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Greetings, everyone!

Looking to make a difference in our community? We need your help! We're seeking active members like you to join our moderator team.

As a moderator, you'll play a vital role in maintaining a positive environment, addressing reported issues, and fostering community growth. We're particularly interested in individuals who actively contribute to our community by regularly reviewing posts and comments for adherence to our rules. While we understand that reading every comment in detail may not be possible, we expect a few minutes of your time, checking the site 2 - 3 times a day, at minimum.

If you're passionate about our community and eager to contribute, please leave a comment below expressing your interest in becoming a moderator. Share a brief explanation of why you believe you'd be an excellent fit for the role.

Please note that active participation as a moderator is crucial. If selected, it's important to fulfill your mod responsibilities consistently. Failure to do so may result in the removal of your moderator position.

PS: Effective communication is key to our moderation team's success. If selected, we'll require you to be available on Discord for coordination with other moderators and community-related discussions.

Thank you for your consideration!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

/r/askscience was one of the highlights of Reddit - I’d love to help establish a similar community here in /c/askscience. I especially liked that posts and followup questions were rewarded for being inquisitive, and that off topic/inaccurate responses were removed. Posts on topics I’m familiar with were filled with scientific information, and I learned a lot from posts on topics outside my area of expertise (also the ones in my area of expertise, to be honest).

I have a science background (nuclear physics) and lots of experience communicating with remote collaborators. I’m fairly active on lemmy (on another account, I created this one to be my semi-professional one) and would generally have no problem checking the site at least 3 times a day. And I have no issues with mod coordination over Discord.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I check Lemmy about twice a day, work in and foster a collegial environment, and have a background in science. I can't say I would be intensely active, but currently there is less than 1 post per day here, so even a little would lighten the load.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Sorry, I didn't see the thing about Discord. I'm not going to use that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hi there. I'm interested. I've also got a science background (life sciences), it's my job to communicate well, and I've been working remotely on a distributed team for years now, so I know how important communication and coordination are. I'd love to help foster an inclusive and informative community, and I can check Lemmy pretty frequently (multiple times a day). I'm okay using Discord. (I'm already on Slack and Telegram basically 24 hours a day, so it'd be great if that were the tool of choice, but Discord is fine, too.)

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