# Community moderators survey First of all thank you for your time answering these questions! We really value your support and appreciate your input! 🙏 # **What is this about?** The [AKASHA Foundation](https://akasha.org/) is a non-profit born at the intersection of blockchain and collective intelligence. We believe that Ethereum is more than a technology for freedom. Ethereum is also a world-changing community of millions of hearts and minds. It is totally unacceptable for our interactions to remain at the mercy of centralized platforms. We are developing a [framework]( https://github.com/AKASHAorg/akasha-world-framework) to deploy decentralised social communities that rely on a tech stack compatible with Ethereum and IPFS. Our first implementation is https://ethereum.world/. Currently in closed alpha it features a simple [microblogging app (AKASHA app)](https://akasha.ethereum.world/social-app/feed), but the framework will allow more integrations and functional enhancements in the future. You can find the code here: https://github.com/AKASHAorg/akasha-world-framework Before we can open akasha.ethereum.world to a wider audience we need a moderation approach that is build with the values of decentraisation in mind. We want to empower decentralised social communities to govern themselves. Your answers will help us better understand the current challenges and shortcomings of moderating (crypto-)communities using web2 social platforms. Beyond this survey we are happy to invite you to stay in touch and if you want contribute as the moderation toolbox for decentralised social networks will evolve in the coming months. To receive an access code to the alpha just drop us a message at **alpha@ethereum.world** **How will we use your answers?** Your privacy is of highest importance for us. The information you provide here will be not associated with your name, pseudonym or any information that could reveal your identity whatsoever. It will also not be published in any form that allows to deduce such information. Your answers may be grouped in cathegories such as "Reddit, crypto related community" or "Mastodon instance with crypto affinity" (not even by subreddit/ instance). **How to share your answers?** Please use any preffered way to share your answers with us (depending on the channel you received this invitation). Or you may just drop an email to **martin@akasha.world** # **Questions** 1. When did you start as a moderator? 2. How large is your community and how many moderators do you have in your team? 3. How did you decide to become a moderator and what motivated you to take on this task? 4. Is this a paid job for you? ◦ If not: would this be better/ worse? 5. How much time to you spend on moderation? ◦ weekly/ daily ◦ per individual case to take a decision 6. How many times do you interact with other moderators and are there specific backchannels you are using for this? 7. What are some of the big friction / painpoints of being a moderator?
Tell us about threads, burdens, any painpoints you might have experienced in this role. 8. Do you find it “fair” that you are a moderator? ◦ What types of other governance mechanisms would you like to see to make your work more transparent? ◦ Moderator elections? 9. Do you use tools, from third parties or provided by the platform that help you with your work? 10. Is there anything else you would like to share with us?