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I stumbled across this user who is a moderator (and also a staff member):

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I don't see this name in the main SO moderators list.

I was wondering what the circumstances are, here.

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    I guess it's simply because staffs have superpowers.
    – user202729
    Feb 12, 2021 at 2:26
  • Member for 33 days, too
    – 0-1
    Feb 12, 2021 at 3:14

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Charlee is a member of staff, and is not a community moderator. Staff can have moderator access, but are never elected moderators.

Not all staff needs moderator access, most people working at the company don’t need that level of control and privileged access. Almost invariably, staff with moderator access will have such access across the whole network of Stack Exchange sites.

The moderators tab only lists Community Moderators, which are elected members of the community (some of our longest serving moderators were appointed rather than elected). Staff can’t be community moderators.

Community Moderators only have moderator access on the site(s) they were elected on. E.g. I am a Community Moderator here on Stack Overflow, and nowhere else on the network. Some of my fellow moderators hold moderator positions on multiple sites, but never on all.

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  • So staff are actually prohibited from nominating themselves and running for elections?
    – cigien
    Feb 12, 2021 at 2:41
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    @cigien in all cases were elected moderators were hired and became staff they laid down their moderator position. There are also examples of ex-employees that have become moderators (or were re-instated) after leaving the company. I don’t know if there is an official policy in place but the evidence suggests that there is one.
    – Martijn Pieters Mod
    Feb 12, 2021 at 2:45
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    @cigien staff can't run for elections.
    – Andrew T.
    Feb 12, 2021 at 4:06
  • @AndrewT. Ah, I see, there is official policy. Thanks for the link.
    – cigien
    Feb 12, 2021 at 4:07
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    "never on all"... Why do you challenge ChrisF like that?
    – Cody Gray Mod
    Feb 12, 2021 at 20:00

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