Hello Lemmy moderators!
The Lemmy.World administrator team is planning to release a Moderator Code of Conduct for Lemmy soon.
Even though there will be some basic principles we will follow, which can be found here, we still need your valuable input. We’d like to hear your suggestions on what to add to this Code of Conduct, as you know best about what you want and need.
This Code of Conduct would lay out the official rules, set principles and goals for Lemmy.World moderators, and for any other instance that wishes to follow it.
With Love,
The Lemmy.World Administrator (Team)
I think one thing that will be important to stop this place from encountering the same pitfalls as Reddit (I know people are tired of hearing about em, but given the 1:1 similarities between Reddit and Lemmy, I think it bears mentioning) is to put a handle on the reach any one moderator can have. Moderators should be encouraged to mod communities that they have an interest in and not “collect” mod positions. This is not a problem now, but I foresee it being a problem in the future if the place grows. Limits on the number of communities one person can moderate at once may be good, or something more nebulous referring to good-faith moderation practices.