tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58489MonicaMonicaMonica2020-07-03T15:10:31Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:58489:2081184nine months later, some revised policies at SE2020-07-03T02:56:28Z2020-07-03T15:10:31Zpublic9<p>Back in October, Stack Exchange posted some policies for moderators to
apply for reinstatement. I and many others raised concerns about
transparency, fairness, and that the whole thing was a black box. Some
also raised the concern that if a moderator was removed capriciously,
without any valid process, it made no sense for that person to have to
submit to this process that starts from a presumption of guilt. (The
whole thing has a vibe of "we'll evaluate whether you're still beating
your wife".) I posted my assessment there and also copied it in
<a href="https://cellio.dreamwidth.org/2019/10/22/stack-overflow-new-process-flaws.html">this journal</a>
for safe-keeping. (One never knows whether the original would survive,
after all.)</p>
<p>This week they posted an <a href="https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/336175/what-is-the-process-for-a-moderator-to-request-reinstatement-or-appeal-a-removal/336176#336176">updated version</a> (<a href="https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/350184/feedback-post-new-moderator-reinstatement-and-appeal-process-revisions">feedback post</a>). Let's see how it stacks up against the issues that were
previously raised! </p>
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