Also to create a democracy. > Our sites are all intended to be a sort of representative democracy. Moderator elections are an important part of that plan, but

Also to create a democracy. > Our sites are all intended to be a sort of representative democracy. Moderator elections are an important part of that plan, but voting on questions and answers is the primary mechanism through which the community governs the site on a day to day basis. https://stackoverflow.com/help/why-vote https://stackoverflow.com/help/why-vote