t2dbot
(Tickets to Discussion Bridge)
March 2, 2022, 8:55pm
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@riecatnor filed Fedora-Council/tickets ticket #392 . Discuss here and record votes and decisions in the ticket.
Ticket text:
Overview
Fedora is in many spaces and places! Something that has been discussed by various groups over time has been the creation of a set of Fedora Moderation Guidelines that we can use across all of our chat/forum spaces. It also came up many times while developing the new Code of Conduct and continues to come up while managing actual CoC incidents.
The idea is to design a useful tool for moderators to draw upon to ensure cohesive moderation across the various platforms where Fedora participates. The plan is to do this with direct input from the current moderators of these spaces, as well as the Council and the Mindshare Committee.
Scope
Work with current moderators to see what they are using, what has worked, what hasn’t? Do we have some guidelines already in existence that we can adapt?
Collaborate with current moderators to ensure the guidelines developed are usable, relevant, and in line with Fedora values
Work with the Mindshare Committee to develop guidelines and review drafts
Work with the Council to finalize and approve the Moderation Guidelines
Timeline
The timeline for this is a bit vague currently as I am just kicking off the idea and there is much input to be gathered. I would like to see it entirely complete by the end of 2022 or Q1 of 2023.
Next Steps
I will be working to make sure our list of accounts [0] is up to date, gather any current guidelines in existence, and begin communicating with stakeholders. Similar to the Code of Conduct, this work will also involve research into what other communities are doing, consultation with experts, and conversations with various stakeholders, including the legal entity behind Fedora.
[0] Fedora social media accounts :: Fedora Docs
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mattdm
(Matthew Miller)
March 2, 2022, 10:22pm
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I’m very much in support of this. I think consistency is vital, and that’s hard to do without something like this.
Additionally, right now, we really only have the very large hammer of the Code of Conduct. On Fedora Discussion, we point out that moderation may be distinct from that, but there aren’t clear guidelines on what that means exactly. I hope that having good moderation guidelines can help us keep things “excellent to one another” without having to reach for that tool quite as often.
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riecatnor
(Marie Nordin)
April 25, 2022, 5:37pm
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