> English06 - who compares the moderator role to being a forum janitor - explained that to properly solve the problem, the volunteer moderators need more tools

> English06 - who compares the moderator role to being a forum janitor - explained that to properly solve the problem, the volunteer moderators need more tools, or admins (Reddit staff) need to step in more. > "There's always something to be done on the politics subreddit. And it's just, there's just a lot of volume. As far as stopping everything, there's nothing the moderators will ever be able to do. We can only see the user history. That's going to have to come from the admin side of things. There's just nothing we can do.” When I read this, I get really enthusiastic about seeing what sorts of big-data analysis is technically possible. And then... > I presented Reddit with my findings and asked it if it’s doing enough to combat fake comments, threads and upvotes. But in a bizarre response, the company’s representative - Anna Soellner - didn’t bother to address any of these questions, instead providing a statement that seemed to be a response to my previous story. > “In order to write your story, you and your co-author engaged in multiple levels of impersonation, violating the terms of service of Reddit. Our users recognized the stories you posted as fake and community moderators removed the links in a very short time frame. We are continuously working with our users and moderators to ensure the integrity of our site to promote genuine conversation.” Soellner said. When I read stuff like this I get simultaneously really angry and incredibly sad at how vacuous and maliciously agenderized this incredibly popular website is. This response is clearly a massive dodge, but from what? Why do they need to run and hide? I don't get it. I can't help but think that Reddit (Inc.) itself is a massive, massive ivory tower, with only just enough of a connection to (and interest in) its userbase to know how to monetize it so the company can keep surviving. It's like the worst possible cyberpunk scene. And obviously I don't want to help the admins!