IETF Community Moderation
RFC 9945, “IETF Community Moderation”, is a Best Current Practice document published in February 2026 by L. Eggert, E. Lear. It updates RFC 2418, RFC 9245. It obsoletes RFC 3683, RFC 3934. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
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.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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