Here is a company that wants to get some work done by the masses. The points system is to incentivize users, however there are administrative tasks that need to

Here is a company that wants to get some work done by the masses. The points system is to incentivize users, however there are administrative tasks that need to be done and mediation on conflict prone topics which can’t attract points for obvious reasons and they choose a vetted moderator model. so they anoint some trusted people as moderators Over time the moderators forget that are spending their free time working for a company in exchange for some virtual badge or title and start thinking they are responsible for a community and feel ownership Then they take a strong stance with company and are shocked to loose the virtual badges and titles Here is the thing when you are a part of a community and take a strong stance they may disagree sideline you or kick you out no surprise here and that goes 100x when it’s a company If you are working for a company in exchange for virtual badges, you are working for a company in exchange for virtual badges you are not the Shepard owner of the community And lastly on my rant when I hear “we the stack over flow moderators” i picture a wide group of people some helpful some selfless some looking to be part of a community some thinking they own the community ...