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[–]IMissSplashyPants [score hidden]  (0 children)
Here are my answers:
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  1. What is your username and account age?
IMissSplashyPants formerly known as go1dfish
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  1. About how much time do you spend on reddit during an average week? What do you like to do on reddit?
Probably a good 20 hours a week in my peak, but less now that it has gone to shit. I like to discuss politics and bring transparency to the moderation/censorship that has ruined reddit over the past 4 years.
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  1. When are you most active on reddit? Please provide a timezone, too. If you are uncomfortable with giving out your timezone, you can give it to us in terms of GMT.
My active times are rather sporadic, but I'm a west coast resident
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  1. What problems, if any, do you perceive /r/politics to have, and how would you go about addressing them?
A lack of transparency. Public mod log.
BritishEnglishPolice. Removal as a moderator
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  1. Do you see yourself as a moderator that works best independently, or are you more group-oriented? Please pick one or the other and elaborate as to why you feel that way.
I generally work best as a technical adviser and tool developer.
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  1. What would make you a good mod for r/politics? Describe something about yourself that you feel would set yourself apart from others and provide us with a unique value.
I have been observing the political moderation of reddit for about half a decade now. I developed reddit's first removal detection bots (/r/ModsAreKillingReddit and /r/ModerationLog) after BritishEnglishPolice told me to keep trying the impossible
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  1. Do you have any conflicts of interest (i.e. anything that has a vested interest in politics, a specific candidate or social media/news outlets) that could hinder your ability to serve as a moderator? (answering yes to this does not necessarily disqualify you).
I have coordinated with Lawrence Lessig in the past on musical projects related to Fix Congress First at ccMixter. He is now running for president.
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  1. Do you have any experience with AutoModerator, Toolbox, IRC, CSS or bots? (If yes, name which ones you use).
I don't use AutoMod much but I'm familiar with it. I've never been a toolbox user. I have idled on IRC for longer than I've been a redditor. I know CSS but prefer to stick to logic over design and I've developed some of the most technically advanced bots on reddit. My most recent bot is the one powering /r/modlog
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  1. Do you or have you moderated any other subs? Do you have any “references” from your time in those subs that would be willing to vouch for you?
I've moderated a few. I'm sure many denizens of /r/undelete would vouch for me.
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