Are there any elections if there's only one candidate?

@Leander absolutely. Mods volunteer, you decide for how long not SE (unless there is some problem, but that is rare). Just if that is your intention, I'd make that known upfront it might change how people vote.

@Lukasz-40sth no. The election would get rescheduled, and would try again.

@batFINGER SE has talked about that. I support the idea, except I think something like "mod for a week" would be better. In a day you just would not learn everything, to really grasp it all. (and on a site like BSE, there probably is not going to be enough action)

@JaroslavJerrynoNovotny The nomination page is the place to make comments like that. I agree and would of UVed it except there is no voting on comments on the nomination page.

@JaroslavJerrynoNovotny PS have you thought about being a mod?

@batFINGER I know that is a joke, but really do you have an issue with me? I know I bothered both you and JaroslavJerrynoNovotny with that HNQ last year. Is that still in your mind every time you see "David ♦"?

@Leander PS little unknown bonus. "Once a mod always a mod" If you decide to step down as a mod, you can come back anytime (even years later).

@David No was in reference to chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/49951473#49951473 The HNQ you refer to, yeah I do think it could have been handled differently but it's certainly no biggy IMO. Apologies for time taken to answer re running in the election, flip flopped on about 10 edits of non posted replies.

So I understand the current mods are not considering running this year, is that correct?

@DuarteFarrajotaRamos Incumbents don't have to rerun. This election adds to the MOD team, it doesn't replace it.

@David ok, I'll ask him again as I'd like to know more about him.

@David I thought about it about 2-3years ago when I was more active on the site. But didn't think I had enough experience, seen cegaton pulling related and dupe questions out of his sleeve:), left it to maybe couple years later. In time I found myself visiting the review queue less and less and nowadays I don't even spend as much time on the site and write less answers, which is sad.

Most of the nice problems to answer are already answered/solved and google now provides more help too, so that filters users asking such questions out. I feel lot more questions are nowadays asked by kids that do not get what requirements a good question should have yet. I am a type of person that this requires lot more energy to deal with and moderate, I find more joy in solving problems or figuring out workarounds than in keeping things clean and organized ;)

Ah I see. For a moment there I thought they all wanted to step down

It would definitely say something about the job...