Hey everyone,
The Fedihosting Foundation is looking for a new site-admin for Lemmy.World, to help our busy team. This moderator will help with reviewing and acting on reports, weighing in on user content and helping foster our local communities while acting as a friendly neighbor to other fediverse instances.
Please be aware, we will only be considering applicants with a significant positive history of online posts and/or comments. You also DO NOT need to be a have a account on one of our FHF services, but WILL have to create a account after joining. Users from other sites WELCOME!
Applicants MUST have the following qualities:
- Experience moderating a diverse group of individuals
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication
- Solid background in conflict resolution
- Able to both understand and interpret the spirit of our legal documents (ex legal.lemmy.world)
- Must be able to speak English
- Works well asynchronously with remote teams
Bonus skills / background:
- Experience with internet law and international legal compliance
- SQL / Business Intelligence software skills (MetaBase)
- Social Media marketing
- Web Design (Hugo + GitHub Pages)
Please keep in mind that, while this is a volunteer gig, we would ask you to be able to commit to at least 5-10 hours a week. We also understand this is a hobby and that family and work come first.
Applicants must be okay with sitting for a video interview and must be pass a background check. While not strictly required, a CV with relevant work and volunteer history will help during the application process.
We are an international team that works from both North America EST time (-4) and Europe CEST (+2) so we would ask that candidates be flexible with their availability.
Please apply HERE https://forms.gle/A81LJyY9g5ojCeCp6
When instances get big, it gets really hard for volunteer admins to manage communities with controversial content. You end up having to deal with legal BS and lots of reports.
Admins and mods putting restrictions in place has more to do with keeping the community maintainable. Dealing with all of that stuff is tough when it’s after work and out of your own pocket.
I wish folks had a little bit more empathy for people volunteering their time and money to offer a free service. Lemmy.world’s head admin isn’t Zuck. He’s just a regular Joe Shmoe doing this in his free time.
We’re all just a bunch of nerds, spending our free time, trying to build something neato.