contributor docs: Add guidelines on moderating the Zulip community.

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[Creative Commons BY-SA](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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## Moderating the Zulip community
Anyone can help moderate the Zulip community by helping make sure that folks are
aware of the [community guidelines](https://zulip.com/development-community/)
and this Code of Conduct, and that we maintain a positive and respectful
atmosphere.
Here are some guidelines for you how can help:
- Be friendly! Welcoming folks, thanking them for their feedback, ideas and effort,
and just trying to keep the atmosphere warm make the whole community function
more smoothly. New participants who feel accepted, listened to and respected
are likely to treat others the same way.
- Be familiar with the [community
guidelines](https://zulip.com/development-community/), and cite them liberally
when a user violates them. Be polite but firm. Some examples:
- @user please note that there is no need to @-mention @\_**Tim Abbott** when
you ask a question. As noted in the [guidelines for this
community](https://zulip.com/development-community/):
> Use @-mentions sparingly… there is generally no need to @-mention a
> core contributor unless you need their timely attention.
- @user, please keep in mind the following [community
guideline](https://zulip.com/development-community/):
> Dont ask the same question in multiple places. Moderators read every
> public stream, and make sure every question gets a reply.
Ive gone ahead and moved the other copy of this message to this thread.
- If asked a question in a PM that is better discussed in a public stream:
> Hi @user! Please start by reviewing
> https://zulip.com/development-community/#community-norms to learn how to
> get help in this community.
- Users sometimes think chat.zulip.org is a testing instance. When this happens,
kindly direct them to use the **#test here** stream.
- If you see a message thats posted in the wrong place, go ahead and move it if
you have permissions to do so, even if you dont plan to respond to it.
Leaving the “Send automated notice to new topic” option enabled helps make it
clear what happened to the person who sent the message.
If you are responding to a message that's been moved, mention the user in your
reply, so that the mention serves as a notification of the new location for
their conversation.
- If a user is posting spam, please report it to an administrator. They will:
- Change the user's name to `<name> (spammer)` and deactivate them.
- Delete any spam messages they posted in public streams.
- We care very much about maintaining a respectful tone in our community. If you
see someone being mean or rude, point out that their tone is inappropriate,
and ask them to communicate their perspective in a respectful way in the
future. If you dont feel comfortable doing so yourself, feel free to ask a
member of Zulip's core team to take care of the situation.
- Try to assume the best intentions from others (given the range of
possibilities presented by their visible behavior), and stick with a friendly
and positive tone even when someones behavior is poor or disrespectful.
Everyone has bad days and stressful situations that can result in them
behaving not their best, and while we should be firm about our community
rules, we should also enforce them with kindness.