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goldPseudo

Nov 21 20:36

easier to just post a new "canonical" question and self-answer that instead.

goldPseudo

Nov 21 20:35

users can get possessive of their posts though. if they just rollback to their original (presumably worse) version, i wouldn't fight them on it.

goldPseudo

Nov 21 20:31

but clarifying an existing question, generalizing it, making it more focused, that's all good stuff. as long as it ultimately still results in them getting the answer they're actually looking for.

goldPseudo

Nov 21 20:30

so... don't do that.

goldPseudo

Nov 21 20:30

e.g. a user asking for something from a Hanafi perspective, someone would remove that requirement just so they could post their own non-Hanafi source.

goldPseudo

Nov 21 20:29

we've had problems in the past with people twisting an honest question into something that wasn't asked, just so they could post their own preferred answer.

goldPseudo

Nov 21 20:26

i don't see anything wrong with editing questions to make them more generic, as long as the core of the question is retained.

goldPseudo

Nov 21 20:18

seeing a new user with exactly one upvote on every single post, definitely sus.

goldPseudo

Nov 21 20:13

Q: Please vote based on quality

As a former moderator on one site that deals with religious texts, a user on the three strictly religious sites, and a participant on religious topics that pop up from time to time on other sites, I've come to appreciate votes that reflect objective quality in a post. I personally think atheists ...

goldPseudo

Nov 21 20:13

if you're seeing a pattern, do flag it for moderator attention. vote abuse is taken very seriously.

goldPseudo

Nov 21 20:07

@AbduRahman it can be really hard to tell if this is actually problematic voting or just someone who legit has the same question.

goldPseudo

Nov 21 05:29

And this is why I don't answer marriage fatwa questions. Well, one of the many reasons.

goldPseudo

Nov 20 02:15

considerations like "if she's working who's gonna take care of our child?" or "if she's working, will she be able to fulfill my rights as a husband?" are things that seriously needed to be considered before agreeing to the contract, but signing a contract without fully understanding the ramifications of it is entirely his own fault.

goldPseudo

Nov 20 02:13

a good answer would just need to focus on the actual answerable part of the question (i.e. when is it acceptable to break terms of the marriage contract?) and try to avoid giving personal marriage advice.

goldPseudo

Nov 20 02:12

i.e. he can tell her to wear a hijab, and take recourse if she refuses, but i know no evidence that breaching the actual contract is a valid recourse to that.

goldPseudo

Nov 20 02:09

i'm hardly a jurist, but it feels like most of the conditions are just irrelevant, and a good answer would mention that. the husband has a contractual obligation, and negligence on [his|her] part in other facets of their relationship doesn't really have any bearing on that.

goldPseudo

Nov 20 02:08

@AbduRahman it's a bit unfocused, but feels eminently answerable as is.

goldPseudo

Oct 23 02:38

Heck, even my own resignation post barely got 68 views since September. not sure how many people even realize I'm not a moderator anymore.

goldPseudo

Oct 23 02:37

Hopefully there'll be a good turnout. I'm still worried that with the low meta activity on the site, a lot of potential candidates won't even notice that they have a chance to throw their hat in the ring.

goldPseudo

Oct 23 02:36

Q: 2024 Moderator Election Q&A – Question Collection

Islam Stack Exchange is scheduled for an election next week, 2024-10-29. In connection with that, 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 vol...

discussion featured election

goldPseudo

Oct 23 02:36

Looks like they're getting ready for the next ISE election

goldPseudo

Sep 3 03:50

So no clue if any of it involved an actual person.

goldPseudo

Sep 3 03:49

I replied to one and didn't even get a response.

goldPseudo

Sep 3 03:49

@Medi1Saif Not really. A couple of emails reminding me that I hadn't signed it until day-of, but they felt like boilerplate to me.

goldPseudo

Nov 25, 2023 02:18

Chat's pretty quiet though.

goldPseudo

Nov 25, 2023 02:17

You're free to post your own links to any questions/topics you want to discuss. Just keep it respectful, we really don't want to drag generations of Israel/Palestine conflict and anger and hatred in here.

goldPseudo

Nov 25, 2023 02:14

Yeah, he's been around for years. Not very active these days, at least not on this site.

goldPseudo

Nov 25, 2023 00:21

Oh, sorry, I just realized you were replying to the user Islam, not the bot.

goldPseudo

Nov 25, 2023 00:19

@user1271772 "Islam.SE" is a bot, which is currently configured to post any new questions on the meta site (islam.meta.stackexchange.com).

goldPseudo

Aug 23, 2023 20:10

Oh hey, looks like the new site design got applied.

goldPseudo

Apr 22, 2023 03:59

Eid Mubarak!

goldPseudo

Oct 24, 2022 09:15

Islam.SE generally expects one question per post. asking a bunch of unrelated questions is unlikely to receive a good answer to any of them, much less all of them, and basically breaks the whole voting system. individual questions in individual posts can be edited, improved, answered and voted on individually.

goldPseudo

Oct 24, 2022 09:14

and the third question seems completely unrelated to the first two.

goldPseudo

Oct 24, 2022 09:13

and pretty much any political situation, even in a Muslim-majority country, needs to weigh countless factors when making any decision, not all of which are based on Islamic fundamentals.

2024 Islam Stack Exchange Moderator E…

Open discussion for islam.stackexchange.com/election/2

goldPseudo

Nov 17 15:03

Not sure why it's taking so long.

goldPseudo

Nov 17 15:01

goldPseudo

Nov 17 15:00

UmH won, we're just waiting for a CM to actually activate things.

goldPseudo

Nov 17 14:59

Vote data is available at the election link (islam.stackexchange.com/election/2)

goldPseudo

Nov 5 07:25

Even with as quiet as the site is flag-wise, I just can't dedicate the focus that I'd need to give each flag its due consideration right now.

goldPseudo

Nov 5 07:24

But yeah, I'm not gonna be picking up the hammer again in the near future. Maybe later when time and circumstances are more favorable.

goldPseudo

Nov 5 07:23

Still twelve hours left for nominations if anyone else wants to run.

goldPseudo

Nov 1 04:36

that link really should be more obvious. like a big button or something.

goldPseudo

Nov 1 04:36

@dareen If you're still interested in running for moderatorship, make sure to hit the "nominate yourself as a candidate" link at the bottom of the election page: islam.stackexchange.com/election

goldPseudo

Nov 1 04:32

Hrm. Still no officially nominees throwing their hat in the ring. This doesn't bode well.

goldPseudo

Oct 31 08:50

There's no useful knowledge to be gained by refuting the same tired arguments over and over again. On either side.

goldPseudo

Oct 31 08:50

Definitely not the type of "questions" we want here. There's already plenty of forums that allow that sorta thing, and they never accomplish anything.

goldPseudo

Oct 31 08:48

Yeah, there's probably never gonna be a shortage of people who want to start an argument regardless of site policy. Need to stay on our toes to keep those down.

goldPseudo

Oct 30 23:38

We do strive to keep it to a minimum, but obviously we can't catch everything. More eyes are always welcome.

goldPseudo

Oct 30 23:37

Out of curiosity, what sort of misinformation are you noticing?

goldPseudo

Oct 30 23:37

@dareen Welcome to the site, glad to have you on board.