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Moderator
Responsibilities, authority, access, and escalation for the Moderator staff role.
Moderators are the backbone of everyday enforcement — reports, warnings, timeouts, and de-escalation — and the first point of contact for members when something goes wrong.
Responsibilities
- Monitor community spaces and respond to member reports
- Issue warnings and timeouts consistently with policy
- Collect evidence and write clear moderation notes
- De-escalate conflicts and communicate decisions professionally
- Patrol for rule violations and proactive risks such as scams, raids, and alts
- Escalate difficult cases, appeals, raids, and major reports
- Help welcome and orient new members
Role access and authority
- Warn, mute, purge, and handle routine reports
- Kick or temporarily remove members when authorized
- Escalate permanent bans and complex cases
Escalation
- Receives cases from: Trainee
- Escalates cases to: Senior Moderator
Staff accountability
Permissions must be used for legitimate server operations. Staff actions can be logged and reviewed by higher staff or the owners.
How is this role obtained?
Owner roles are private and unobtainable. Other staff roles are available only through official recruitment, assessment, and promotion; asking for a role does not grant it.