Originally Posted by
jimbo_se-r I didn't get to vote, can we have a do-over?Jimbo, in case others read this and don't know the history, I will explain it.
The voting for this thread took place a year and a half ago. The top two contenders were chosen to become moderators.
A year and a half later (now) there was an opening for a new moderator. New moderators are chosen in many different ways. The last time it was by a general vote, but this is not how it has always been done, nor how it has to be done. This time around the staff did not hold a vote. We chose Kyle based on a handful of criteria. It didn't hurt that he was next in line according to the votes in this thread, but that was not the only deciding factor.
There is no telling when a new moderator will be promoted by general vote again. It may be the next one. It may not be.