2026 Jan-Dec Moderation Workstream Renewal

Proposal Discussion
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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 $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.

Charter

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)

  • Temp position given to other mod members, number 2 first would be put in ‘charge’ until lead returns, or a new lead is voted in.

  • 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 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:

  • Organize user flow via roles, channels and bots

  • Create and maintain scheduled events in sesh & Discord (as abled by others)

  • Provide protection from scammers

  • Warn abusers (strike system established by Giantkin)

  • Providing basic Discord oriented support

  • Facilitating ‘temps’ for a job, for example, providing the DJ with a role for the event

  • 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 our 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

  • Work with Admins 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 12 hour moderation coverage to ShapeShift DAO’s community channels, with the eventual desired goal to provide 24 hour coverage

  • Proactively ban 90% of scammers/bots that try to sneak into ShapeShift discord

  • Strive to ensure that all community meetings are scheduled on the calendar

  • 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.
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Hey, thanks for the renewal proposal! I support it and would like to once again thank the whole Moderation Workstream for their constant work for keeping our workspace/playground (at times) clean and safe.

Should be December 2026.

Formatting: The Telegram item should likely be on the next line

Lastly, could you elaborate on the purpose of the changes to some of the duties/specifications where you’ve now used a less direct language (e.g. “Strive to ensure” instead of just “Ensure” previously). I don’t think the WS failed to meet these goals previously, so it seems odd to somewhat “lighten” the commitment to these tasks.

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The delta here needs clarifying. Do you have a spreadsheet breaking costs down?

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i copied 23 or 24, and then realized the last one was 25, so i might have botched a few edits, was cutting things out mostly.

(i didnt plan on doing the ideation, but since i was tagged on gov, thought i would combine it, i rushed it, i just posted it to forum, i wasnt ready to talk about it yet lol.

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No worries, should be an easy diff/compare and fix if you want to update from the last year’s proposal and fix that date at least. Can easily be a “Yes with changes” vote for me at least :smiley:

EDIT: Well I guess “For with ideas” now that I check, hehe… that’s a new one.

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gotta be diff :slight_smile: and im way out there.

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Not sure where to go with this yet. (i fixed the edits mentioned, on my post above, so next copy would be correct)

Might go diff direction, delete this and just repost. or .. contiue from here. idk yet. still having conversations.

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In my opinion it’s fine to correct only the Final Vote text with whatever is suggested during Ideation (and match your/your team’s proposal to the DAO). Ideation is exactly the phase where such changes can/should happen, no need to repost the Ideation vote.

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well, now you now what i was meaning about the diff direction and such :wink:

Been talking to tyler for 2 or 3 years about mergining, (and before him Willy)

about shifting how Moderation is handled. No idea if this is the correct way, but this is a Rip off the bandaid and get something done.

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If it makes the *operations* run smoother on Moderation team’s end and we preserve the same quality of moderation I’m all for a merge, especially if you’re the one suggesting it :+1:

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Gotta experiment. The only way to move forward.

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this ends soon. pretty dead in the water until Conversations are done about merging stuff or not.

Let this die :slight_smile:

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For a bit more clarity. the Total number is same
but the actual usage going into the next year would be less:

USDC $3030/m
fox $5k / m
Pays for 3 mods
forum
bots
notion
1pass

snapshot
(i think i remembered everything there)
not counting anything new that was being talked about to add to the monthly.

Was leaving some room if we needed another mod. (unlikely in the next year tho)

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on discussion, this was just deleted, even tho it would have passed. Showing more intent to continue conversation of Merge with Ops.
Merge was pushed out, timing etc. Maybe in future.

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**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.
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Unfortunately, timing wise, i have to put this up asap.

but after a lot of thought and discussion. this seems to be

the path forward.

All of the Payroll ask is in FOX. (my total pay) still locked. (i say minimum 6months, but keeping 18m as long as the option is offered.

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Reasoning.

I plan on Offering to pay Modsquad out of pocket.

Or do the work myself.

Overall this might mean some changes to the discord, to make this easier.

(again!)

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https://snapshot.org/#/s:ideation.shapeshiftdao.eth/proposal/0x932e08f5ca8cee89ef1b4276db35808ff376cdbd5da5c058bec9f91857a87cdf

I was also told to cut out alot of the Verbose reasonings! and How to…

so very condensed imo!

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I also support this revised proposal and hope that the cuts won’t affect our work on Discord, even through realistically we can’t expect the same quality of service for less/with potentially less contributors…

Thanks for your huge efforts and my thoughts are for the people who may no longer be able to remain contributors especially during this time of the year. A big thank you to them for all their work so far, you’ve helped create a pleasant, clean, and safe environment for us across all of our communication platforms :heart:

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Thanks! i was holding off doing my own vote to get some public response first. Always feel…weird voting on my own thing. Guess its all Open to view, so its just a me thing.