conclusion the community reaches (or has reached).
Christofian
Christofian
17:57
Q (also from SO's town hall: I'm using those questions a lot because I'm assuming that they do a better job of representing questions that might be asked than questions off of the top of my head): A diamond will be attached to everything you say and have said in the past, including questions, answers and comments. Everything you will do will be seen under a different light. How do you feel about that?
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@Christofian Anything that you post on the internet is going to stay there for all eternity. Because of that, I make sure that anything that I post online isn't something that I want to be on the front page of a newspaper, and as a result, I try very hard to make sure that nothing is rude or uncivil about my contributions to this site. Having a diamond next to my name will mean that I will be even more careful, but I think that I'm already doing a good job
Anyway, I have to go, I'm sorry that I couldn't make it, and I wish everybody good luck during the elections. I'll see you all when my vacation is over (in about three weeks).

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