We already decided some attributes that the moderators should have, now let's start actual nomination.
Actually, knowing Arduino too well is far from necessary. They should be knowledgeable, yes, but anything more is just a bonus for the community and their efforts should be focussed as such ;-)
What is needed in a community moderator is the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, as well as have the patience to handle all types of members of the community respectfully. Also, to function impartially even when faced with difficult situations such as that may happen involving respected members, arguments, flame wars, etc.
Community moderators aren't referred to as janitors for nothing. There is a fair bit of work to be done behind the scenes, a lot of which may be fairly involved and taxing. The only reward for this effort is seeing the site grow and move towards graduation (which can be rather satisfying :) )
The only thing necessary is that the individual should be active and involved in the community through content generation, meta participation, chat availability, editing, reviewing and voting (close/reopen). Also, in general the individual should be helpful and guide new members of the community wherever needed.
How do you become a provisional moderator for this site?
Soon after the site launches into "public beta," the Community Team will appoint provisional moderators from this community until the community is ready to hold its own elections (once it graduates from beta).
What do moderators gain?
Candidates will be contacted and three of them will be selected to act as provisional Moderators until the community holds formal elections after the Beta period. Besides the normal abilities of a Moderator, they will:
- Have access to a special chat room where we will collectively work through the challenges of moderation and community self-policing.
- Organize the process of selecting the site’s attributes (the [help center], site scope, tags, etc.).
- Rally community support and drive the mission of getting publicity for the site.
Essentially, they will have the ear of the Stack Exchange team for anything we can do to help their sites succeed!
Here's what you should have to be a moderator here:
- Have a decent reputation
- Participate on Meta
- Be well spoken, polite, professional (that includes formatting it with bold and other tags to make it look good and spelling/grammar), and a natural leader.
- Be trusted. You'll have some data that a standard user won't. Handel it wisely and follow the TOS and privacy policy of SE.
- Have a decent amount of time (30+ minutes a day has been recommended to this site only for "dirty work.")
- Exhibit those intangible traits discussed in A Theory of Moderation.
Bonus points for:
- Moderator or high-reputation on other sites
- Area 51 participation, social network referrals, or blogging about the site.
- Members who have already shown an interest or ability to promote their community.
To nominate (You are encouraged to nominate you and others)
Please break it down into one section for each item listed below:
- Post an answer containing the URLs to the user's main and meta profiles on Arduino.SE. You can also add links to other profiles or to an Area51 profile. Also, if you
- Why you think they/you would be a good candidate.
- If you are nominating yourself, please add a little bit about you, why you would be a good candidate, and if you really have the time and devotion to guide this community, when it's fun, and when it's a pain in the **********.
Post each user as a separate answer, and add multiple answers if you wish to nominate multiple users. Do not make duplicates of questions.
Additionally, if someone nominates you, please edit the answer to indicate your approval (or declination). If you want to, add a paragraph or two about yourself so we can get to know you.
If you downvote a particular nomination, you are encouraged to share why you did so in the comments, though you are not required to do so. Optionally, you may do the same for upvotes.
For more information, see this blog post.
Optional Template:
## I'm Nominating: {Username OR "Myself, {UsernameHere}"} ##
**Links:** [Main (1 Rep)](www.example.com), [Meta](www.meta.example.com), [Other Sites Here (100K Rep, Moderator)](www.othersite.example.com)
{Put Flair Here if you want}
*****
I am a good candidate because... I do... I want...
*****
{Optional (remove the "****" above if you aren't doing this): Getting to know you here}
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