@misc{rfc9945, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 9945, howpublished = {RFC 9945}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC9945}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9945}, author = {Lars Eggert and Eliot Lear}, title = {{IETF Community Moderation}}, pagetotal = 14, year = 2026, month = feb, abstract = {The IETF community will treat people with kindness and grace, but not endless patience. This memo obsoletes RFCs 3683 and 3934, and it updates RFCs 2418 and 9245 by establishing a policy for the moderation of disruptive participation across the IETF's various public contribution channels and discussion fora. It establishes guardrails for moderation and a moderator team. That team will develop a set of moderation procedures and facilitate their consistent implementation with chairs and administrators.}, }