Yes, a Senior Supervisor must be a Category Supervisor.
(See the Related question.)
No, you have to be a Category Supervisor in order to become a Senior Supervisor. (See the Related question.)
A senior supervisor, also known as a "seasoned supervisor" is responsible for a top-level category (i.e. the main category) and has the task of coordinating with all the supervisors in the subcategories. Typically, senior supervisors are given advanced powers, though not all have this power.
A Senior Supervisor is not like a Senior Citizen where once a certain age, they are deemed into that category. A Senior Supervisor is a Super that has made many valuable contributions to WikiAnswers and has been around for a while on the site.
Because, being a Supervisor whether it's floating or a category, or a senior Supervisor, it requires a lot of responsibility.
Category supervisors have to be nominated either by another supervisor or by a CA and then are reviewed by a pannel of CAs to determine if they feel you deserve to be promoted to becoming a Senior Supervisor. Senior Supervisors supervise top level categories on WikiAnswers and some also have additional tools they can use on the site.
Being a Senior Supervisor, in and of itself, does not give a volunteer supervisor any special capabilities.
Senior Supervisors are still regular Supervisors. The only difference is that they just oversee a top-level category. Some Supervisors may also supervise categories that are not part of their top-level category.
Begin by accurately answering hundreds of questions in a given category. People will take notice. Then they may set you up as an expert and/or a supervisor, or you may ask a senior supervisor about receiving expert status.
No, it does not. "Senior" has nothing to do with age. It means that they cover a top level category, such as: Animal Life, Science, or Travel.
Skullcandy88 is a senior supervisor.He is also an Advanced Supervisor and a Program Supervisor.
Xnicola is a Senior Advanced Supervisor of the program. She is a Senior Supervisor, Senior Mentor and Senior Vandal Patrol from the United Kingdom.Skullcandy88 is an Advanced Supervisor of the program. He is a Supervisor, Senior Mentor and Senior Vandal Patrol from the United Kingdom.The leader position is not currently filled.
The only thing a Category Supervisor has that a Floating Supervisor does not is something on their profile that says the category(ies) they supervise, the category supervisor badge, and their username on the category that they supervise. Floating Supervisors and Category Supervisors still have the same super powers and abilities - Category Supervisors just have the fame of supervising a category, albeit it takes more responsibility.