moderatorhood en · NOUN
Etymology
From moderator + -hood.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state, rank, or status of a moderator.
You cannot exclude an entire nation's citizens from moderatorhood, particularly the U.S. with its contributions to crypto, just because you might want, on rare occasion, to post code in a forum.
1994 July 2, David Sternlight, “A need for a moderated group.”, in sci.crypt (Usenet):(In case anyone wonders "what happens if Mr Mike becomes a despotic dictator, using his moderatorhood as a power base to douse the flames of freedom everywhere?" The answer is, someone posts an RFD suggesting a change of moderator, then we vote on it.)
1995 April 26, Mikey Dreamy Inglis, “Comments on the split”, in rec.arts.tv.mst3k (Usenet):I suspect that this may be an example if you're willing to consider the moderator of comp.dcom.telecom as the "Group" trying to shout down a proposal. On the other hand, since the purpose of the group was to end his moderatorhood, it isn't clearcut.
1993 December 10, Jim Jewett, “(long) marginalization (rec.food.veg* comp.dcom.telecom*)”, in alt.culture.usenet (Usenet):