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Re: Tell HN: Reddit Removes Multiple Moderator Teams of Large Subreddits

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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

I hope Reddit does exactly that, the better to accelerate it’s destruction.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit Removes Multiple Moderator Teams of Large Subreddits

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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.

Moderators should have thought of all the people that can't live without their daily "fix" before interrupting their volunteer work for a few days, right.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit Removes Multiple Moderator Teams of Large Subreddits

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Actually it feels more like Tumblr. * Tumblr was living from NSFW content and when they banned NSFW content Tumblr basically ceased to exist. * Reddit is living from free moderation and when they banned 3rd party tools for moderation, because Reddit ones sucks, they might be going in same direction as Tumblr.

Um... maybe this proves your point... but what is Tumblr? Is it some sort of image hosting site like Flickr or Imgur?

An alternate universe twitter is probably a better comparison. Content largely tends to be images or video but can be text posts as well. It started off much less "federated" where you were running your own "blog" on Tumblr that had it's own styling, but it's become increasingly centralized.

"Reblogs" are a bigger feature on Tumblr than twitter generally and the reply / threading structure is pretty unique, which has a tendency to create a lot of blogs that are essentially 100% reblogging other content.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit Removes Multiple Moderator Teams of Large Subreddits

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Perhaps said individuals could show their suitability by purchasing an $8/month subscription. It should come with some kind of mark so people know you’re extra trustworthy.

Because being able and willing to pay $8/month is supposed to be a green flag? The way I see it, if someone is willing to pay to offer free labor, they probably don't have very good intent.

and like twitter users, the world be clowned on to no end

Re: Tell HN: Reddit Removes Multiple Moderator Teams of Large Subreddits

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post #14

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> 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. how so? there are more than enough moderators left who have no issue with reddit's current behaviour and will continue modding for free.

there are more than enough sex offenders willing to step up and replace daycare employees, that doesn't mean it's a good idea

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Re: Tell HN: Reddit Removes Multiple Moderator Teams of Large Subreddits

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could you give a link?

No, no . If you purport to know what redditors supposedly want, you can read the OP and simply go to the listed subreddits and see the top posts for the votes/announcements . edit: I mean let's be real, you've been panning for reddit for two weeks. You're concern trolling asking for links.

Send him a link to a butthole picture
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