Timeline for 2021 Moderator election: suggestions for nominees?
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| Mar 31, 2021 at 14:21 | comment | added | Iosif Pinelis | Thank you everyone very much for this nomination and the comments. I feel greatly honored by the nomination. However, I should decline it. I have learned a lot on MO and really enjoy it, and this is what I would like to continue to do. | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 13:53 | comment | added | Sam Hopkins | I agree that having breadth in subject expertise is important, and in particular it seems that promoting/encouraging analysis would be good (it seems underrepresented on MO from my casual observations). | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 12:58 | comment | added | Asaf Karagila Mod | I'll concede that this is a valid point. Nevertheless, I still have the feeling that the field should play a very minor role compared to other qualities. In my experience, by the time a moderator sees a problematic question it tend to have gathered some feedback from experts. If Andreas Blass posted a comment on a set theory question that it's too basic for the site, you can just believe him, for example. And similarly with other experts on other fields. It's not always the case, of course, but I feel that that accounts for the majority of cases. | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 12:55 | comment | added | gmvh | It certainly helps when determining whether some borderline on-/off-topic content is research-level or not. | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 12:12 | comment | added | Asaf Karagila Mod | I am not taking away from this candidate or any other, but frankly, what does the breadth of mathematical topic have to do with moderating the site? Moderators are not referees on content, and if they do, it's easy to contact someone for an expert opinion. | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 9:38 | history | answered | gmvh | CC BY-SA 4.0 |