2017 Moderator Election

I nominate myself for the position of elected moderator.

• I have been a "pro tempore" (interim) moderator on this site since January 2016 (over a year and a half). I know the ropes, and moderator tools used by Stack Exchange.

• I have been a Global Moderator on the Arduino Forum since March 2012. This has given me over 5 years' experience of moderating on a large, active site.

I think moderators should have a light touch, so that people barely know they are there, except when they are needed to resolve an issue that the voting and user-based moderation cannot solve. When they are needed they should act calmly and fairly.

I realize we get quite a few questions from newbies on this site, and have tried to not be overly harsh on closing questions from enthusiastic beginners. On the other hand, when users post thread after thread on the same basic question, they need to be steered into using this site in the most appropriate way, to benefit both them, and others who read their questions in the future.

My answers to your questions are here.

I'm Avamander and I'd like to nominate myself as a candidate for community moderator.

• I have been a community moderator on Arduino SE since January 2016, that means approximately a year and a half of keeping an eye on this place as a moderator and a bit longer as a low-rep user.
• In addition to moderating Arduino SE, I help to maintain a few popular Arduino libraries (which is sometimes quite similar to Arduino SE), a medium-sized subreddit plus a few other communities online.

As a moderator I've tried to be as little noticed as possible but still noticed enough to keep everything tidy and help out where I can and where I am needed.

As this is Arduino SE, with most questions being made by people just starting with electronics and programming, I've been in the same position at one point I try my best to keep in mind my own experiences. Thus not be overly eager to close a question. I also try to actively use of the upvote button because reputation grows slowly here and I wish to change that (the Electorate badge for ex.)

You can find my answers to the questions here.

I am jose_can_u_c, nominating myself to be a moderator for Arduino.SE.

I have few prior qualifications, but a mindset of helpfulness, as well as 3+ decades of electronics hobby-ing, and 3 decades as a professional software developer.

I've found this community to also have a mindset of helpfulness, and feel like I am a good fit.

My questions to your answers here.

Go on, I'll throw my hat into the ring (but I want it back afterwards).

I've done the questionnaire thing...

Would I make a good moderator? No, probably not.

Should you vote for me? Heck no! I wouldn't vote for me.

Hello all of you! I'm Anonymous Penguin and I'm nominating myself to be a moderator on Arduino Stack Exchange.

I'll keep it short and simple here:

• Having been a pro-tempore (interim) mod on both Arduino Stack Exchange and Community Building Stack Exchange, I have experience with the Stack Exchange tools and the Arduino Stack Exchange community.
• I've been a mod here since the first week or two of the current Arduino Stack Exchange site, along with being an active user on past iterations of the Arduino Stack Exchange site.
• I'm excited about growing and expanding our community. In particular, I'd like to bring more events to the site, such as the Arduino Day contest.

Though I'm not always perfect, I do feel that I've helped push along our community towards graduation and I hope to be able to continue making our community thrive.

You can find my answers to your questions here.