[Izkata]

> so I started looking at those queues on occasion, and that's basically all moderation I've ever done. No special instructions from, communications with, or particular love for the company that operates the site.

The idea is supposed to be that you've been on the site long enough to learn what a valid edit is by the time you get access to those queues, and it's tested by having already-handled edits mixed in to your queue. IIRC if you get it wrong it tells you what you should have done.

[Aachen]

Yes? Not understanding what you're trying to say with that

[Izkata]

The guidance you're saying isn't there does exist, but you're only exposed to it when you screw up.