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Hello there! I'm Zizouz212! I would love to have the opportunity to serve as a moderator for your IPS!
I've self-nominated myself much later here because I wanted to be more confident and see where the direction of the site is going. Although we've already had some blips and bleeps here and there, I really like the community and the way we are propelling the site forward.
I'm a soon-to-be university student about to study global development policy up in my nation's capital, and I can definitely say that interpersonal skills and cross-cultural communication is a big part of that. Culture and society has always been an interest of mine, and living in the multicultural city of Toronto has always exposed me to a vast array of world cultures. As I navigate myself ahead, I will really enjoy have this site as a resource for whenever I may need assistance.
For the position, I already have moderator experience, so I'm already familiar with the moderator tools, and how sites across the network run. Community members who have talked to me in chat, or read my posts on meta know that I'm a big supporter of cultural relativism on this site. I believe that it's a key thing (in addition to other policies), that when working together will secure the success of this site.
My participation on the site has been much less than I wanted - the site's private beta started during my exam week, which was quickly followed by Canada's 150th birthday and many religious holidays - so I've taken more of an observer role during my time here, voting on questions and answers while providing feedback and opinions to other members.
Best of luck to all! I know that however this all goes, that the community will always put its best foot forward :)