Hi, I'm not one to TOFU normally, but I have nothing to add except a +1.
On Dienstag, 3. März 2026 17:56:15 Mitteleuropäische Normalzeit Matthew Wild wrote: > Hi folks, > > I would like the board to consider, at their next meeting, the > formation of a team for moderation of XSF discussion venues (at least > MUCs). > > "Why?" > > Currently the set of people with moderator/admin status in XSF venues > varies from channel to channel, and people are granted permissions on > a rather ad hoc basis. This raises questions of responsibility and > transparency, and moderation varies significantly between channels. > > The goal of a moderation team would be to: > > - Formally define a set of people to gain moderation rights across all > XSF discussion venues > - Spread the responsibility, accountability and decision-making among > members > - Improve communication between moderators (formation of a > dedicated MUC for the team to discuss moderation matters would be sensible) > > Currently moderators act primarily as individuals, which leaves them > open to being singled out for retaliation, rather than feeling like > they have the backing of the XSF. This sometimes leads to no > moderation action being taken, when it probably should (if we care > about the health of our community). If moderation decisions can be > agreed with a team, this will help make our moderation actions more > consistent and more fair to both the moderator and the moderated. > > "What would be the difference from the conduct team?" > > I see the conduct team as a smaller group reserved for tackling only > important cases, mostly reactively, in response to reports and appeals > as described in the CoC. The moderation team would (ideally) consist > of slightly more people. They would be responsible for the day-to-day > moderation duties while following the words of the CoC and the > direction of the conduct team where provided. kind regards, Jonas
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