Questions tagged [moderators]
Questions about diamond (♦) moderators, their powers, and actions they have taken.
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Why did a moderator close this 12-year-old Google Search question yesterday as off-topic when it’s not a web app recommendation?
The question, “Is there a way to search in Google using regular expressions (regex)?”, was posted more than 12 years ago.
This question has attracted ~149,000 views, received a positive score of 82, ...
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Why have several of my answers to meta posts been permanently locked?
Recently, a moderator, Rubén ♦, locked several of my answers to meta posts (three were permanently locked) as “There are disputes about this answer’s content being resolved at this time.” Those ...
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Why are questions asking about the actions of one moderator closed by this moderator as opinion-based? Aren't mod decisions supposed to be objective? [duplicate]
Title: Why are questions asking about the actions of one moderator closed by this moderator as opinion-based? Aren't moderation decisions supposed to be objective?
The meta questions:
Why was my ...
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2023 Community Moderator Election Results
Moderator election #6 on Web Applications has come to a close, the votes have been tallied, and the new moderator is:
They will be joining the existing crew shortly — please thank them for ...
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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 ...
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Do moderators care about the community consensus?
Dozens of questions were unilaterally closed for lack of research by one moderator. However, the community consensus is that lack of research shouldn't be ground for closure or that least, it hasn't ...
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2023 Community Moderator Election
The 2023 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three weeks, ...
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Why did a mod threaten me with a suspension for "continually pinging a mod" whereas I was simply replying comments they made on one of my questions?
On this question, a moderator wrote (emphasis mine):
On the main site, comments should not be used to have extended discussions. Please use the Stack Exchange features properly. Also, refrain from ...
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Why are my comments linking to a Meta post about the question where I commented getting deleted after just a few hours? [duplicate]
I noticed that the two questions:
Populate a Google slide automatically via Google spreadsheet
How can I export a single event as an ICS file from Google Calender?
got closed. I posted a Meta ...
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Why are questions being closed seemingly because they don't show research, even though it hasn't been decided yet if showing research is a requirement
I see a fair amount of questions being closed seemingly because they don't show any research. Examples:
Populate a Google slide automatically via Google spreadsheet
How can I export a single event as ...
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Why did I receive a suspension for some action I had done and discussed with a mod over 1 year before the suspension?
I received a 30-day suspension. I was confused by the reason, so I asked on Meta and was told by a mod that the reason was:
You should refrain from reposting questions that have been deleted for ...
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When do moderators plan to clearly state whether showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps.SE?
On Why do the moderators refuse to clearly state whether showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps.SE?, I was told by a moderator to be patient. However I have already ...
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Should questions asking about the existence of an undocumented feature on a website be systemically closed or left open?
One moderator closed How can I upload a file to a specific folder when adding files to an existing archive in the Wayback Machine via the web interface? with the reason:
If the feature is not ...
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Why do the moderators refuse to clearly state whether showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps.SE?
I don't understand why the moderators refuse to clearly state whether showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps.SE.
What I have tried so far:
I posted Is showing research ...
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Is “needs details or clarity” connected to the help center article on questions that are automatically blocked for not meeting quality standards?
Recently, dozens (!) of old questions have been unilaterally closed in Web Apps SE as “needs details or clarity”, or closed as duplicates of questions also closed as “needs details or clarity”. (Some ...
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Is showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps.SE? [duplicate]
I wonder the following: Is showing research is a requirement when posting a question on WebApps SE?
Requirement means that if the OP doesn't show research, then the question must be closed.
Note: I ...
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Why did I receive a 30-day suspension because of a few questions closed by a new policy ("show research") introduced after the questions were posted?
On March 10, 2023, I received a 30-day suspension due to, according to one moderator, low-quality questions. I am puzzled because:
I had only 2 questions over the 30 days prior to the suspension, as ...
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Who are the current active moderators of WebApps in April 2023?
There seems to be only one active moderator in WebApps Stack Exchange. I wanted to ask to check that this is the case.
This link reveals that there are three users with moderator priveleges: https://...
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Do the moderators plan to close most questions on this site?
A mod has decided that showing research in a question is now a requirement. The requirement is retroactive. However most questions on this site do not show research. Do the moderators plan to close ...
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Is it compulsory to mention "I have no affiliation" if one has no affiliations with a product/service/app/etc. one recommends? [duplicate]
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/a/169928/18147 (mirror) got deleted as spam because the author didn't mention "I have no affiliation":
You should disclose your affiliation and describe ...
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What part of the question "Can I permanently hide the YouTube chat window?" needs details or clarity?
I noticed this question from November 2018: Can I permanently hide the YouTube chat window? which received a lot of positive feedback (+31 votes, 52k views), was unilaterally closed by a moderator on ...
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I’ve been wrongly accused of spamming, and my answer has been deleted and marked as spam, costing me 100 rep
I answered this on-topic and clear question on Mar. 25, 2023: Can I permanently hide the YouTube chat window?
However, a mod unilaterally marked my answer as spam, which resulted in its deletion, and ...
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Request to reopen my Facebook question that I believe was wrongly marked as duplicate of a question closed as "needs details or clarity"
In November 2011, I asked "How do I let my Facebook friends view my Timeline posts without letting them comment on the posts?" I made sure to make my question clear, straightforward, and on-...
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What part of the question "How do I schedule a comment on Reddit?" needs details or clarity?
This Sept. 2022 question was closed unilaterally by a mod on Jan. 26, 2023 as “needs details or clarity”: How do I schedule a comment on Reddit? — no comments were left to explain what details or ...
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Why was this question asking how to view all the messages one posted in a Slack channel closed by 1 mod?
The question How can I view all the messages I posted in a Slack channel? was closed. It was posted over two years and a half ago, attracted 12,000 views, 24 upvotes and not a single downvote. Why ...
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What can I do if my questions are getting closed by 1 mod as "needs details or clarity" but no comments are given as to what is unclear?
I have used this website for years and this is the first time I have this issue:
One moderator is either closing or downvoting my most recent questions.
The reason given for the closings is "...
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Serial downvoted by a moderator
I got serial downvoted by a mod (Rubén Rivera) a few hours ago:
The questions were viciously chosen so that they will be removed by the Stack Exchange automated removal question script (a.k.a. Roomba)...
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2020 Community Moderator Election
The 2020 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three weeks, ...
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2019 Community Moderator Election
The 2019 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three weeks,...
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2019 Moderator Election - why?
I know we haven't had a moderator election here in a while (6 years!), but why now? I don't get the impression that the current workload is too much for the current crop of moderators. Is someone ...
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Weird answer edit revertable?
I edited this answer and then @jonsca edited my edit by removing a section.
As can be seen at https://webapps.stackexchange.com/posts/9781/revisions , he removed:
. Also, note: You cannot use more ...
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2013 Community Moderator Election
The 2013 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three weeks,...
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2012 Community Moderator Election
The 2012 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three weeks,...
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User spamming posts with advertisement comments
A user is advertising by spamming comments in webapps section, I've flagged his most of the comments out there, but no actions are being taken by moderators, why?
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2011 Community Moderator Election
The 2011 Community Moderator Election is now underway!
Community moderator elections have three phases:
Nomination phase
Primary phase
Election phase
Most elections take between two and three weeks,...
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Moderator Pro Tem Announcement [closed]
As we enter the second week of your public beta, we desperately need members from this site whose focus is to engage the community, both in community-building issues and site management. That's why we ...
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Should we have temporary moderators who can help vote to close off topic answers? [closed]
Would it be useful if some people who participated in the private beta were made moderators - at least until the end of the public beta - so that we (as a group) can keep on top of the off topic ...
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Moderator nominations [closed]
Should we be selecting moderators for the site?
Given Jeff's answer I hereby open up this question for moderator nominations.
Each nomination should be a separate answer. Link the name to the user's ...