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-= bisq network roles
+= Bisq Network Roles
+
+This repository gives you a transparent overview about all current roles within the Bisq Network. It provides the viewer with details about the purpose, motivation, privileges, requirements and responsibilities of all roles. This will ensure clarity about one's own role, help identifying other roles and facilitate the compensation process.
+
+The owner of a given role is responsible for creating and maintaining their role specifications as an AsciiDoc file here in this repository. 
+
+== How to Create a New Role?
+
+1. Discuss and make sure there is consensus about the need for and purpose of this role in the #roles channel or elsewhere
+1. Create a GitHub issue representing that will be used to track this role (https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues[see other role issues for examples])
+1. Create and edit a 'specification' document for this role based on ROLE-SPEC-TEMPLATE.adoc. See the existing list of role specs and follow the naming convention.
+1. Submit the new file as a pull request. Be sure to mention the role issue ID, e.g. https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/28[#28] somewhere in the pull request title or description to ensure that the pull request shows up in the timeline of the role issue.
+1. The roles repository maintainer will review your new role spec, provide any feedback, and merge it when ready.
+
+
+== List of Roles in the Network:
+
+|===
+|Name |Specification |Issue |Bond
+
+|Ambassador
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/ambassador.adoc[ambassador.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/35[#35]
+|TBD
+
+|Botcoin Fullnode Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/bitcoin-fullnode-operator.adoc[bitcoin-fullnode-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/39[#39]
+|TBD
+
+|Bitcointalk Bisq Thread Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/bitcointalk-bisq-thread-operator.adoc[bitcointalk-bisq-thread-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/37[#37]
+|500
+
+|Botcoinj Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/bitcoinj-maintainer.adoc[bitcoinj-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/8[#8]
+|5000
+
+
+|BSQ Explorer Operator and Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/bsq-explorer-operator-and-maintainer.adoc[bsq-explorer-operator-and-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/11[#11]
+|2000
+
+|BSQ Record Keeper
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/bsq-record-keeper.adoc[bsq-record-keeper.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/33[#33]
+|TBD
+
+|Comp Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/comp-maintainer.adoc[comp-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/31[#31]
+|TBD
+
+|Data Analyst
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/data-analyst.adoc[data-analyst.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/40[#40]
+|TBD
+
+|DAO Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/dao-maintainer.adoc[dao-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/4[#4]
+|5000
+
+|Discourse Forum Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/disclosure-forum-operator.adoc[disclosure-forum-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/19[#19]
+|TBD
+
+|DNS Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/dns-operator.adoc[dns-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/18[#18]
+|20000
+
+|Docs Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/docs-maintainer.adoc[docs-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/29[#29]
+|TBD
+
+|Economic Advisor
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/economic-advisor.adoc[economic-advisor.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/35[#35]
+|TBD
+
+|Exchange Arbitrator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/exchange-arbitrator.adoc[exchange-arbitrator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/13[#13]
+|4000
+
+|Exchange Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/exchange-maintainer.adoc[exchange-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/3[#3]
+|20000
+
+|Exchange Payment Method Expert
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/exchange-payment-method-expert.adoc[exchange-payment-method-expert.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/38[#38]
+|TBD
+
+|Exchange Statistics Website/API Operator and Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/exchange-statistics-websiteapi-operator-and-maintainer.adoc[exchange-statistics-websiteapi-operator-and-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/9[#9]
+|TBD
+
+|Facebook Page Moderator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/facebook-page-moderator.adoc[facebook-page-moderator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/48[#48]
+|TBD
+
+|Founder
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/founder.adoc[founder.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/1[#1]
+|TBD
+
+|Freenode IRC Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/freenode-irc-operator.adoc[freenode-irc-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/22[#22]
+|TBD
+
+|GitHub Organization Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/github-organization-operator.adoc[github-organization-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/16[#16]
+|TBD
+
+|Growth Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/growth-maintainer.adoc[growth-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/42[#42]
+|TBD
+
+|Mailchimp Newsletter Administrator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/mailchimp-newsletter-administrator.adoc[mailchimp-newsletter-administrator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/27[#27]
+|2000
+
+|Network Monitor Operator and Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/network-monitor-operator-and-maintainer.adoc[network-monitor-operator-and-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/10[#10]
+|TBD
+
+|Pricenode Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/pricenode-maintainer.adoc[pricenode-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/5[#5]
+|5000
+
+|Pricenode Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/pricenode-operator.adoc[pricenode-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/14[#14]
+|TBD
+
+|Proposals Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/proposals-maintainer.adoc[proposals-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/30[#30]
+|TBD
+
+|Reddit Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/reddit-operator.adoc[reddit-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/25[#25]
+|1000
+
+|Roles Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/roles-maintainer.adoc[roles-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/28[#28]
+|TBD
+
+|Seednode Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/seednode-maintainer.adoc[seednode-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/6[#6]
+|5000
+
+|Seednode Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/seednode-operator.adoc[seednode-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/15[#15]
+|2000
+
+|Slack Workspace Owner
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/slack-workspace-owner.adoc[slack-workspace-owner.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/23[#23]
+|2000
+
+|Statsnode Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/statsnode-maintainer.adoc[statsnode-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/7[#7]
+|TBD
+
+|Telegram Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/telegram-operator.adoc[telegram-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/24[#24]
+|500
+
+|Transifex Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/transifex-operator.adoc[transifex-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/20[#20]
+|1000
+
+|Travis CI Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/travis-ci-operator.adoc[travis-ci-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/17[#17]
+|500
+
+|Twitter Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/twitter-operator.adoc[twitter-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/21[#21]
+|2000
+
+|Vimeo Operator
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/vimeo-operator.adoc[vimeo-operator.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/36[#36]
+|1000
+
+|Website Operator and Maintainer
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/website-operator-and-maintainer.adoc[website-operator-and-maintainer.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/12[#12]
+|TBD
+
+|Writer/Editor
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/blob/master/writer-editor.adoc[writer-editor.adoc]
+|https://github.com/bisq-network/roles/issues/34[#34]
+|TBD
+
+|===
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