# Moderation actions need to be transparent on discourse

**URL:** https://discourse.nixos.org/t/moderation-actions-need-to-be-transparent-on-discourse/44400
**Category:** Moderation
**Created:** [April 29, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/moderation-actions-need-to-be-transparent-on-discourse/44400 "2024-04-29T11:36:26Z")
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### Author: ![dpausp](https://discourse.nixos.org/user_avatar/discourse.nixos.org/dpausp/32/403_2.png) [@dpausp](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/dpausp)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/moderation-actions-need-to-be-transparent-on-discourse/44400/17 "2024-04-29T14:31:54Z")

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> [@amjoseph](#):
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> For [€1,958.94 / month](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-financial-summary-a-transparent-look-into-2023/43640) we should not be getting weird animals. For that kind of money we should have animal control on call and our own personal zookeeper. Maybe even dancing llamas.

I work for Flying Circus. The actual costs for Discourse are 0, it’s Free Software and Flying Circus is hosting it for free:

> [@NixOS Foundation Financial Summary : A Transparent Look into 2023](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-foundation-financial-summary-a-transparent-look-into-2023/43640/1):
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> There are substantial “potential” expenses that are currently sponsored by external companies

It’s just a fictional price a company would have to pay for the service level (including 24/7 emergency support) we are sponsoring.

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