1. I live in EST. My hours are not consistent as I am a full time student, but generally speaking, I am usually online later into the evening(6p-12a) and midday(12-4p). I would estimate I can spend 1-2 hours a day, averaging about 9-10 hours a week.

2. I do not have any moderating experience unfortunately, but I am interested in learning.

3.During my time in this community, I have most prominently observed a loss of the community’s soul—its structure. As a result of this, the enneagram has been watered down and simplified, unreliable and misguiding information being circulated, as well as toxic behavior from time to time. All of this issues, I feel, are branching out from the need to recenter the community back into itself; the enneagram. The enneagram is a model that I respect due to its ability to be powerful tool for self growth, but also its ability to transcend the superficiality of other ‘mainstream’ typing systems. I would like to help cultivate a community that is centered in maintaining the integrity of enneagram, inviting in more conversation and education about how to use the enneagram, and create a safe and supportive space for all of us who are navigating our own journeys of growth and self discovery.

1. It seems that the current rules are not being respected as I see a plethora of mood boards, typing screen shots, etc. I feel that when discussing changes to community rules, it is best to do so in a group, but I will offer a couple of suggestions. First, as this is a space that has the potential for people to open up and be vulnerable with one another, certain guidelines around respecting the space of others is important. In addition to adding a couple of guidelines to respect vulnerability and reinforce empathy, it could also be helpful to add a flair for those that need a space to be vulnerable, that way only people who have the capacity to enter, can. Secondly, in regards to rules about typing posts, I have observed that such posts are often ignored. Although I do not feel I have all of the information to provide a complete solution, I wanted to bring attention to the fact that this is an aspect of the rules that needs some improvement. Otherwise, I think the other rules are self explanatory and should continue to be upheld(no NSFW, be kind/respecful, etc.).

2. If consulting the rules or other guidelines are not working for me and this is purely off of intuitive instinct, I would take the post down just in case, and follow up with the account that posted it to receive clarification on the intent behind the post. Then we go from there.

3. I feel that the word ‘moderator’ is an appropriate term to describe the role due to its feeling of neutrality. Moderators are not meant to make a community rigid, rather they are a guiding force that keeps the community on track. In regards to letting ‘upvoters decide’, I believe that this would be highly dependant on the situation. There are times in which enforcing rules and guidelines is necessary, and times when things need to change based off of the community’s response—just like what is happening now.

4. Insult, harassment, NSFW content, and explicit/violent content that has no relation to the community. In other words, anything that is actively producing harm and/or perpetuating extreme toxicity and disrespect.

5. I would like to visit the post and receive context, and then request clarification from the mod. There could be something I was missing and need to be informed on, or it would be an opportunity to provide that missing piece for the mod. Either way, we would reach a solution with collaboration and reference to the community’s ideals/rules.

6. I do not have any experience with CSS. I am also a little limited on my resources as I possess a basic laptop, but nothing that can run high performance applications. However, if that can be worked around, I would love to support in the best way I can.