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There is a question that was closed by five people. The first to cast a close-vote is a diamond moderator.

My understanding is that if he had been a diamond moderator at the time of casting that vote, the question would have been closed instantly, and only he would have been listed as the closer.

Therefore, I assume he was made a moderator after casting that close-vote.

Even if that is indeed the case for this particular question, would there be any other technically possible reason for that?

"That" meaning: Five close-voters are listed and one of them (except for the last) has a diamond next to his name.

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  • In fairness, the question in the link was closed Nov 30 '11. So I don't get the interest/curiosity factor, I mean "so what"?
    – Mari-Lou A Слава Україні
    Commented Oct 2, 2016 at 8:15
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    @Mari-LouA I already told you I was curious, right? I just like to know how SE works :)
    – Fiksdal
    Commented Oct 2, 2016 at 8:16

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A moderator's close vote is always binding if that user is a moderator when the vote is cast. The diamond always appears next to a moderator's name, even if the user was not a moderator at the time of closing/posting/editing/whatever. Therefore, it is as you suspected: a moderator appearing as a non-binding closer was not a mod at the time.

Note that the moderators tab of the users page shows when each mod was elected/appointed, and you can click through to see exactly when the election finished, if you're curious.

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