Reddit moderators need to be stopped

#1

Post by samemail88 » Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 4:40 PM UTC

Reddit moderators need to be stopped
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Re: Reddit moderators need to be stopped

#2

Post by paulpauper » Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 4:42 PM UTC

default/top subs are terrible places, imho. find niche ones instead.

moderators have too much power overall and rely too much on auto-filtering algorithms otherwise. Spam is a problem I know, but part of moderating means actually going through submissions instead of just outsourcing it to a filtering system.

Re: Reddit moderators need to be stopped

#3

Post by samemail88 » Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 4:46 PM UTC

paulpauper wrote: post #2

default/top subs are terrible places, imho. find niche ones instead. moderators have too much power overall and rely too much on auto-filtering algorithms otherwise. Spam is a problem I know, but part of moderating means actually going through submissions instead of just outsourcing it to a filtering system.

what's a good niche sub about technology?

Re: Reddit moderators need to be stopped

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Post by paulpauper » Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 4:48 PM UTC

samemail88 wrote: post #3

paulpauper wrote: post #2

default/top subs are terrible places, imho. find niche ones instead. moderators have too much power overall and rely too much on auto-filtering algorithms otherwise. Spam is a problem I know, but part of moderating means actually going through submissions instead of just outsourcing it to a filtering system.

what's a good niche sub about technology?

'technology' is very broad

Re: Reddit moderators need to be stopped

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Post by samemail88 » Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 4:54 PM UTC

paulpauper wrote: post #2

default/top subs are terrible places, imho. find niche ones instead. moderators have too much power overall and rely too much on auto-filtering algorithms otherwise. Spam is a problem I know, but part of moderating means actually going through submissions instead of just outsourcing it to a filtering system.

I agree spam is a problem if it's actually spam. I would think the Reddit hivemind would push back articles down and good articles up. Articles like this is kinda broad; there's really no particular sub I can think of that would fit into.

Re: Reddit moderators need to be stopped

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Post by hubraumhugo » Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 4:58 PM UTC

You won't get a response from them. A famous list revealed that almost all top subreddits are moderated by the same people: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/pbloje/almost_...

Re: Reddit moderators need to be stopped

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Post by bitxbitxbitcoin » Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 4:59 PM UTC

samemail88 wrote: post #3

paulpauper wrote: post #2

default/top subs are terrible places, imho. find niche ones instead. moderators have too much power overall and rely too much on auto-filtering algorithms otherwise. Spam is a problem I know, but part of moderating means actually going through submissions instead of just outsourcing it to a filtering system.

what's a good niche sub about technology?

I like /r/foss

Re: Reddit moderators need to be stopped

#8

Post by cddsadsa » Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 5:01 PM UTC

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Re: Reddit moderators need to be stopped

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Post by tedunangst » Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 5:04 PM UTC

Is it not trivial to create your own subreddit and mod it however you like?

Re: Reddit moderators need to be stopped

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Post by IronWolve » Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 5:04 PM UTC

I find more linux tech news on HN than r/linux, real good news that isnt allow on their sub.

I remember when when google came out against task killers, and r/android was all fanboi'ing over google's stance. When people posted task killers worked to make the device responsive again, you couldnt even have a conversation because google is always right.

Real life vs Theory, reddit is mostly discussion on theory on what should/could be the best. But, not always, home lab stuff subs talk about real life situations and outcomes.

In all, reddit is rather toxic for a discussion, I miss the days of newsgroups.