2019 Moderator Election

Hello Everyone, I'm Shazamo Morebucks!

I'm a qualified barrister in the UK, and active member of this community. I want to be a mod so I can better improve questions / answers, lead meta discussions, and intervene as a moderator when appropriate.

I've been a member here for several years now, and absolutely love how each member is here to help educate others about the law, and I want to be part of its further growth.

Using the available mod privileges I have I go through the mod queue when I can, and improve questions/answers where I can. I am also active in voting on questions.

I know that Law.SE is primarily used by users asking questions of the US Jurisdiction, but it is common to see questions about the UK and European Law, and in turn I think it is important to have moderators with experience in this areas to ensure that the right community standards, regarding content quality, are met.

I would love to participate more in meta discussions as a moderator, and better represent our growing little community.

Cheers,

Shazamo Morebucks

Here's a link to my 6 Mod Candidate Questions.

I am a qualified arbitrator, mediator and adjudicator from Australia as well as operating a plumbing contracting business in the construction sector in Australia - which is the industry sector that consistently produces the highest number of commercial and industrial disputes per capita.

I would adopt a facilitation and cooperative approach to moderation - more mediation than arbitration as it were.

Hello, my name is Stephan and I've worked in the legal field for most of my adult life. I've never come across a community quite like StackExchange and I would be honored to be a moderator.

Keeping the comments civil

Law is divisive, often an answer to a question can come down to the user's interpretation of the wording of a law, this will more than likely spark a heated discussion in the comments section, as a moderator I hope to keep these conversations civil and useful to other users on law.stackexchange. I personally find these discussions helpful, here's an example of when I didn't think of all circumstances and Nate Eldredge was able to help improve my answer.

Promoting legal answers

Sometimes the right answer isn't always the most pleasant answer, as a moderator, I will actively promote (through comments) answers that display proper citation.

Chatbot integration to the sidebar

As a Moderator or as a community member I will push to have a Chatbot within the sidebar to help answer basic questions or to provide links to helpful sites.

Thank you for your consideration, StephanS

I would be glad to help moderate the Law SE. I have a breadth of activity across many of the SE sites, and I have moderated a number of other online communities (and still do for a couple).

I think that Law SE would be great to grow, and would enjoy working toward that with the other mods and SE itself.

I gained a deep appreciate for law in my own navigation of regional watershed laws, where I still actively stay engaged. I also have deep professional experience in contract law and intellectual property (though IANAL).

Would look forward to help us!

For answers to my 6 meta questions, see here

Hi all,

The Stack Exchange model, though not without its flaws, is a good one. I believe the site benefits from light-touch moderation. While my response style tends toward more citations in jurisdiction-specific questions, I'm also a fan of responses that get to the heart of the matter quickly.

My jurisdiction is the united-states, and my responses to the questionnaire are here.