Timeline for answer to 2017 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire by NathanOliver
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| Jul 31, 2017 at 14:32 | comment | added | NathanOliver | @LoungeKatt I'm sorry but I have seemed to missed the question. Are you just asking why I even bothered putting If the entire post is garbage then I do not have a problem deleting it. in my answer to that question? | |
| Jul 31, 2017 at 14:27 | comment | added | Abandoned Cart | @NathanOliver I never stated it should be removed, either. I was actually confused as to why you would make a comment like "If the entire post is garbage then I do not have a problem deleting it." when that seemed to be irrelevant and your replies have completely contradicted that statement. | |
| Jul 31, 2017 at 14:22 | comment | added | NathanOliver | @LoungeKatt So, since there is valuable content I would not delete it. The OP not being allowed to post it does not mean it should be removed. They posted it, people took there time to answer it and the OP benefited. Removing it would cancel out all the help the answers provided. We might be able to edit it, we disassociate it, but I would not remove it. | |
| Jul 31, 2017 at 14:17 | comment | added | Abandoned Cart | @NathanOliver Thanks for the clarification, but the question did specify there is valuable content. A lot of misunderstanding can occur from not taking the time to read a question or comment in full before responding. I consider this even more relevant for this particular set of questions. | |
| Jul 31, 2017 at 14:11 | comment | added | NathanOliver | @LoungeKatt I never said I would ignore them. I would offer them the option to have it dissociated. I would not remove it if there is good content there though. | |
| Jul 31, 2017 at 14:05 | comment | added | Abandoned Cart | "If the entire post is garbage"? The question was asked and had valuable responses, but was asked to be removed due to a conflict of interest. I would assume the question, itself, must have been acceptable and simply ignoring the responses seems a bit hasty. Was this your intention? | |
| Jul 21, 2017 at 12:10 | comment | added | AndyG | Glad to see a C++ domain expert (actually 2!) among the moderator candidates. I feel like nearly all the moderators have primary expertise in other languages. In my experience you've always spent plenty of time doing informal moderation (question flagging and the like), and you are respectful of the community | |
| Jul 18, 2017 at 11:34 | comment | added | NathanOliver | @Makoto as BoltClock mentions in that case I would delete, redact the information, and then undelete it. | |
| Jul 18, 2017 at 4:31 | comment | added | BoltClock Mod | @Makoto: In case NathanOliver isn't aware, we have the ability to remove sensitive information from a post's history altogether without having to permanently "delete" (hide from < 10k) the entire post - this does require approval from another mod and isn't always immediate (though it only takes minutes), so as a safety measure we are encouraged to "delete" (again, hide) the post in the meantime, and restore it once the redaction has gone through. | |
| Jul 18, 2017 at 3:16 | comment | added | Makoto | Posts can contain sensitive credentials, or top-secret code. In those circumstances, would you still not delete? | |
| Jul 17, 2017 at 22:08 | comment | added | NathanOliver | @Justin If it is really not a duplicate then that is a different story. If I can't tell if it is a dupe or not then I'll defer to the other mods/gold badge holder. Dupes can be tricky and I try to stay out of it when it comes to them unless they are in my domain. | |
| Jul 17, 2017 at 22:06 | comment | added | NathanOliver | @EJoshuaS Yes, I would like to keep my current status with SOCVR. I do not feel anything I do now would change if I became a moderator. I already do very few cv-pls as I try to only use them for post that are really bad so in that aspect I think those would stop completely since I could unilaterally close something. | |
| Jul 17, 2017 at 22:06 | comment | added | Justin | Regarding 4: what if the user had a legitimate reason to reopen the question? It's totally possible that the question is actually not a duplicate, but it is not obvious that that is the case. Is it better to re-close without letting the user explain first? | |
| Jul 17, 2017 at 22:04 | comment | added | EJoshuaS - Stand with Ukraine | Will you still keep working the close vote room? Do you think that being a moderator would change how you approach close votes/tag cleanups/tag burniation/[cv-pls] requests? | |
| Jul 17, 2017 at 21:52 | history | answered | NathanOliver | CC BY-SA 3.0 |