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Title: XSF Moderator Team
Url: about/xsf/moderator-team
aliases:
    - "/about/xsf/moderator-team.html"
    - "/participate/become-a-member/moderator-team"
layout: single_xsf
---

The XSF Moderation Team is a Board-appointed work team responsible for maintaining healthy, respectful discussion across
XSF-managed communication venues such as chat channels and mailing lists. The team ensures that participants follow the
XSF Code of Conduct ([XEP‑0458](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0458.html)) and carries out day-to-day moderation in a
consistent, fair, and transparent manner. Moderators coordinate actions among themselves whenever possible, aiming for
consensus while retaining the ability to act quickly in urgent situations. They also maintain secure internal 
communication for coordination and record-keeping, and escalate serious conduct issues or policy-level matters to the
Conduct Team while reporting significant moderation decisions to appropriate XSF bodies when needed. The current members
of the team are:

{{< teams team_name="moderator">}}

The charter of the team is as follows:

> # 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.
