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Questions tagged [mod-agreement-policy]

This tag indicates posts that are official Stack Exchange policy that moderators are expected to abide by. Answers to these posts are generally locked so only staff members can edit.

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What is the process by which Moderators can determine the Moderator Agreement has been violated?

To trigger this process, a moderator must send a “Community Emergency” report through the Contact Form detailing: The exact nature of the situation that has violated the Moderator Agreement; Which ...
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(Interim) Policy on AI-content detection reports

This post is (finally) to announce that I have formally rescinded the policy on Generative AI (specifically the one regarding GPT content detectors, which was announced on the moderators team and ...
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Is there a minimum age for Community Moderators on Stack Exchange?

If I'm 16, can I be a moderator on one of the Stack Exchange network sites? I know that due to COPPA and GDPR users have to be a specific age before they can have accounts on Stack Exchange - are ...
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What are our policies regarding self-harm and suicide?

What should I do as a Moderator when I encounter situations regarding self-harm and suicide?
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What are our policies regarding underage users?

What are the age requirements for using the Stack Exchange network and what should moderators do if they encounter an underage user?
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When will CMs or moderators remove the [featured] tag from actively featured meta questions?

Elected Moderators generally control the Meta content that is featured on their sites (with the exception of Meta Stack Exchange, due to the network-wide reach of posts featured there) through the ...
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What does the Code of Conduct say about pronouns?

Please leave any feedback or questions about this FAQ on this other post. Two weeks ago, we updated The Code of Conduct to directly address concerns over pronoun usage. We tried to anticipate likely ...
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What is the process for a moderator to request reinstatement or appeal a removal?

Please leave any feedback or questions about this process on this other post. From time to time, moderators will step down or be removed from their positions — they may have expressed their wish to ...
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What processes exist to issue formal warnings or remove moderators?

Feedback and questions about these processes are on this other post. This post lists two process by which formal complaints against moderators are handled by the Community Management Team. The ...
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