2026 Jan-Dec Moderation Workstream Renewal

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 $5872/month. USDC ask is $872 (expensed)

Former 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/Colony-root.

Break Down of $ ASK (per month):

• $5000 (usdc value ALL in Fox) for Payout. Bonus locked as desired, but minimum 6months.(if available) Likely keep at 18m.
• $100 forum ($1200 / year) ( Oct 2026 renew)
• $500 Snapshot ($6000 / year (Febuary 2026 renew)
• $20 Login/pw management.
• $250 Notion
• $2 email management
• Bots Management
• Domain Management

Charter

• Hiring/firing is solely based on the Moderation leads decision. Based on discussions, Total amount for proposal will be listed, without breakdown, in proposal.

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 , with the main goal of protecting them.

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 moderator(s) 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:

• Organize user flow via roles, channels and bots
• Monitor Sesh & Discord (and oversee others use)
• Provide protection from scammers
• Warn abusers (strike system established by Giantkin)
• Providing basic Discord oriented support (how to use discord in a general sense)
• Help maintain and update server images such as avatars, stickers, emojis, etc.
• Provide security support (live when possible) for meetings and community events
• Drive users to the proper channels
• Continually monitoring channels, and other server banlists for potential spam/scammers and adding them into a banlist
• Taking part in Support/Ops triage process by shuttling members requesting support to the proper channels, connecting with self help resources, #support,chatwoot, etc as appropriate
• Appropriate use of Admin Power by Moderation Workstream Leader in all things
• Work with Admins/Workstream Leaders to facilitate bots/webhooks/roles/channels/categories -servers/platforms etc
• Enforce the Current Code of Conduct to the best of ability, with positive intent.

What are the goals of this workstream?

• Provide moderation coverage to ShapeShift DAO’s community channels, with the hopeful desired goal to provide more coverage
• Proactively ban 90% of scammers/bots that try to sneak into ShapeShift discord/socials
• The Moderation Workstream is successful when you don’t notice that it’s there.

Other items not included but taken on

• Monthly Foxpayout for contributors: maintain and update sheet monthly. Facilitate payout for WS and other groups, as needed/requested : remind WSleaders to update contributors Choice(s), and update their tab. Work with Multisig to get things done as timely as possible. -update the fox price on a set schedule/method.
• Forum Payment is now under Moderation.
• audio record primary meetings - office hours(as able)
• Colony overseer
• Telegram over watch

##Benefits

• Keeps the discord clear of spammers
• Limits the Scammers on server

Drawbacks

• Growing member list, growing expense.