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.

You also DO NOT need to have an account on one of our FHF services but WILL have to create an account after joining. Users from other sites WELCOME!

Benefits:

  • You’ll get to work with a great team of passionate kind, goofy individuals from all over the (lemmy) world!
  • We have weekly virtual hangouts where we brainstorm new ideas and catch up with each other. Community for us is not just a buzzword.
  • We can also provide work and personal references, as we are a registered legal non-profit.
  • While not a technical role, you will also gain exposure to best-in-class industry tooling and processes for large-scale hosted applications (aka modern DevOps).
  • We also run a small blog, that we’d love to have folks contribute to.
  • Join in on the editorial voice for our featured communities.
  • We also understand this is a hobby and that family and work come first
    • If you’re having a hard time finding time or are busy, we will always do our best to help and support you.

Applicants should have the following qualities:

  • Experience moderating a diverse group of individuals from many geographic, religious, and LGBTQ+ backgrounds.
  • Able to commit to at least 5-10 hours a week.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and communication.
  • Solid background in conflict resolution.
  • Must be able to speak English.
  • Works well asynchronously with remote teams.
  • Grammar skills optional 😛

Bonus skills (which you will learn if you don’t already)

  • SQL / Business Intelligence software skills.
  • N8N workflow automation
  • Web Design (Hugo + GitHub Pages).
  • Python scripting

Application process:

  • It goes without saying that we will only be considering applicants with a significant positive history of online posts and/or comments, no trolls, please.
  • Applicants must be okay with sitting for a video interview and must pass a basic 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/epTdTy9Xh9kNFKsQA

(Edit: Updated post, thanks Donuts!)

(Edit2: Thanks for all the feed back on this post, it’s much appreciated 💗💗💗)

(Edit3: If you feel like you’d fit in, apply, the req’s that we posted are more of a suggestion, then a hard yes or no)

  • Alk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    My job didn’t even require a video interview, this unpaid role has more strict requirements than half the jobs in the US haha.

    • Gestrid@lemmy.caEnglish
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      3 months ago

      My guess is it’s because it’s a similar role to a Reddit Admin, which is to say they’re basically a global moderator. Also, having access of any kind to the site’s SQL server requires an element of trust. That’s probably why they require the video interview.

      • lwadmin@lemmy.worldOPM
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        3 months ago

        Folks that would be brought in would be part of the admin staff and have access to quite a lot. You’re on target with that for sure!

    • woelkchen@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      My job didn’t even require a video interview, this unpaid role has more strict requirements than half the jobs in the US haha.

      It’s an IT job for a role with big responsibility. Unpaid or not, the role is the role. Fulling up the shelves in a grocery store comes with a bit less responsibility.

    • peregus@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Yes, but for your job you’ve given to your employer your ID and your home address. If you mess something up they know ehere to get you. These guys can’t get these warranties and they need to know you better.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    3 months ago

    Must be able to speak English

    Ah, fuck, I’m out. It’s one of the only languages I haven’t learned. Were this a post seeking Sanskrit, Mayan, Akkadian, or High Valyrian language speakers, I’d be just the right candidate.

    Pop quiz: which of the above is not a historical language? If you guessed Klingon, your reading comprehension skills are for shit. The answer is English. It’s completely made up and only appears in Fantasy genre stories – along with birds and flying spaghetti monsters and hobbits.

    Wow, I’m really bored at work, I guess. Glad it’s Friday. Hope you all have a nice weekend.

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I do not qualify…

    …and I do not think my posts have “a significant positive history of online posts and/or comments”…

    Awesome, either way, keep up the good and hard work y’all do!

  • Crackhappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Sounds a lot like my current job. Working for a non profit, ingest shit and spew rainbows. I have nothing to encourage you to consider me.

  • i2ndshenanigans@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I probably check all the boxes. Currently a cyber security engineer have worked in infrastructure for the last twenty years and currently head up the compliance team of the cyber division of the company I work for, I focused mainly on NIST, CMMC, and SOC II compliance. I’ve modded a few forums and discord servers over the last 20 or so years. There is no way in hell I’m dropping private info on a random google doc that’s open to the public. If there is a more secure way send my info send me a message.

    • William@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I 100% agree with your point about security and private information, but you are way over qualified for this “job”. ;)

      It’s kind of weird to ask someone to have all that mod experience and then expect them to just post their private information publicly, though. Surely if they have enough experience they’ll already know what a bad idea it is to publicly post people’s information, and it’ll be hard to get them to apply.

      It reminds me of a past job recognizing that I have a lot of cashier experience, but then not being able to understand why I refuse to share a till with anyone else. Duh, because I’ve been through that pain before and any smart office will want to avoid it, too.

    • SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Currently have CyberSecurity degree. I’m finding it difficult to get a job in the field without relevant experience of having a job in the field. How can I get experience to get the job that requires experience?

        • SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          Lol I have been and so far, have only been auto-denied

          "We thank you for applying for our position of $position, unfortunately we have decided to move forward with other applicants at this time. We will keep your application on file for $applicationDuration days. If you see another position that interests you, please apply again!

          Thank you, $companyName"

            • SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
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              3 months ago

              I’ll give it a go! Another issue I’m facing is that I alredy make more money than what I think smaller companies would offer. I would love to change my career because I’m so tired of this track.

              • rekorse@lemmy.world
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                3 months ago

                Well maybe theres other ways you can make up the difference. Smaller companies might be in lower cost of living areas. even if working from home it can be nice to live near work. I’m not too sure how all this remote work stuff has changed hiring though.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Heya. I’m not interested in that position, but I’m open to moderating another community or two if you need to fill in any gaps for a less demanding role.

    • Rooki@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Thanks for your interest in moderation. If you want you can always ask either a popular community if you can help out or request a unmoderated community takeover and if anything isnt working for you, you can always create a new community!

  • Cyanogenmon@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I’d be happy to apply, but requiring a CV and full background check in addition to a video call interview is a bit steep for me.

    Just the video call I’d absolutely be applying, I genuinely believe in Lemmy and want to see it succeed, but not to the point that I’m willing to put this much information into non-employment hands.

    Good luck on the search.

    • lwadmin@lemmy.worldOPM
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      3 months ago

      Thanks for the feedback, we only ask for a CV to help the process, but all of us on the admin team are on a first name basis.

      We’ve all know each other quite well <3

      • Cyanogenmon@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        As you should be!

        After quite a long while working with someone to this capacity, it would be strange not to be on first name basis, but I haven’t worked with you.

        I’ve been on the internet for a very long time, and it takes quite a bit of rapport to build before I’m comfortable giving out my first name, let alone my full name.

        I definitely understand where you’re coming from, just a stretch at the start for me personally.

        Really love the admin team though!

    • naught101@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Not trying to tell you what do do (I bet there’s heaps of people that would see it the same way as you)

      But it seems kind of odd that people are happy to give a background check to a corporate employer who doesn’t give shit about them (and who they don’t care about or feel any responsibility towards), but wouldn’t do the same for a community org position that necessarily involves more responsibility to the broader community.

      • pete_the_cat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        I think it’s because you can “largely” trust business to protect this information, this isnt even really a business.

        • naught101@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          That’s kind of a myth though, isn’t it?

          Like, OK, they probably have more mature security systems in place (but that’s definitely not guaranteed, especially with anything middle tier or smaller), and at least they have cash reserves so you might get something if you can figure out how to sue them.

          But most businesses would be well happy to make a quick buck off selling whatever private data they managed to get their hands on.

          I’d be surprised if someone hasn’t already tried to make a business out of redistributing background check information, now that I think about it…

          • rekorse@lemmy.world
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            3 months ago

            Its because they have laws they have to follow, and if they break them I can take them to court. My last employer had to send out checks to make up missed wages over 5 years recently. It happens here regularly. Companies make mistakes and people take them to court. Its only the absolutely giant ones that might even have a way around it. I wouldnt even expect any of the big tech companies to keep any of my information private though to be honest.

      • Cyanogenmon@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        So the issue here for me is lack of pay.

        Asking me this through straight employment is an agreement that protects both the worker and employer in some capacity.

        Asking this through volunteer work makes me uneasy.

        I’m completely happy to volunteer my time to an org that I believe in, Lemmy being a ptime example, but not willing to do so in the case of requiring this information up front.

      • Cyanogenmon@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        While not strictly required

        Technically true, but verbiage leads me to believe its more required than not.

  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.com
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    3 months ago

    I feel like „site admin“ is a bit misleading. Then again, lemmy doesnt have a proper distinction between local and site wide moderators afaik.

    I‘d be interested to help with real admin stuff like docker containers, dns and firewalls. Let me know if that interests you.

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      I mean, Lemmy.World doesn’t make enough money from their donations to cover much more than operating costs currently. Operating a site this size is not cheap. Would you prefer to see a ton of advertising and monetization like reddit?

    • justaderp@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      The pay is the satisfaction of a job well done. It’s like a family. We work hard and we play hard. Make sure to read the company policy on appropriate flair. Don’t miss the meeting to decide how to form the committee for defining the best means of communication between committees for accounting, finance, and those troublemakers from the moderation committee.

      • lwadmin@lemmy.worldOPM
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        3 months ago

        Well, we cannot pay folks, but we can offer work references, some neat tech, and to be part of a team that’s trying to make a difference online. (Yes, I get the /s 🙄)

    • Victor@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      People are down voting you when you are just expressing a feeling. I don’t think that’s right, but I hope you stay for the other great content on Lemmy and only go to Reddit for the missing stuff.

      • Tier 1 Build-A-Bear 🧸@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        So far that’s what I’ve been doing, but apparently that’s the wrong move according to some people lol. I guess you can take the redditor out of reddit, but you can’t take reddit out of the redditor XD

    • Jesus@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      These are volunteers, that have day jobs, that have to spend their own time and money to deal with the legal ramifications of that. These aren’t people with legal teams and millions to blow on risk mitigation. These are hobbyists doing this after work, after helping the kids with homework, after cooking dinner for the family, etc.

      Good news is that other instances exist. This is just what one group of volunteers is offering to the world.

      • Tier 1 Build-A-Bear 🧸@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Yeah, every time the mods get power hungry just migrate all your subscriptions. Super easy. Better hope the next instance isn’t also blocking some of your communities.

        • Jesus@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          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.

          • lwadmin@lemmy.worldOPM
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            3 months ago

            We’re all just a bunch of nerds, spending our free time, trying to build something neato.

        • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Oh please. Power hungry? I have no problem with piracy, but you bet your ass I wouldn’t want the legal liability of hosting a piracy community. Do you know that in many countries, mods/admins are risking jail time when they participate in stuff like that? God forbid, some people don’t want to have to worry about going to jail. Get over yourself. There are plenty of other piracy communities all over the internet you can find on your own.

          • Tier 1 Build-A-Bear 🧸@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            3 months ago

            I literally said it pushed me back to reddit? I’m just not going to do the manual work of migrating to a new instance every time the current one’s mods get rid of a community I’m interested in, simple as that.

            • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              3 months ago

              This is like telling your neighbor that you like pie, and they’re done with after work, and after the kids are put to bed, they spend the night baking you a pie using the apples that grow in their yard.

              When they come over with the warm pie that they went out of their way to bake, you say that you prefer cherry pie, then complain about having to go to the same old bakery to get a cherry pie.

              Just say thank you, take the pie, and give it to someone who will appreciate it. And if you want cherry pie, offer to help out when they bake next and bring some damn cherries.

              • Tier 1 Build-A-Bear 🧸@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                3 months ago

                Nah, right now, using your analogy, it’s a pie stand. Like a lemonade stand, but for free pie. The neighbors can come around if they want for free pie. As I’m walking by, they’re asking the neighbors for help: too many people want free pie, they can’t make pies fast enough. I like their pies, I like that they’re free, but lately they just haven’t been having what I’m looking for.

                I say to one of their neighbors, “their pies tasted better when they were using real sugar, but they’re scared the kids’ mommies will be mad because their kids are up all night so they just took the sugar out. Didn’t even replace it with anything. The Johnson’s still use real sugar, they don’t care.”

                I start to walk away to get a Johnson pie and now all the neighbors are angry with me that I prefer pie with sugar. They say I should be THANKFUL for the charity work from the neighbors I didn’t fucking ask for. That, just because it’s volunteer work, that makes them above criticism. Everyone else is happy with it, so I should be too.

                I’m thankful for the mods and their volunteer work. I can still disagree with decisions they make. Really not hard to understand.

                • William@lemmy.world
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                  3 months ago

                  I say to one of their neighbors, “their pies tasted better when they were using real sugar, but they’re scared the kids’ mommies will be mad because their kids are up all night so they just took the sugar out. Didn’t even replace it with anything. The Johnson’s still use real sugar, they don’t care.”

                  Actually, I would say that unless it impacts you negatively, you shouldn’t criticize what others are giving freely. If they ask for criticism, that’s fine. But you shouldn’t volunteer it.

                  That “free pie stand” didn’t do you wrong. You dumped a heap of negativity on them for something they did out of the goodness of their heart, spending their time, energy and hand-earned money on. And you were negative about it, staining their memory of that event for your own selfish desires.

                  If they had asked you, “why don’t you want this pie?” you could have answered, nicely. But they didn’t ask you.

                  Instead, you should have just left and gone to the Johnston’s pie stand instead.

        • Shyfer@ttrpg.network
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          3 months ago

          Seems easier than going back to Reddit. Especially since the apps make it so easy to switch between accounts.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Wah? Huh? Me? Admin? I don’t know anything about web design or legal compliance or social media marketing or anything. I’m flattered though, thanks.

        • justaderp@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          web design or legal compliance or social media marketing

          Fuck all that. It’s not needed.

          They need someone with strong reading comprehension, who can consistently reason their way from an ideology to the specific situation, then write professionally. Mods work the collective que of reports independently.

          If you don’t want the gig no one one is owed an explanation. But, please don’t judge yourself underqualified for the wrong reasons.

            • justaderp@lemmy.world
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              3 months ago

              When I said to consider yourself, you asked me to consider another’s opinion of you that you disagree with.

              If you can dish it out then you’ll see right though such bullshit when it regularly pops up in the mod que ;)

                • justaderp@lemmy.world
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                  3 months ago

                  Right now my landlord isn’t owning a gigantic series of mistakes. You made my day by owning a very small one.

                  I think this is much more positive and productive than what the other conversation became.

                  If the long day has been online, I suggest talking to someone about any subject IRL, in person or on the phone. A little human stuff puts all this digital bullshit right back into perspective for me.

            • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              3 months ago

              LOL, someone accused me of being “hostile” when I politely disagreed with them. There are some wonderful folks on lemmy…but like any place on the internet, quite a few weirdos.

            • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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              3 months ago

              I just read through the linked conversation. I’m sorry, but it’s been clearly decided by groupthink that you are not allowed to learn anything or form new opinions. I hope you understand their decision and its effective permanence on your growth.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Oh, trying to make me put in an honest day’s work, huh? Okay then, just for that, I nominate BonesOfTheMoon!

  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I offered my informal CV. Lemmy and the Fediverse the largest group I’ve ever offered any service to. My largest group is just over 1,800, but it’s a relatively homogeneous group needing little mod activity. The commuinity is free to comment on my history, stupidity (lol) and bias. I figure it’s fair considering he job app. I’ll offer that I respect and enjoy (even if it’s verbal sparring) the prospect of opposing reasonable views on Lemmy vs the bots, tropes, reposts, and crabs-in-a-bucket karma-whores on Reddit.