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Hey all, I think it's unfair for me to be the only moderator (plus the admins!).

I was trying to find some good candidates and I certainly found many, but I think it's much more fair to open the floor for nominations.

Some groundrules so this goes smoothly:

  • You are allowed to nominate unlimited people, including yourself
  • You must make each nomination in a separate comment
  • Please ensure the user in question has not yet been nominated, if they have please upvote the existing nomination and maybe leave a comment in support instead!

This is somewhat of a popularity contest, although note I do not promise the most popular candidates will be the ones selected.

This post will be updated when mods are appointed with the logic behind appointment.


@mekhos@lemmy.ml has been appointed. This is because

  • Overwhelming support
  • 7 hour timezone difference (if I did the math correctly)

@tmpod@lemmy.pt

  • I needed one more, I see tmpod around often
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[–] bleph@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The curse of the zombie hot posts strikes again!

[–] limerod@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hold on. This is season 2! There's 6 more seasons to go!

[–] chtk@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

🎢8 seasons and a movie!🎢

[–] packjack@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd clearly be a great mod.

[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lol post is from 1 year ago

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago

I mean the ground in rules didn't state any time limitation

[–] mekhos@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

I nominate me, why?

  • I've reported dozens of troll posts.
  • I'm online multiple times per day.
  • No agenda or power-trip attitude.
  • Promote discussion, playful humour, helping answer questions or direct to sources of info.
  • Not hugely political but center-left values.
  • UTC +12 timezone
[–] greensand@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Convincing points! VOTE MEKHOS

[–] a_Ha@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

you have my support πŸ‘

[–] ora@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is center left allowed here? I'm pretty left leaning but I feel below average here.

[–] mekhos@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well if not being "left enough" is an issue/flaw I'd retract my nomination.

I would hope my own politics is fairly insignificant (as long as its not RW) and more important is cleaning up spam, keeping threads on topic, and facilitating positive, healthy community.

[–] masu@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Had a lot of good interaction with mekhos, you've got my vote

[–] Evan@sopuli.xyz -2 points 2 years ago

I have decided that you are to gay to be a mod

[–] JesusRat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] JesusRat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No not me, the real Jesus.

[–] Darc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He’s like a world mod. Just skipped Lemmy. Just world.

[–] bleph@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I hear he doesn't really think much of his father's moderation policies and he might be looking for social media alternatives

[–] dot20@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Will the real Jesus Christ please stand up?

[–] a_Ha@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Could i be mod ... considering i can go for months without visiting lemmy ?

Edit : @Gabe@lemmy.ml moderator of asklemmy, account's is (test) "dead".

[–] a_Ha@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
[–] mekhos@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good digging! I wonder if its a good to remove or tag dead accounts like @Joe(archived)@lemmy.ml because you don't really want users sending messages off to dead accounts and waiting for a reply that never comes.

[–] a_Ha@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

i agree and also :
Moderators status should be revoked after 1 year of inactivity !

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If someone wants their communities, they can do a request on !community_requests@lemmy.ml

[–] a_Ha@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are moderators able to resign ?
Should they be revoked after 1 year of inactivity ?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The top mod can transfer a community to anyone they want, but there's not a way to resign currently unless another mod removes you.

[–] a_Ha@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Clean(?) "way to resign" at worst :
"another mod (who) removes you" will be a sockpuppet-mod of the moderator wanting to resign. Credentials of the sockpuppet would be sent to another moderator and admin. Lastly, sockpuppet account would be closed after a pre-established 2 months.