Calling It Quits on ServerFault
3 hours ago
- User served as a community moderator on ServerFault for over 15 years, starting from the first election in 2011.
- Early experiences included managing toxic cross-cultural conflicts, such as between Russian speakers and UK users, highlighting the need for moderator coverage during US night hours.
- ServerFault has been in decline since 2016, with question rates dropping to 2-3 per day, and moderator tasks now mostly involve spam handling.
- User helped combat large-scale spam campaigns targeting ServerFault, requiring manual remediation for about 12 months until technical fixes were implemented.
- The Suggested Edit queue slowdown signals the site's reduced activity, leading the user to resign at the end of the year, leaving the community to decide on a replacement.