Thank you to everyone who participated, particularly the candidates! Virtual coffee is on me! The full transcript to the Town Hall Chat can be found [here](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/231/2011/1/25). Despite being in timezones all over, all 7 candidates were able to attend! Whether you were able to attend or are just reading the transcript now, I hope this helps get to know the candidates before you vote. (: --- The following questions were asked (click to be taken directly to that point in the transcript): * [How much time per day do the candidates *think* they'll spend modding?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414108#414108) * [How would people deal with the frequent spam posts?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414132#414132) * [What is your opinion on the alpha feature allowing anyone to edit?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414135#414135) ([feature description](http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/75377/diff-is-hard-lets-go-shopping)) * [How would you avoid burnout, and help identify it so we can avoid it in fellow mods?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414199#414199) * [How will you handle having a vote that is binding?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414261#414261) * [What do we do with off-topic questions that have an accepted/up-voted answer and close votes?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414294#414294) * [Should a question be migrated even when the destination site has many duplicates already?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414307#414307) * [What ideas do you have to attract *professional* users of the site, and increase the quality of posts?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414310#414310) * [How do you think your question-answering abilities and time will be affected by being a mod?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414326#414326) * [How will you handle questions raised about your actions? Would you be willing to reverse an action?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414356#414356) * [How would you handle a question that a moderator closed that you feel should not have been?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414385#414385) * [If you wanted to "take a break" or even quit, what do you think would be the correct procedure?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414409#414409) * [What is something you think the SF community can do better as it grows?](http://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/414482#414482)