On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 at 18:44, Guus der Kinderen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > This sounds like a good idea. Pragmatically: Would this be set up as a Work > Team under our bylaws? How would members be selected? Do we have enough > people interested in joining? Maybe preemptively, we can think of a concept > charter for such a team?
I think a work team makes sense, to ensure we have some formal structure and oversight for a team that will be representing the XSF via its actions. Here is a proposed charter (Guus and I worked on this together): # XSF Moderation Team Charter ## 1. Purpose The Moderation Team is established as a formal XSF Work Team to ensure consistent, fair, and transparent moderation across XSF discussion venues. The Team supports community health, enforces the XSF Code of Conduct, and ensures moderation actions are coordinated and accountable. ## 2. Scope of Responsibilities The Moderation Team shall be responsible for the moderation of XSF-managed dicussion venues, including chat channels and mailing lists. The team shall work to ensure that the XSF's Code of Conduct (XEP-0458) is followed by participants, and shall also respect and enforce decisions made by the Conduct Team. ## 3. Membership Membership in the Moderation Team is by Board appointment. ## 4. Decision-Making 1. **Shared responsibility:** Moderation actions should be coordinated among multiple team members when possible. 2. **Consensus preferred:** Decisions should aim for consensus; in urgent cases, moderators may act individually. 3. **Escalation:** Issues beyond day-to-day moderation, including serious conduct concerns, are escalated to the Conduct Team. ## 5. Communication 1. The Team shall maintain an internal, secure communication channel for coordination and record keeping. 2. Significant moderation decisions may be reported to the Board or Conduct Team as appropriate.
