Random is very, very helpful on Super User (and of course Meta Stack Overflow).
Not that other users aren't, but Random goes the extra mile, and then some. He is often so far in the distance that I can barely see him.
Should Random be penalizedrewarded for this long-term pattern of helpfulness by being elected a Super User moderator? I realize this is sort of ad-hoc, but I wanted to get the community's opinion on this.
Yes! He'd make an excellent moderator! He's the most prolific editor on Super User (and quite possibly Meta Stack Overflow), he's gone the extra mile to keep the site clean and he's a level-headed guy.
I'd fully support him if he were elected as moderator. It might even help me become active again on Super User if I knew there was a moderator such as him helping out the community.
I think that easily 75% of closed questions on SU contain "Eight days of Malaise" in the people voting, and he is most of times the first to notice them and vote.
Questions badly asked usually have 10 seconds of existence, before he edits them to make them smell as good as waffles with whipped cream.
He is also not only clicking, but as well explaining, commenting and teaching users why such question should be improved, or why closed.
So really, yes, for sure yes, he should be a moderator on Super User.
On Meta, though, that can mean only the universe slowly collapsing over itself.
Random has been very helpful on SU and he would be one of my first choices for moderator additions. ~quack would also get my approval. There are a few others that have proved themselves to be very helpful on SU, but those are the top two I have noticed lately.
Core to this approval is not only flagging and editing questions, it is helping users understand why things happen or point them to the information they need. When certain questions get closed or other various site "features", these guys have helped people in a positive way.
On top of that, they have been very helpful finding duplicates, helping identify questions that can be merged, and pointing out places where moderator actions are needed. They have helped make moderator tasks much easier. Random was also very helpful when the SU rules were tightened in finding older questions and content that needed to be cleaned up or closed.
He has my endorsement. If people would rather vote for a new mod, I say let the people decide. From the response here, it sounds like random would be a top choice.
This message is Troggy approved and keep flagging away!
Yes, but there should be an election (including a call for nominations) rather than an ad-hoc appointment with no announcement.
No! I would not like that, I would prefer to lose another 2K reputation points in a new recalc, the world would be a far worse place should this be approved.
Actually, I do agree with making him a moderator, but I provide this answer for people to upvote it if they disagree, as it doesn't exist yet
Should Random be elected a moderator on Super User?
Random is a stand up guy, and will do very, very well.
Looks to me like he's somewhat abusive of his powers.