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73 questions linked to/from What recourse do I have if I believe a moderator has abused their privileges?
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Who moderates the moderators? [duplicate]
This post degenerated from disagreement of opinion into some discussion over capitalization and luckily didn't go any further. It highlights an issue which has cropped up in, among other places, the ...
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What can I do against moderators with double standards? [duplicate]
On Arqade I re-edited a question title to make it a tad clearer, along the same lines as other users have suggested we post titles. I was heckled to oblivion, with comments telling me that titles were ...
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Is there somewhere to complain about offensive moderator behaviour? [duplicate]
Is there anywhere or anyone to complain to about the behaviour of moderators? I've been "spoken" to offensively by a moderator, and I'm unhappy about it.
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Account suspension for 1 year - what to do now? [duplicate]
I have been here in Stack Overflow for more than a year. Last week on Saturday I got a message from a moderator that my account is been suspended for 1 month for sockpuppet reason. I have a friend or ...
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How can one appeal a moderator action? [duplicate]
I would like to understand the appeal process for a moderators decision. How does one start that procedure when a moderator has edited your post and thereby losing its thrust.
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What to do about well-entrenched and rogue moderators? [duplicate]
I am convinced that the moderation of the christianity.se site fails the values of Stack Exchange, certainly in spirit, but also in the letter of those values. Specifically, I am convinced that ...
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Are there some ways to prevent abuse from moderators? [duplicate]
I don't know why, but I got my account suspended for 1 month for allegedly voting myself, but I don't remember doing that in the last 1.5 years roughly speaking. The only reason I voted for myself ...
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What is the due process for the appeal of moderator actions on the stack exchange network? [duplicate]
In the U.S. at least, due process is considered a right that is so important that it is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
Due process balances the power of law of the land and protects the ...
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How to complain about being bullied by moderator? [duplicate]
Is there any channel for us to complain when we are bullied by a moderator? I really hope that Stack Overflow can be a place which is fully transparant. If we were being bullied by a moderator, the ...
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What does one do when the moderators of a site go rogue? [duplicate]
The moderators of WebApps have taken it upon themselves to enforce a policy that all questions “need details or clarity”, even when the questions have plenty of detail and are perfectly clear, and ...
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How should I respond to unfriendly comments by moderators? [duplicate]
I recently saw an unfriendly comment from a diamond moderator on an SE site. I would flag the comment as unfriendly or unkind if a regular user had posted it. How should I respond considering that it'...
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How are moderators chosen? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
What recourse do I have if I believe a moderator has abused his/her privileges?
How are moderator election votes counted, in plain English?
I want to know how moderator ...
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Need a better recourse against frivolous moderator action [duplicate]
I asked a question on Meta that was inappropriately closed by a moderator who incorrectly thought that it was a duplicate of another question which was hardly even similar.
At this point I am stuck:
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How to prevent/report potential mod power abuse? [duplicate]
On Stackoverflow with it's higher visibility and factual natural, this might not come across often, but on stack exchange for say "interpersonal skills", a lot of non-factual opinions are expressed, ...
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How Can One Report A Moderator? [duplicate]
About a year ago, in a distressed state, I posted a question on Interpersonal Stack Exchange which I would rather delete. (I know that was a while ago, but I want to remove all traces of the situation ...
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What are the steps for recalling a moderator? [duplicate]
After a site is graduating, its moderators appear to be elected for life or until they step down.
What are the steps for recalling a moderator that the site's users no longer believe represent the ...
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What should I do when threatened by a moderator? [duplicate]
What should I do when threatened by a moderator? Where should it be reported?
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How much power do moderators have over their own questions? [duplicate]
As far as I could tell the moderators the StackExchange sites have power to unilaterally close and reopen questions.
Now without going into anything specific how much power does a moderator have ...
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Moderator political censorship? [duplicate]
What can be done about a moderator who makes a practice of deleting comments or posts s/he apparently disagrees with? (Note that these are generally factual answers, not just expressions of opinion.) ...
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Do moderators have too much power? [duplicate]
Lewis Namier once remarked:
Although we know that most men's actions are conditioned by factors other than reason, in practice we have to assume their rational character.
Does Namier’s assumption ...
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Should users be able to downvote a moderator's action? [duplicate]
It is apparent to me that the moderators aren't really moderated. I have read many articles where moderators get overzealous in their quest to have "perfect" information.
It's like some kind of cult ...
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Moderator bias and stifling of discussion on Stack Exchange [duplicate]
Recently I have come across instances of moderators being biased and trying to stifle the discussion through their special privileges on Stack Exchange sites (especially if the point of view or ...
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If a moderator unilaterally deletes Meta questions about deleted main site questions, where ought I post my worries? [duplicate]
I'm addled why there are comments with "you falsely claimed", and they're upvoted. The title of post unmistakably states "a moderator unilaterally deletes Meta questions", and I've ...
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How to handle over-zealous moderators? [duplicate]
What kind of checks and balances are in place for over-zealous, puritan moderators who seem to have nothing better to do with their time than make it very difficult for people with genuine questions ...
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Allow voting on moderation of moderators [duplicate]
There have been multiple times that moderators have near instantly closed valid questions.
This authoritarian action is completely undemocratic.
I've found more than multiple times that questions ...
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What do I do when a moderator has a "God" complex? [duplicate]
Recently, I gave my opinion to a moderator on the Stack Exchange Movies & TV chat room and was scolded like a child. It is very frustrating to me to make a comment in the chat room and ...
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What is the course of actions when elected moderators lock and close questions with unjustified reasons? [duplicate]
What should be my course of actions when elected moderators (specifically "Stack Overflow in Russian") unjustifiably lock and close questions on the Meta?
I realize, that deciding what is ...
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Is there a super moderator? [duplicate]
I just wonder if there is a super moderator who moderates the moderators?
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Where do complaints about poor or inappropriate moderators go? [duplicate]
What is the process for reporting moderator behavior that is inappropriate or unhelpful?
I have a moderator who is:
acting passive-agressive by being argumentative in comments as he effectively ...
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Where it is possible to challenge the decision of the moderator of one of the Stack Exchange projects? [duplicate]
(English is not my native language)
Today I was blocked on Russian Stack Overflow.
Blocking justification:
Информация на странице вашей учетной записи вводит в заблуждение относительно вашей ...
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Power-tripping mods? [duplicate]
Read before you decide THIS question is off-topic
I don't expext to get much sympathy on this one but....
I posted my question on serverfault thinking it was for networking questions. Gets put on ...
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What can be done with an unconstructive moderator? [duplicate]
Explicitly a support question. I do not intend to discuss the particular case here.
I have searched for an answer to this in the help center and here, where I found this, which unfortunately ...
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Overenthusiastic moderation. Is there a feedback route? [duplicate]
Suppose there is a moderator on an unspecified Stack Exchange community who is sometimes, let us say, a little heavy handed—occasionally with very new members.
I understand that that is only my ...
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Handling Calls to Remove a Moderator [duplicate]
This discussion informed our process for seven years, but eventually required updates and augmentation.
For discussion regarding the successors to this process, please see: Feedback post: Moderator ...
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Help us identify new roles for community members
Update 2 (March 6, 23)
We made a shortlist of the most promising suggestions from the answers provided, and we then shared our findings with Philippe Beaudette, our VP of Community. After some ...
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Introducing the Moderator Council - and its first, pro-tempore, representatives
When I was a moderator, I often referred to moderation on Stack Exchange as being a janitor: cleaning up spam, deleting non-answers, removing rudeness, and eradicating a seemingly-endless stream of ...
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Make moderator messages anonymous
Currently, when a moderator messages a user, the user sees which moderator is messaging them. This includes when a moderator issues a timed suspension.
Generally, I have no problem with this. ...
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How do users escalate concerns about an abusive employee?
Is there a formal grievance policy for reporting incidents where you believe an employee of Stack Exchange has been malicious towards a user of the network?
I'm looking for some official, ideally ...
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If someone is hurt by a literary reference, should it be removed?
Today I submitted an answer supporting Monica, using a reference to a famous short poem First they came .... The reference itself incurred quite some dispute that drove me into asking this question.
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Who is on the Community Management Team, and what does it do?
The members of the Community Management Team (sometimes referred to as the Community Team or CMs) are employees of Stack Exchange the company, but not all SE employees are Community Management Team ...
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Why was this flag on alleged Code of Conduct violations declined?
Monica recently posted a question making her case to the community, she argued:
My patience is not infinite; the company has already dragged this out for nearly a month while harm continues to ...
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Is posting a screenshot of a deleted post against the rules?
A moderator recently commented,
As an aside. Sigh Posting screenshots of deleted stuff is not ok. A link would do just as well, as the pertinent details. You'd get your answer anyway – Journeyman ...
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Common reasons why your meta post may be negatively received
Alternative title: What kills meta
This post functions as a complement to How can I participate in meta and not die trying?
As you may already be aware, meta is one such grim place where disagreements ...
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What can I do to lift or reduce a suspension?
I understand what it means to have an account temporarily suspended, but what happens if I think the suspension was too harsh or unjust?
If I am a new contributor and unfamiliar with how things work ...
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Minimum suspension sentencing and transparency rules
Are there rules or guidance for moderators to help them determine minimal amount of suspension time depending on the offense? Or a rule requiring transparency if the community considers the sentencing ...
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How important is Be Nice? Trade-off between being nice and contributing good posts?
Post too long? Concrete questions at the bottom!
Recently I had a discussion with one of the moderators on EE.SE who had declined rude / offensive flags on comments that violate the Be Nice policy, ...
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Is there a reason why calls for the MRRP post being [featured] are being ignored? [duplicate]
The post Feedback post: Moderator review and reinstatement processes affects the community as a whole. It is supposed to exist to collect feedback from users regarding the recent changes.
Surely it ...
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Background checks on election candidates
Does the company run any background checks on users who nominate themselves for elections? For example, can Community Managers see if a candidate deleted an account in that election year? Can CMs see ...
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What to do when part of a community lacks trust in ♦ moderators on small stacks
I would like to emphasize that I personally do not lack trust in this ♦ mod, nor do I wish for his removal. As such, I will not be mentioning the mod's username. While it is possible to work out who ...
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How can I appeal to undelete an answer deleted by a moderator?
How can someone make an appeal to undelete an answer that was deleted by a moderator?
There should at least be an appeal/vote process, if the deletion was unfair. Moderators are humans like rest of us,...
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