A number of the candidates in the ongoing Travel.SE election indicated that a primary reason for self-nominating was to see their moderator candidate score. This forced a primary stage and perhaps increased the candidate pool with people who would not likely be dedicated enough or know the commu...
@David I've considered whether I would want to do it several times, but currently I would prefer to be able to dip in and out of SE (even if it's more dipping in than dipping out) as opposed to feeling obligated to be here.