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How can I tell if I should step down as a moderator?
First of all, if you have a superior, talk to them. They should be able to guide you some.
Other than that:
If it's temporary (i.e. a few months), you might just have to see if the other mods can p …
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How to deal with useless comments on popular posts?
(I'm going to treat this is a non-SE comment question...)
First of all, a quick note should be added after you clean them up. It might say something like this:
Moderator's note: please do not add …
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How to prevent new users from asking off-topic questions
Disclaimer: I've poked through Lifehacks Stack Exchange a few times before. I'm going to try to keep this as generalized as I can, but I may point out a few trends that I've noticed specific to LH.SE …
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How can I encourage users to use the system rather than directly addressing a CM or Moderator?
Two things that you can do to improve on Journeyman Geek's answer:
In the case they should be flagging a post/reporting it in some special form, I would personally refuse to help them in the incorre …
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On Stack Exchange, how do I motivate users to prioritize the needs of the community over per...
I realize it's their time to waste, but sometimes this situation creates drama when a question is deleted and people who answered it lose reputation points.
That's their fault. Make it clear on y …
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Does a monkey-see-monkey-do approach work with self-moderation?
In the context of a Stack Exchange site (or any site with self moderation), is it OK for a very small number of users (1-3) to do most of the work to keep the site clean? Small communities sometimes d …