Every Codeforces round has a lot of people working behind the scenes coordinators, testers, translators, and more. They do an amazing job to make the rounds smooth and enjoyable. But still, one important thing feels missing: there’s no team dedicated to handling cheating.

Cheating has sadly become more common. And right now, if someone notices suspicious behavior, they can only report it and hope something happens making people feel unheard.

I think it’s time Codeforces adds a small team whose only job is to handle cheating complaints and check suspicious submissions during and after the contest. Just like we have testers and translators, we could have a few volunteers who are passionate about fair play. They can help run plagiarism checks, look into complaints quickly, and communicate clearly about what’s happening.

There are so many people in the community who would love to help with this. Many would even volunteer their time for free, just to keep contests clean and fair. Even a small team just 3 to 5 people working round by round would make a big difference.

More importantly, having such a team would make honest users feel heard and respected. It’s not just about punishing cheaters it’s about protecting the effort and hard work of everyone who competes fairly.

Codeforces already does a lot to bring people together through contests. Adding a team to protect fairness would show that we care just as much about trust as we do about great problems and challenges.

I really believe this step would make Codeforces even stronger, and make contests more enjoyable for everyone.

TL;DR: Codeforces should create a small volunteer team (3–5 people) dedicated to handling cheating complaints and checking suspicious submissions during and after contests. This would help protect fairness, make honest participants feel heard, and strengthen trust in the platform, just like testers and translators already support contest quality.