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Someone being eager to be a mod does not mean they'd make for a good mod. Imagine if HN was modded by a new guy every two weeks (eagerness doesn't tend to last

Someone being eager to be a mod does not mean they'd make for a good mod. Imagine if HN was modded by a new guy every two weeks (eagerness doesn't tend to last and is not a precursor to perseverance in my opinion at least).

kangnkodos 7y ago
Most jobs need less prior training than you might expect. A lot can be learned in a short period of time when you are on the job. I haven't seen any statistics, but it looks like only a few well known mods are leaving. So, almost all mods are remaining. There are a little over 600 total moods on StackExchange. Over 20 mods on the StackOverflow part of StackExchange. The announced departures from StackExchange are in the tens. For better or for worse, SO will be able to scrape by with the remaining mods. The only real problem for SO is the lack of trust. I've lost trust in the employees of SO. With every post from a SO employee, it gets worse and worse. Who are the direct competitors of SO, if any? I would like to use a different site, if possible. --- On this page which is updated daily, https://stackexchange.com/about/moderators https://stackexchange.com/about/moderators I count 629 moderators across 173 sites. --- For example, the Wayback machine shows that on December 9, 2018, the moderators on the StackOverflow part of StackExchange were these 26: Michael Myers, Robert Harvey, BoltClock, George Stocker, Brad Larson, ThiefMaster, ChrisF, Flexo, Ry-, Bohemian, meagar, Martijn Pieters, Jon Clements, josliber, Madara Uchiha, TheLostMind, Undo, deceze, Aaron Hall, Bhargav Rao, Andy, Cody Gray, Yvette Colomb, Samuel Liew, Rob, Ed Cottrell Today, I see these 23. If you remove George Stocker, 22: Michael Myers, BoltClock, George Stocker, Brad Larson, ChrisF, Flexo, Ry-, Bohemian, meagar, Martijn Pieters, Jon Clements, josliber, Madara Uchiha, Undo, deceze, Aaron Hall, Bhargav Rao, Andy, Cody Gray, Rob, Baum mit Augen, Jean-François Fabre, Samuel Liew Yes. That's a significant drop, but not enough for the users of StackOverflow to notice a difference.
- jacobush 7y ago
  I don’t see where you accounted for moderator activity?

kangnkodos 7y ago

Most jobs need less prior training than you might expect. A lot can be learned in a short period of time when you are on the job. I haven't seen any statistics, but it looks like only a few well known mods are leaving. So, almost all mods are remaining. There are a little over 600 total moods on StackExchange. Over 20 mods on the StackOverflow part of StackExchange. The announced departures from StackExchange are in the tens. For better or for worse, SO will be able to scrape by with the remaining mods. The only real problem for SO is the lack of trust. I've lost trust in the employees of SO. With every post from a SO employee, it gets worse and worse. Who are the direct competitors of SO, if any? I would like to use a different site, if possible. --- On this page which is updated daily, https://stackexchange.com/about/moderators https://stackexchange.com/about/moderators I count 629 moderators across 173 sites. --- For example, the Wayback machine shows that on December 9, 2018, the moderators on the StackOverflow part of StackExchange were these 26: Michael Myers, Robert Harvey, BoltClock, George Stocker, Brad Larson, ThiefMaster, ChrisF, Flexo, Ry-, Bohemian, meagar, Martijn Pieters, Jon Clements, josliber, Madara Uchiha, TheLostMind, Undo, deceze, Aaron Hall, Bhargav Rao, Andy, Cody Gray, Yvette Colomb, Samuel Liew, Rob, Ed Cottrell Today, I see these 23. If you remove George Stocker, 22: Michael Myers, BoltClock, George Stocker, Brad Larson, ChrisF, Flexo, Ry-, Bohemian, meagar, Martijn Pieters, Jon Clements, josliber, Madara Uchiha, Undo, deceze, Aaron Hall, Bhargav Rao, Andy, Cody Gray, Rob, Baum mit Augen, Jean-François Fabre, Samuel Liew Yes. That's a significant drop, but not enough for the users of StackOverflow to notice a difference.

jacobush 7y ago
I don’t see where you accounted for moderator activity?