Timeline for answer to 2020 Community Moderator Election - Questionnaire by Tschallacka
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| Jul 17, 2020 at 0:40 | comment | added | msb | All other "top" candidates sound too too political. And politicians usually say what people want to hear, and/or what often they wish was how they were, but which in practice they can't fulfill for a number of reasons. You are a real person. Realistic. Honest. The world is not perfect, SO is not perfect, and you are not perfect, but you'll do your best. You got my vote. | |
| Jul 15, 2020 at 12:12 | history | edited | Tschallacka | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Fixed grammar and spelling
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| Jul 12, 2020 at 13:01 | comment | added | Bernardo Duarte | @BenjaminW. Just go to the edit history page and fetch the first revision of this post. | |
| Jul 12, 2020 at 4:15 | comment | added | NotThatGuy | Re #3: assuming the user read the messages (which a high-rep user is likely to have done) and simply disagreed, "perhaps the message I’ve sent .. got lost" comes across as quite dismissive and egotistical (i.e. "surely my excellent explanation would've been good enough for anyone, so the most likely possibility here is that you simply missed it") and seems likely to just escalate the situation further. I would probably say "[Similar to/To expand on] what I said in the message...". | |
| Jul 8, 2020 at 7:16 | comment | added | Tschallacka | @Andreas basically what Cody Gray said I couldn't say better. Also the reasoning behind it is to be welcoming, I applied this even before this became a thing on Stack Overflow because of the negative sentiment outside of Stack Overflow concerning Stack Overflow. By leading with understanding their side, and viewpoints, you make a large portion of reciepients of a correcting message more open to recieve it. It works with kids, and I've found that it works with adults just as well. While some people like to cut to the chase like you, most people actually need this, otherwise they feel attacked. | |
| Jul 8, 2020 at 0:06 | comment | added | Cody Gray Mod | I hate false kindness as much or more than anyone, so I know what you mean. However, there’s nothing wrong with Tschallacka’s proposed wording. While you may not need or appreciate the lead-in and empathy, @Andreas, most users do, and empirical evidence suggests that this approach works much better to enact change. Furthermore, mods have templates for most of these things. The most important thing for an individual mod is to add more details about the specific situation. I think Tschallaka would be able to do that. See also: meta.stackexchange.com/a/336550 | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 23:44 | history | edited | Cody GrayMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
standard template
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| Jul 7, 2020 at 22:41 | comment | added | Proud anti-zionist | Your answer to number 3: don't approach people like that. You wrote multiple completely useless sentences. That kind of text is the number 1 thing I hate about support centres, etc. It only serves to waste the time of the reader, and make them dismiss what comes after, as also being some stupid canned "nice" text. It's nothing but pollution. Just get to the point. | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 15:56 | history | edited | Tschallacka | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Changed wording to better reflect what I'm trying to communicate
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| Jul 7, 2020 at 15:55 | comment | added | Tschallacka | @Michael True, I should word there that it causes offense. I will modify that. Thank you. | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 15:54 | comment | added | Tschallacka | @Makato 2/2 But in the end it was suggested that overall I would make a good candidate, and that it was at least worth the shot to nominate myself. I care for SO, and I want it to remain and grow and be healthy. But I do try to keep a healthy distance, as not to have sleepness nights again about where Stack Overflow is going, losing the shining jewel that it was/is. | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 15:51 | comment | added | Tschallacka | @Makoto You word Cody Gray's opinion as well. It is also why I debated with myself and in the election chat if I should offer myself as a candidate. My laissez-faire demeanor largely stems from the actions Stack Overflow has performed the last year(s) and how I internally hurt because I feared for the community. I had to distance myself from Stack Overflow and nearly considered quitting at one point. Then the company promised better and I decided to hold out, but honestly, I'm scared to tie myself too closely, in fear of being hurt again. I cared too deeply about SO, and needed to distance. | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 14:40 | comment | added | Makoto | I don't believe your laissez-faire demeanor towards moderation is what I'm looking for in a moderator right now. Your answers to #7 and #10 especially don't sit as well with me because it indicates less of an interest in advocating for the community in addition to the janitorial work. I get the distinct impression you're looking for the power alone. | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 14:39 | comment | added | Benjamin W. | I feel like these shouldn't be edited by the community to fix typos etc.; I'd like to see how a candidate writes without "help". | |
| Jul 7, 2020 at 14:30 | history | edited | Cody GrayMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
"comradery" (also spelled "camaraderie") was correct; "offence" is a dialectical (non-American) spelling
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| Jul 7, 2020 at 14:30 | history | edited | Heretic Monkey | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Fix typo in name of cartoonist
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| Jul 7, 2020 at 14:28 | history | edited | jmarkmurphy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
grammar spelling
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| Jul 7, 2020 at 14:22 | history | edited | Harvard Candidate | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Fixed spelling
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| Jul 7, 2020 at 13:54 | history | edited | Cody GrayMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 7, 2020 at 12:33 | history | answered | Tschallacka | CC BY-SA 4.0 |