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Re: Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts

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post #18

Thing is, I am much more loyal to the mods of my favorite subs, then I'm to reddit. And my guess is, that is the case with a lot of the power users.

There’s no way that’s common. I can’t name a single moderator or a single subreddit and I use the site every day for years.

Re: Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts

#32
post #15

Another day and another nail in another awesome online community that has terrible leadership. Where will the communities move to? What new areas of the Internet will be created?

This reminds me of the Great Digg Migration. If there was ever a time to promote Mastadon, it's now.

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Re: Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts

#33
post #16

Sorry... but this was handled very poorly by reddit and its CEO. Should have just disabled the 'go private' option. A subreddit, is not 'owned' or property of a moderator. Eg, https://www.reddit.com/r/Brooklyn/ , should not be own by one person that decides what to do. The questions and answers are made by common people that want to see their content that they posted into the subreddit. They are not property of some…

If the mods couldn't make the subreddits private, the protest would then have meant they stop moderating but the subreddits remain open. I'm not sure that would have looked pretty, and it would have taken time for Reddit to go through each sub and appoint new mods.

Would have been less boring though.

Re: Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts

#34
post #16

Sorry... but this was handled very poorly by reddit and its CEO. Should have just disabled the 'go private' option. A subreddit, is not 'owned' or property of a moderator. Eg, https://www.reddit.com/r/Brooklyn/ , should not be own by one person that decides what to do. The questions and answers are made by common people that want to see their content that they posted into the subreddit. They are not property of some…

I see just one primadona in this story and it's not (one of) the mods.

Unless you only use Reddit in a Google-result-and-bounce fashion, your reddit experience is directly shaped by the mods (unpaid) work, especially on the larger subs.

The mods grow and nurture the community. Reddit just provides the infrastructure, and a poor one at that, which is the reason for so many apps (including mod tools) are needed.

Re: Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts

#35

Sounds good, they should ban the moderators that are ruining the communities.

This strikes me as a fair impression, as someone who doesn't really have a horse in this race. The job of moderators is ostensibly to foster communication and limit abuse within their subreddits. While i understand the motive of these protests, they appear to run counter to the moderator responsibilities?

Re: Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts

#36
post #16

Sorry... but this was handled very poorly by reddit and its CEO. Should have just disabled the 'go private' option. A subreddit, is not 'owned' or property of a moderator. Eg, https://www.reddit.com/r/Brooklyn/ , should not be own by one person that decides what to do. The questions and answers are made by common people that want to see their content that they posted into the subreddit. They are not property of some…

Calls mods primadonas while also feeling entitled to “vital information” and ownership by the community that Reddit says they own. It’s out of touch all the way down to Steve.

Re: Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts

#37
post #16

Sorry... but this was handled very poorly by reddit and its CEO. Should have just disabled the 'go private' option. A subreddit, is not 'owned' or property of a moderator. Eg, https://www.reddit.com/r/Brooklyn/ , should not be own by one person that decides what to do. The questions and answers are made by common people that want to see their content that they posted into the subreddit. They are not property of some…

> A subreddit, is not 'owned' or property of a moderator.

That is exactly how reddit works. Reddit does not compensate the mods.. this is a minor compensation that they get to maintain their fiefdom. Don't like it, create a new sub.

Re: Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts

#38
post #29
post #16

Sorry... but this was handled very poorly by reddit and its CEO. Should have just disabled the 'go private' option. A subreddit, is not 'owned' or property of a moderator. Eg, https://www.reddit.com/r/Brooklyn/ , should not be own by one person that decides what to do. The questions and answers are made by common people that want to see their content that they posted into the subreddit. They are not property of some…

In that case reddit should pay for a moderating team vs volunteers.

true... or just get new moderators in that are ok with keeping the site without turning it into private/blocking access to everyone else. No one likes personal fiefdoms, and the mods are acting like local warlords.

This is just bad management from reddit.

Re: Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts

#39
post #15

Another day and another nail in another awesome online community that has terrible leadership. Where will the communities move to? What new areas of the Internet will be created?

This reminds me of the Great Digg Migration. If there was ever a time to promote Mastadon, it's now.

> If there was ever a time to promote Mastadon, it's now.

make sure you spell it correctly if you do, though

Re: Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts

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Another day and another nail in another awesome online community that has terrible leadership. Where will the communities move to? What new areas of the Internet will be created?

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