Clear roles
Moderator and administrator responsibilities should be documented so members know who can act, where that authority applies, and what limits it.
Governance
Authority should be understandable and reviewable.
Community governance means the people affected by important decisions can understand how those decisions are made.
Visible rules
Community standards should be easy to find, written plainly, and updated with a visible explanation when they materially change.
Reviewable moderation
Moderation exists to protect the community, not control it. Meaningful actions should be understandable and subject to review.
A path to appeal
Members should have a documented way to ask for a moderation decision to be reconsidered without turning the process into public spectacle.
Community input
Major decisions should not happen behind closed doors when they affect everyone. Members should have a meaningful way to discuss them.
Privacy boundaries
Accountability does not require publishing private content, account details, security records, IP addresses, or sensitive administrator notes.
Working standard
Governance should become more specific as the community grows. The standard remains the same: authority must answer to the community it serves.