Summary
The Community Moderation Workstream is primarily responsible to support the community and to maintain the integrity of all ShapeShift various platforms such as Discord, The Forum, Notion, snapshot, telegram and any/all others. Future platforms that the community chooses to implement also to be included. This workstream is used daily to ensure the smooth operation of the ShapeShift DAO.
This proposal is to renew the Moderation Workstream, re-elect Giantkin as leader and fund the workstream through the end of DEC 2026.
Total Ask is $11750/month. (unchanged contrib payout, but adding in the forum cost, as well as notion, 1pass, other upcoming addons, as determined) Leaves a slot open for hiring if desired.
– Includes Add on $100/month and up $50/month add on eventually (pageviews) for forum. Added on Anniversary month, or as needed. ($50/month is not yet needed)
Normal USDC monthly is $6750 (depending on Fox choice) some of which is for licenses/botspends/forum any unused per term, , roll over to next Term (stays in Moderation subtreasury until dissolved, bountied, or too large - then revert to Treasury.
During the proposal run, if at any time Moderation lead needs to leave (or be asked to leave)
the Leaders group can force vote out the Moderation lead (or put leader on hold). No other method. (voluntary step down, and hand off being ideal)
Abstract
Moderation supports all workstreams and all users within each of the platforms it moderates. As we bring more members into the various platforms, moderators act as so much more than bot managers and spam blockers. Not only do the moderators set up the verification process, they are the point of contact for members having issues with the verification process. Our team of moderators clears the path for new members, new contributors and new supporters by facilitating a fluid user experience, with the main goal of protecting them. Enthusiastic about all things defi and crypto, empowering community members, new and old alike, on their journey to self-empowered entrepreneurism.
Motivation
The mission of this workstream is simple: to help people. Moderation is the workstream you never knew you needed, but couldn’t live without. Moderation is here to support the community. This workstream strives to create a space that fosters security, growth and innovation.
Our team of trustworthy, confident and enthusiastic moderators allows for decentralization of community moderation. This may address the point of preventing accusations of vested interest, since only elected mods have the power to preserve and maintain the DAO culture.
As the workstream leader, I want to make the user feel like they are able to relax. Users are most likely talking from their home space, home usually means they feel safe. I want to keep that feeling in our group.
Specification
Moderators take on wide variety of tasks, including but not limited to: