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Time is a precious commodity for me, so I'm the kind of person who prefersI prefer quality over quantity.

If I'mI may not spendingspend as much time in the Review queue, I'm stayingbut I stay in touch with the community on The Pitstop, greetinggreet new users with a personal touch or dreaming, and dream up interesting ways to utilize the site (see here and here for examples)

A lotMuch of the work I do with new users and posts on the site callcalls for moderator-esque qualities. The current moderators can tell you how manyvouch for the umpteen times I've had to reachI reached out to them to use one of their powers of intervention to resolve issuesfor issue resolution.

StayQuite simply, just stay nice. I'm usually pretty good at not taking affront to criticism or trolling; we've hadtrolling, and I've been part of a few suchchoice encounters over the years on the site and. I can say unequivocally that having the last word in a heated discussion is not the way to go.

Discuss it with them in chat, remembering while cognizant that Q&A's are not life-or-death situations.

If I'm not listened to, I don't feel aggrieved about it; if my views prevail, I don't get paid."If I'm not listened to, I don't feel aggrieved about it; if my views prevail, I don't get paid."

Short of taking their keyboard and, mouse and/or smartphone away, I can't really stop other mods from doing what they want to do.

In lieu of absolute authority, I think advice in a private chat room is the way to go.

If it isproves to be a case of micromanagement, the reasonreasons for the differencedifferences in modus operandimodus operandi should become evident in the course ofsurface during the discussion.

Time is a precious commodity for me, so I'm the kind of person who prefers quality over quantity.

If I'm not spending time in the Review queue, I'm staying in touch with the community on The Pitstop, greeting new users with a personal touch or dreaming up interesting ways to utilize the site (see here and here for examples)

A lot of the work I do with new users and posts on the site call for moderator-esque qualities. The current moderators can tell you how many times I've had to reach out to them to use one of their powers of intervention to resolve issues.

Stay nice. I'm usually pretty good at not taking affront to criticism or trolling; we've had a few such encounters over the years on the site and I can say unequivocally that having the last word in a heated discussion is not the way to go.

Discuss it with them in chat, remembering that Q&A's are not life-or-death situations.

If I'm not listened to, I don't feel aggrieved about it; if my views prevail, I don't get paid.

Short of taking their keyboard and mouse away, I can't really stop other mods from doing what they want to do.

If it is a case of micromanagement, the reason for the difference in modus operandi should become evident in the course of the discussion.

Time is a precious commodity for me, so I prefer quality over quantity.

I may not spend as much time in the Review queue, but I stay in touch with the community on The Pitstop, greet new users with a personal touch, and dream up interesting ways to utilize the site (see here and here for examples)

Much of the work I do with new users and posts on the site calls for moderator-esque qualities. The current moderators can vouch for the umpteen times I reached out to them to use their powers of intervention for issue resolution.

Quite simply, just stay nice. I'm usually good at not taking affront to criticism or trolling, and I've been part of a few choice encounters over the years on the site. I can say unequivocally that having the last word in a heated discussion is not the way to go.

Discuss it with them in chat while cognizant that Q&A's are not life-or-death situations.

"If I'm not listened to, I don't feel aggrieved about it; if my views prevail, I don't get paid."

Short of taking their keyboard, mouse and/or smartphone away, I can't really stop other mods from doing what they want to do.

In lieu of absolute authority, I think advice in a private chat room is the way to go.

If it proves to be a case of micromanagement, the reasons for differences in modus operandi should surface during the discussion.

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Stay nice. I'm usually pretty good at not taking affront to criticism or trolling; we've had a few such encounters over the years on the site and I can say unequivocally that having the last word in a heated discussion is not the way to go.

Stay nice. I'm usually pretty good at not taking affront to criticism or trolling; we've had a few such encounters over the years on the site and I can say unequivocally that having the last word in a heated discussion.

Stay nice. I'm usually pretty good at not taking affront to criticism or trolling; we've had a few such encounters over the years on the site and I can say unequivocally that having the last word in a heated discussion is not the way to go.

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If I'm not spending time in the Review queue, I'm staying in touch with the community on The Pitstop, greeting new users with a personal touch or dreaming up interesting ways to utilize the site (see herehere and herehere for examples)

If I'm not spending time in the Review queue, I'm staying in touch with the community on The Pitstop, greeting new users with a personal touch or dreaming up interesting ways to utilize the site (see here and here for examples)

If I'm not spending time in the Review queue, I'm staying in touch with the community on The Pitstop, greeting new users with a personal touch or dreaming up interesting ways to utilize the site (see here and here for examples)

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