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Janos

Janos

Thanks to Simon's Duga, we could get a glimpse to what is to come. And so far, it's not so bad:

Thanks to Simon's @Duga, we could get a glimpse to what is to come. And so far, it's not so bad:

• Contact the moderators of the originating sites, to explain clearly why the migrated posts shouldn't have been migrated
• I would expect those moderators to disseminate our conclusions in their community, and educate their users, perhaps in meta and blog posts. We would work together with them to make the message as clear as possible, and prevent bad migrations in the future

I'm not a big fan of promises. Promises by other people don't mean a lot to me. Do, or do not. Don't promise. Instead of promises, I give you the following:

Yes, I do considering voting a moderation tool, especially when it's the first on a post. A +1 or -1 often seems to give a different light to a post, sometimes it seems the start of an avalanche. I don't vote up-down willy-nilly.

I think I downvote enough. But maybe I upvote a bit too much.

I will be more committed to moderation activities. It's a responsibility to fulfill, and I wouldn't want to let the community down.

• Contact the moderators of the originating sites, to explain clearly why the migrated posts shouldn't have been migrated
• I would expect those moderators to disseminate our conclusions in their community, and educate their users, perhaps in meta and blog posts. We would work together with them to make the message as clear as possible, and prevent further bad migrations

I'm not a big fan of promises. Promises by other people don't mean a lot to me. Do, or do not. Don't promise. I give you the following facts that might guide you better than promises:

I'm very conscious of my vote actions, especially when casting the first vote, because sometimes it can start an avalanche, which can go both ways.

The first downvote can trigger gang-downvoting by trigger-happy users. Downvotes also bruise egos, so for the friendly image of the site, I very rarely downvote inexperienced users, and guide them with comments instead.

The first upvote is also dangerous on poor posts, as it misleads those wanting to learn, setting a bad precedent.

I often hover the mouse over the arrow buttons to re-read their tooltip, which either help making the final decision, or I just move on without voting. 

I don't vote up-down willy-nilly. I often remind the Santas of the chat room to not upvote without thinking. I think I downvote enough. But maybe I upvote a bit too much.

I will be more committed to moderation activities. So far I've been just a user, and focused more on enjoying the site than participating in moderation. The moderator role comes with serious responsibilities that I will have to fulfill. I take responsibilities seriously, and make sure I don't let down those counting on me.