Moderator Position Open - Nominations Needed

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We are looking to fill an available moderator position here on History SE and are looking for interested users.

Ideally Moderators are elected by the community, but until the community is large enough to hold a proper election, we will be appointing two extra provisional Moderators to fill those roles.

We need your help. Please nominate folks you would like to see become provisional moderators for this site. Your input will provide valuable insight to help us make our selections. You can read more about the process here: Moderators Pro Tempore.

The Nomination Process:

• Nominate a user by posting an 'answer' below. Each nomination should be a separate answer. Use the template at the bottom of this post to complete your nomination.
• Self nominations are encouraged. This is a volunteer activity, so users should not feel obligated to accept these positions. A self-nomination is simply a way to say, "I am very much interested in this, so let my record speak for itself."
• Tell us about the candidates. Nominations can include links to other activities like Area 51 participation, participation in other sites, or any relevant thoughts/links that may help us make an informed decision.
• Nominees! Please indicate your acceptance by editing the answer to accept/decline the nomination. And please ensure your profile email is correct so we can contact you. Optionally, you are encouraged to write a bit about yourself following your acceptance.

  I accept/decline this nomination.

  Hi, I am name/location/fun fact (all optional). I live in <location>, so I am generally active on this site from <time> to <time>. Some other things you may want to know about me are…

Here is what we'll be looking for in a Moderator candidate:

We are looking for members who are deeply engaged in the community's development; members who:

• Have been consistently active on the site
• Show an interest in their meta's community-building activities
• Lead by example, showing patience and respect for their fellow community members in everything they write
• Exhibit those intangible traits discussed in A Theory of Moderation

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Nomination Template

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This nominee would be a good choice because …

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I hesitate to do this, but I would like to offer myself for consideration because I'm in the UTC + 8 time zone. It's pretty much the exact opposite of the American ones, so I'm usually active precisely while the mods are asleep.

While I did only recently return from a prolonged break from SE, the circumstances behind that are no longer in effect.

Answer 2

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I nominate Mark C. Wallace. In my time here this user stands out as someone who regularly encourages higher qualify questions and answers through his helpful comments, edits, and flagging. Mark has also been prolific in reviewing posts and voting on closing, opening, and deletes, not to mention being a consistent and regular user. I believe this nominee would be a good choice for moderator because of these qualities.

I accept the nomination (with some trepidation)

I'm East Coast timezone, with limited access (phone only; no keyboard) during the day. I've got to get to work now, but I'll try to write more later - questions welcome.

Answer 3

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This nominee would be a good choice because …

He's been doing a good job for more than a couple years. Very level headed, and deserves to continue.

Answer 4

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This nominee would be a good choice because …

Although a new user, sempaiscuaba brings professionalism and a strong time commitment to the table. In the time he has been contributing, he has been quickly become and important contributor by answering questions and by improving site operation.

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I'll be honest here. My first reaction upon seeing my name here was to echo William Tecumsah Sherman's response when he was asked about the 1884 Presidential election!

I am honoured (and not a little surprised) to have been nominated. However, I do worry that my appointment would have a divisive, rather than a cohesive, effect on the community (I think the pattern of voting so far makes that point quite clear).

That said, the fact that I am in the UK (the UT timezone) would certainly help maintain a fast response to concerns flagged by the community, and help in the struggle against "the international Nazi/troll conspiracy to destroy the internet" mentioned by @T.E.D. in the comments above.

So, after giving the matter some considerable thought, and also with great trepidation, I accept the nomination.

So, here goes.

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I accept this nomination

Hi, I am Iain and I live in the east end of London in dear old Blighty.

I'm fairly new to the Stack Exchange community, having been a member for just over six months. I still don't really get the idea of motivation by reputation scores and badges (which probably amounts to heresy on SE, I know!).

In that time, I've been fairly active on the site, both in terms of answering questions and carrying out the site self-moderation tasks from the Review queues. I do feel quite strongly that we are often not sufficiently supportive towards new users of the site. This is something which I have tried to argue for on meta in the past, and something that I will continue to argue for in the future - irrespective of whether I am appointed as a moderator.

If this site is to grow to maturity, then we need new users, and those users will often need a little extra support to get used to the rules of the community.

Beyond that, there is a little more background about me in my profile bio. If anyone would like to know more, please feel free to ask.

Answer 5

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This nominee would be a good choice because …

He is a long term user who maintains an active role in the website. Very professional, courteous, and respectful.

Answer 6

I am writing to announce my "non-candidacy,"--and to endorse two others; Semaphore and Sempaiscuba, who have already been nominated. Under other circumstances, I might have "stood up" for the vacant positions, but have elected to "stand down" in favor of the other two.

Apart from having high reputations comparable to mine, these two individuals bring important qualities to the table that I don't. The first has already been mentioned; Semaphore is based in Tokyo, and Sempaiscuba in London, which is to say, in two very different time zones than our American moderator T.E.D. In fact, the three of them would cover the globe roughly one-third, one-third, one-third of a world apart.

The second set of qualities stems from the first. Semaphore is Asian, and Sempaiscuba is European, and again, those perspectives complement our American moderator.

The community would be fortunate to have a geographically and culturally balanced team of these three people.

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I am new to this site and would like to nominate myself. I have been a daily contributor for a short time now but am a top 2% contributor this quarter. I think it would be helpful to have the perspective of a new recruit, not committed to any of the existing processes. Bring a different perspective from an estate underrepresented in the august more established members already nominated.