Ask Ubuntu currently has the lowest Percent Answered of any Stack Exchange site. What do you feel caused this, and what is your personal opinion on whether - and how - to change that?
I think this is primarily due to the type of attention this site receives. We are regarded as the main outlet of support for the Ubuntu OS, so
- We tend to get very very specific, hence unanswerable questions.
- Many of the users who ask questions never come back to select an appropriate answer.
- The users fail to search whether the question is already asked.
- We do not have sufficient close votes to close all these cases.
I think this will be solved if:
- We have more close votes.
- By immediately closing down questions that are unclear.
- More moderation help in the close vote queue(Last time i've checked, we have roughly ~200 close votes all the time)
- Implementation of Oli's wizardOli's wizard
What is, in your opinion as a potential future moderator, the biggest problem that Ask Ubuntu faces? If you were to get elected, what actions would you take towards resolving this issue?
Well, I'd try to help the users to clear the backlog in the close votes queue. I'd also encourage users to downvote and attempt to salvage very poorly asked questions. Along with that I will also assist in dealing with the spam wave's we've been recieving frequently
How would you deal with a user who produced a steady stream of valuable answers, but tends to generate a large number of arguments/flags from comments?
Depends on what types of comments they generate.I will politely but firmly deal with them as required.
How would you handle a situation where another mod closed/deleted/etc a question that you feel shouldn't have been?
I would contact that moderator and sort out the situation by asking him his reasons, and giving him mine, and if a decision can't be taken, maybe contact other mods or raise it on meta.
How will you adapt the way you currently flag and vote to deal with this change?
I would avoid casting the first two close votes on a question in most cases, as the community must also be able to vote on it. But spam, as usual will be immediately dealt with.
A new user has arrived and doesn't really understand the way the Stack Exchange system is supposed to work. They're complaining that people keep editing their posts and a roll back war has started on a question that they've asked. You need to step in and moderate the situation. What actions do you take?
Obviously, I'd explain how the system works first. It he still has an issue,I would reason with him and the editor, to come up with a solution.
Getting a reputation on this website is based on your technical skills/knowledge. What proves us that you know how to handle people? How do you feel current moderators go about handling people?
IMHO Reputation is not the primary requirement for moderation. I think I can handle people well, I'm almost always available and active on chat. I have handled people IRL before too, as a leader.
Yes, the current moderators are doing a good job at it :)
