After a stirring round of nominations 15 candidates have put their hat in the ring for a chance to be elected in to one of the three available new moderator spots. Over the next four days stop by the site if you have more than 150 reputation to vote for who you think should have a chance to run in the final election. The list will be widdled down to 10 nominees before the final election takes place. If you have time visit the Ask Ubuntu Town Hall, a town hall style chat which will take place in the Ask Ubuntu chat server; there you can ask candidates questions about why they should be elected. If you’re not able to attend a transcript of the event will be made available shortly afterwards.

A common problem we have on Ask Ubuntu is people assuming that it’s just “another forum” and not quite grasping the concept of how the site works. Today Stack Exchange has rolled out a new About page that helps to curb this issue and educate new users with a quick start on how to use the site. You can view this page by clicking “About” at the top of the Ask Ubuntu website.