Lesson 3: Basics: AN INTRO TO THE MODERATOR ECOSYSTEM
Discord is home to a diverse set of communities that cater to a wide range of interests, and moderation serves as the backbone of any community. With this in mind, Discord has developed an ecosystem of programs and resources to facilitate the advancement of moderation and moderation practices on the platform.
The Discord Moderator Ecosystem was created by Discord with contributions from both moderators within Discord as well as users outside of the company. Created to bring together moderators with interests in user safety and community management, it has branched off into several programs and subprograms that each serve various purposes. This article will introduce readers to the ecosystem and explain what the branches are about.
Programs of the Ecosystem
The Moderator Ecosystem consists of two main programs that are known as the Discord Moderator Discord (DMD) and the Moderator Mentorship Community (MMC).
These programs focus on different things and target different audiences which we will cover later in the article. But overall, they share a very similar goal: they each provide a place for their members to engage in, talk about, or discuss everything about moderation, community management, and administration in an online environment. In both communities there are a variety of opportunities to be explored.
Serving as a forum for experienced moderators to discuss moderation philosophy, theory, and practicality, people from across the ecosystem, such as Moderator Mentorship Community Mentors can be found here. Both moderators and Discord’s own Trust & Safety, Engineering, Product, and other teams frequently participate in discussions here pertaining to new and existing platform features and understanding moderation needs. You will have opportunities to interact with teams that are eager to receive direct feedback on projects and upcoming features, especially on how those features will affect your jobs as moderators.