“Some moderation team principles” by JP Addison🔸, Lizka

Multiple people have told me they like the moderation principles section of our internal moderation handbook. I’m posting it here out of a spirit of transparency and to give some insight into how the mod team thinks about moderation philosophy. It has mostly not been updated in two years — I still endorse it. It was written by Lizka and another departed staff member (and was inspired by the writing of many others). This is an attempt to articulate some principles that have evolved on the team. It's aspirational — sometimes we fail — but we try to aim for this. Balancing the need for a well-tended garden with the dangers of over-moderation The Forum should be a great and safe space: we’re working on hard problems, and the internet can be rough! We don’t want arbitrary barriers to keep people from joining discussions on the Forum, we don’t [...] ---Outline:(00:40) Balancing the need for a well-tended garden with the dangers of over-moderation(00:49) Individuals with their own opinions, but together on a team(00:57) Getting things done, but thoughtfully(01:03) Modeling great behavior--- First published: February 4th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/AAEYctdLN9EirYL97/some-moderation-team-principles --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.