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Lisk.Chat — New Channels, Meet the Moderators, and Updated Code of Conduct With almost 10,000 community members now on Lisk.Chat, we wanted to make some improvements as we power into 2018. The objective of the Lisk.Chat platform has always been to help drive and facilitate Lisk-focused communication. The platform has been crafted by the community, for the community.From January, we will be introducing new channels in order to streamline communication. In doing this, community members have clear indicators on where to ask questions and participate in discussions related to specific subjects. Our moderators will be present as much as possible, notifying individual users if the discussion is not in the appropriate room, and will then politely ask you to move it. The new channels breakdown is as follows: #Announcements: from LiskHQ.#General: General Lisk questions and discussions.#Ambassadors: Open channel for all information and guidance on planning meetups/events in your local area.#Projects: Collaborate, organize and grow your ideas in the projects room.#Help-Desk: The perfect spot for newcomers to get questions fielded quickly by the community. The help desk is open for questions from everyone of all knowledge levels about Lisk.#Network: For community members interested in or already securing the Lisk network.#Delegates: Advertise/campaign for a delegate position here.#Off-Topic: If you’re going on a tirade about gaming, take it here.#Trading: For speculating about cryptocurrency trading.Language specific channels: For those who want to chat about Lisk in their native language: #French, #Spanish, #Italian, #Russian, #German, #Chinese, #Indian, #Dutch, #Indonesian, #Polish, #Portuguese, and Romanian. Developers Can Connect with us on Gitter We are often asked why we encourage developers to connect with us on a separate chat platform, Gitter. The reason being, Gitter was built for developers and offers a large open source community, linking directly to Lisk’s GitHub. The platform connects with users and developers, allowing them to gain further insight into how the Lisk project is progressing. If you are a developer or simply seeking answers to more technical questions, please join us there. Meet the Moderators We would like to thank our amazing moderators for all the work they do on Lisk.Chat. With their assistance, Lisk.Chat continues to grow into an environment that binds the Lisk Community together. Thank you to punkrock, StellarDynamic, 5an1ty, cc001, redsn0w, alepop and liskpro.com!We asked a few questions so you can get to know them better: @punkrock Where are you located? Göttingen, Germany. When did you first learn about Lisk? I read about Lisk in February 2016 in the NEM’s IRC chat. How long have you been a moderator on Lisk.Chat? Since Lisk.Chat started with moderators. What is your speciality? My speciality is helping newbies with any kind of question they have, if it’s not too deep and technical. If it is technical, I send them to Lisk’s Gitter chat. Describe Lisk in three words: Professional, long-term, mass-adoption. @StellarDynamic Where are you located? New Orleans, USA. When did you first learn about Lisk? Learned about Lisk from the Ethereum stack exchange and saw it as an opportunity to participate in an emerging project. How long have you been a moderator on Lisk.Chat? Six months. What is your speciality? General Support, Lisk node setup, delegate campaign support, meetup assistance, community marketing and outreach. Describe Lisk in three words: Chain of Opportunity. @5an1ty Where are you located? Belgium. When did you first learn about Lisk? In 2016, while searching for JavaScript based blockchain projects. How long have you been a moderator on Lisk.Chat? One week. What is your speciality? I’m a developer who is fairly knowledgeable in DevOps. Describe Lisk in three words: Developers, Developers, Developers. @cc001 Where are you located? Switzerland. When did you first learn about Lisk? At the very beginning. Since then, I’m with Lisk more or less every single day. How long have you been a moderator on Lisk.Chat? Since August, 2017. What is your speciality? I’m very technical, love Linux and coding/scripting and everything related to future technology. Describe Lisk in three words: Pioneering, Fascinating, Disruptive. @redsn0w Where are you located? Italy. When did you first learn about Lisk? During the Lisk ICO How long have you been a moderator on Lisk.Chat? One year. What is your speciality? General support. Describe Lisk in three words: Strong, Awesome, Cool @alepop (moderator in #Russian) Where are you located? Saint-Petersburg, Russia. When did you first learn about Lisk? I found out about Lisk in the spring of 2017. How long have you been a moderator on Lisk.Chat? One week :) What is your speciality? I am a JavaScript developer. You can find my contributions on the LiskHQ GitHub. Describe Lisk in three words: Future, JavaScript, Apps. @liskpro.com (moderator in #French) Where are you located? Belgium. When did you first learn about Lisk? We first learned about Lisk in March of 2017 while looking for blockchain projects to build applications on. We have been involved in crypto since 2012. We speak French and English, and it was a pleasure to accept the moderator status for the #French channel. How long have you been a moderator on Lisk.chat? Our moderator status is fresh. What is your speciality? We are working as _IT-sys-Admin_ and can help people with their nodes. Furthermore, we have a good technical experience about cryptos and DPoS mechanisms. If people want to know more about Lisk (in French), we are also here to answer every single question. Describe Lisk in three words: Blockchain scalability (in) Javascript. Code of Conduct Based on the amazing feedback we have received by the community, we have reworked our chat rules and guidelines to ensure the code of conduct is clear for everyone. See the updates below. No offensive material. No homophobic, racist, or otherwise socially derogatory language. If what you have to say is not civil, don’t say it.Keep politics out of the chat. Please be helpful, respectful and courteous.Be kind! Try to be friendly, even if others are not :) If someone is acting inappropriately, leave the situation to the moderators and do not be drawn into the trolls game.Do not spam Lisk.Chat unnecessarily (moderation team will determine how this is tolerated), or with capital letters. This includes anything perceived as inciting spam.Use our bot Liska only in private conversation to avoid spamming the main channels.Follow the instructions of our moderators. If you think someone is breaking the rules, please contact our moderators or LiskHQ through private chat — punkrock, StellarDynamic, 5an1ty, cc001, redsn0w, alepop and liskpro.com. We trust our moderators to put events into context and make judgment calls.Relevant and helpful links are welcome on Lisk.Chat. Please use the most applicable room for your comments (see guide above). If you are aware of any phishing websites, report them in the general chat to ensure fellow Liskers are aware. Do not discuss or link to inappropriate material.Asking for votes: It’s okay to ask for votes every 12 hours but please use #delegates room (do not ask in #general).Report abuse. Every user should feel comfortable reporting abuse on Lisk.Chat. This is a place where valuable discussions are taking place and we are determined to keep it this way. If a moderator or LiskHQ member is not available, please screenshot or record the conversation. Our moderators and LiskHQ members will ensure that the valuable discussions are flowing, however if users do break the rules, we will take the following steps: 1st offense: Warning2nd offense: 12 hour mute3rd offense: 48 hour mute4th offense: Permanent ban Final Words Finally, thank you to everyone who has been using the Lisk.Chat channel this year! It’s been one of our favorite places to communicate with the community, gain inspiration and discuss ideas based on your feedback. Looking forward to speaking with you all in 2018!For more information on how you can engage with us, please check out the Lisk Blog, Lisk subreddit and the Lisk Newsletter.— The Lisk Team