So for those of you in the loop, we have two active moderators pro tempore from the original three that were instated manually by the Stack Exchange staff. After 1001 days in the Beta game, it's not too surprising that at least one of them is occupied with other things for the time being, whatever they are.
Since luchonacho has gone out on a limb and suggested calling for a new moderator, and there seems to be no push back against the idea, we may as well give it a shot.
I'd like to hereby leave this thread open for nominating anyone who you think would make a robust and helpful moderator for representing our humble Stack at large. You may nominate yourself and it is even encouraged, if you feel like you are qualified. A few things to keep in mind:
- This isn't a formal election. The moderator will as far as I know will be placed in by fiat. Think of it as a referendum. I ain't a representative of StackExchange, but this thread is now Community Manager approved. Presumably, if every candidate gets zero or one votes, it may mean there is no one suitable to become moderator either.(Although we have some good users who I think the community trusts, so I don't think low voting will be a problem.)
- One nomination per answer below.
- Vote up if you approve of a nominated candidate and down if you don't. Vote on as many candidates as you have an opinion on.
- Please discuss any reservations or endorsements you have of someone in the comments. More feedback can help newer users figure out what's what. But of course, you are free to just vote quietly and not rock any boats.
- If someone nominates you just accept or decline in that nomination's comments. Feel free to add an edit saying a little about yourself if you accept.
You can read the roles of moderators from the help section on them and the theory of moderation post.