# Leaders, Moderators, Administrators - Yearly Wrap-up 2020

**URL:** <https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** discourse\
**Created:** [October 3, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374 "2020-10-03T20:36:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![martinmodrak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/martinmodrak/32/133_2.png) [@martinmodrak](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/martinmodrak)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/1 "2020-10-03T20:36:24Z")

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This is the first “yearly wrap-up” for users with extended privileges on Discourse (leaders, moderators, administrators).

The TL;DR is that we expect everybody who currently has privileges on Discourse to say whether they want to continue having those privileges (no response means giving up the privilege). This is also a space for users to ask for more privileges or nominate others that they believe should have more privileges. You can also nominate others or yourself by a private message to the Community Manager (me) or the SGB. Preferably, privileged users or new nominees would also share past accomplishments/experiences and plans/visions for the future of the forum.

All users ale also welcome to voice their feedback/wishes/… for privileged users.

The period to react here is until the end of October (anytime on earth).

Read [Selection and accountability for forum moderators and leaders](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/selection-and-accountability-for-forum-moderators-and-leaders/18373) for a full description of what this means, what individual roles can do and what we expect of privileged users.

As I write this, the privileged users are:

## Administrators

(can do literally anything on the site)

- @jonah
- me (@martinmodrak) - also currently the Community Manager
- @syclik
- @ariddell

## Moderators:

(can edit/moderate all public content, can ban users)

- @mitzimorris
- @Bob_Carpenter

## Leaders:

(can edit/reformat posts, recategorize topics and other mostly maintanence/gardening tasks)

@seantalts, @rybern, @lauren, @nhuurre, @ducoveen, @vianeylb, @andre.pfeuffer, @Max_Mantei, @Ara_Winter, @arya, @serban-nicusor, @Adam_Haber, @mcol, @tadej, @maxbiostat, @anon79882417, @enetsee, @roualdes, @breckbaldwin, @mgorinova, @jrnold, @robertgrant, @Marcus_Brubaker, @Erik_Strumbelj, @rok_cesnovar, @stevebronder, @andrjohns, @Matthijs, @yizhang, @jonah, @paul.buerkner, @betanalpha

# Thank you all, you’ve been great!

It takes a lot of effort to keep this site helpful and nice and I am glad you took your part. Looking forward to working closely with those who choose to keep their active roles and hope that I will get to see everybody else at least once in a while!

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**Author:** ![martinmodrak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/martinmodrak/32/133_2.png) [@martinmodrak](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/martinmodrak)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/4 "2020-10-04T08:38:46Z")

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I’ll kick this off by saying that I want to keep the admin privileges as I am continually doing small tweaks to how Discourse works (e.g. tags/category settings, the [notification on private messages](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/proposal-selection-and-accountability-for-forum-moderators-and-leaders/17803/18)), which require this.

I’d also like to stay as a Community Manager for a while longer. I’ll do a more thorough status update on this later.

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**Author:** ![paul.buerkner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/paul.buerkner/32/3303_2.png) [@paul.buerkner](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/paul.buerkner)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/5 "2020-10-04T09:41:06Z")

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I would like to continue having my priveleges as a discourse leader.

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**Author:** ![Ara\_Winter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/ara_winter/32/4284_2.png) [@Ara\_Winter](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/Ara_Winter)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/6 "2020-10-04T13:57:39Z")

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I am happy where I am at in the Leader category.

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**Author:** ![stevebronder](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/stevebronder/32/17242_2.png) [@stevebronder](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/stevebronder)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/7 "2020-10-04T14:14:45Z")

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👍👍👍👍

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**Author:** ![tadej](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/tadej/32/5607_2.png) [@tadej](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/tadej)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/8 "2020-10-05T07:19:50Z")

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I don’t mind being in the leader category, although I don’t expect I will be often using leader privileges.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Mantei](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/max_mantei/32/7912_2.png) [@Max\_Mantei](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/Max_Mantei)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/9 "2020-10-05T10:02:37Z")

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I’d like to continue helping out as a leader. :)

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**Author:** ![rok\_cesnovar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@rok\_cesnovar](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/rok_cesnovar)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/10 "2020-10-05T10:06:50Z")

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I am also in.

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**Author:** ![martinmodrak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/martinmodrak/32/133_2.png) [@martinmodrak](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/martinmodrak)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/11 "2020-10-05T11:03:03Z")

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I am also happy to announce that @torkar volunteered to help on the forums as a Leader, which I gladly accept.

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**Author:** ![torkar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/torkar/32/1355_2.png) [@torkar](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/torkar)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/12 "2020-10-05T11:08:17Z")

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I’d be happy to help as I said to Martin. I’m here a number of times a week and even though I can’t answer all questions, I know more and more about who can answer what :)

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**Author:** ![serban-nicusor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/serban-nicusor/32/5182_2.png) [@serban-nicusor](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/serban-nicusor)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/13 "2020-10-05T13:40:16Z")

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Count me in!

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**Author:** ![mcol](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/mcol/32/5598_2.png) [@mcol](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/mcol)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/14 "2020-10-05T14:04:18Z")

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Me too! :)

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**Author:** ![syclik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/syclik/32/6_2.png) [@syclik](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/syclik)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/15 "2020-10-05T16:10:36Z")

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I’m in too.

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**Author:** ![maxbiostat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/maxbiostat/32/1326_2.png) [@maxbiostat](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/maxbiostat)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/16 "2020-10-05T16:54:28Z")

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I’m happy to continue being a Leader. Heavy teaching has prevented me from being on here as often as I’d like, but next semester should be calmer on that front.

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**Author:** ![rybern](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/rybern/32/5888_2.png) [@rybern](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/rybern)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/17 "2020-10-05T17:04:40Z")

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I’d like to continue to be labeled as developer 👍

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**Author:** ![roualdes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/roualdes/32/1594_2.png) [@roualdes](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/roualdes)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/18 "2020-10-05T17:58:16Z")

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Please count me in.

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**Author:** ![jonah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/jonah/32/200_2.png) [@jonah](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/jonah)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/19 "2020-10-05T18:53:31Z")

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Thanks Martin, I’m happy to continue in my roles.

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**Author:** ![andrjohns](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/andrjohns/32/15297_2.png) [@andrjohns](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/andrjohns)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/20 "2020-10-06T01:25:09Z")

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Cheers Martin, happy to keep my privileges

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**Author:** ![ducoveen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/ducoveen/32/7105_2.png) [@ducoveen](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/ducoveen)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 8:44am UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/21 "2020-10-20T08:44:14Z")

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Happy to continue in the same role. I hope to be more active in the upcomming months than I have been in the last few. Best, Duco

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**Author:** ![martinmodrak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/martinmodrak/32/133_2.png) [@martinmodrak](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/martinmodrak)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/leaders-moderators-administrators-yearly-wrap-up-2020/18374/22 "2020-10-23T14:38:29Z")

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I also should add that @mitzimorris intends to continue as a moderator while @rybern is happy as a member of the dev team group (which we don’t discuss here) but does not need Leader’s privileges. (we discussed both via personal messages).

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