Tell HN: Reddit Removes Multiple Moderator Teams of Large Subreddits

Post by evandale » Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 1:20 AM UTC

riku_iki wrote: post #9

SheepHerdr wrote: post #2

Reddit's explanation (from an admin account, /u/ModCodeofConduct) is that 'encouraging the submission of sexually explicit (18+) content in previously safe-for-work spaces' counts as 'engaging in malicious conduct' that breaks the Moderator Code of Conduct. https://twitter.com/aaronp613/status/1671298446974656514 To me it doesn't seem like they actually violated any Reddit policy or code of conduct, particularly beca…

> So this is clearly just about getting back that monetization. and back that normal experience of millions of readers of those subreddits.

Post by rho138 » Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 1:22 AM UTC

SheepHerdr wrote: post #2

Reddit's explanation (from an admin account, /u/ModCodeofConduct) is that 'encouraging the submission of sexually explicit (18+) content in previously safe-for-work spaces' counts as 'engaging in malicious conduct' that breaks the Moderator Code of Conduct. https://twitter.com/aaronp613/status/1671298446974656514 To me it doesn't seem like they actually violated any Reddit policy or code of conduct, particularly beca…

Post by gardnr » Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 1:24 AM UTC

8note wrote: post #6

The only real end to this is reddit taking ownership over moderation, and hiring paid moderators for all the subreddits, turning off user created subreddits. Maybe it'll also mean turning off user generated content too, and only have admin made posts, the same as Digg did. They could hire the power-users to keep making the relevant posts. People you don't have on contract are a liability

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 1:30 AM UTC

oidar wrote: post #3

Submissions are disabled as well... I can't remember what digg did wrong, but it wasn't worse than this.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 1:36 AM UTC