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(This post is for the candidates who are running for the 2023 Web Applications SE Community Moderator Election2023 Web Applications SE Community Moderator Election.)

As you may already know, there have been a number of recent meta posts on Web Apps SE expressing concern about a moderator who has been unilaterally closing dozens of questions based on some yet-to-be-explained reasonyet-to-be-explained reason. RelevantSome of the relevant meta posts:

The votes on these meta posts and their answers indicate that the community has generally expressed disapproval of these moderator actions. Posts that opposed the moderation practice received mostly upvotes, while the moderator’s posts received mostly downvotes. However, the moderator in question continued with the question closures despite the lack of community support.

How will you handle feedback or objections if you find yourself in a similar situation where the community disagrees with your moderation actions? Would you keep doing the same thing, disregarding community feedback or consensus, like in the case mentioned above? Or would you respect the community consensus, even if you do not agree with it?

(This post is for the candidates who are running for the 2023 Web Applications SE Community Moderator Election.)

As you may already know, there have been a number of recent meta posts on Web Apps SE expressing concern about a moderator who has been unilaterally closing dozens of questions based on some yet-to-be-explained reason. Relevant meta posts:

The votes on these meta posts and their answers indicate that the community has generally expressed disapproval of these moderator actions. Posts that opposed the moderation practice received mostly upvotes, while the moderator’s posts received mostly downvotes. However, the moderator in question continued with the question closures despite the lack of community support.

How will you handle feedback or objections if you find yourself in a similar situation where the community disagrees with your moderation actions? Would you keep doing the same thing, disregarding community feedback or consensus, like in the case mentioned above? Or would you respect the community consensus, even if you do not agree with it?

(This post is for the candidates who are running for the 2023 Web Applications SE Community Moderator Election.)

As you may already know, there have been a number of recent meta posts on Web Apps SE expressing concern about a moderator who has been unilaterally closing dozens of questions based on some yet-to-be-explained reason. Some of the relevant meta posts:

The votes on these meta posts and their answers indicate that the community has generally expressed disapproval of these moderator actions. Posts that opposed the moderation practice received mostly upvotes, while the moderator’s posts received mostly downvotes. However, the moderator in question continued with the question closures despite the lack of community support.

How will you handle feedback or objections if you find yourself in a similar situation where the community disagrees with your moderation actions? Would you keep doing the same thing, disregarding community feedback or consensus, like in the case mentioned above? Or would you respect the community consensus, even if you do not agree with it?

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2023 Moderator Election candidates: What's your approach to moderation in the face of community disagreement? Will you prioritize community consensus?

(This post is for the candidates who are running for the 2023 Web Applications SE Community Moderator Election.)

As you may already know, there have been a number of recent meta posts on Web Apps SE expressing concern about a moderator who has been unilaterally closing dozens of questions based on some yet-to-be-explained reason. Relevant meta posts:

The votes on these meta posts and their answers indicate that the community has generally expressed disapproval of these moderator actions. Posts that opposed the moderation practice received mostly upvotes, while the moderator’s posts received mostly downvotes. However, the moderator in question continued with the question closures despite the lack of community support.

How will you handle feedback or objections if you find yourself in a similar situation where the community disagrees with your moderation actions? Would you keep doing the same thing, disregarding community feedback or consensus, like in the case mentioned above? Or would you respect the community consensus, even if you do not agree with it?