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reddit is a huge elephant in the room that contributes to this polarization. mods have 0 accountability and ban people that don't share same political views wi

by treme 5y ago

reddit is a huge elephant in the room that contributes to this polarization. mods have 0 accountability and ban people that don't share same political views with impunity (even in non political subs, especially big deal in regional local subs).

slfnflctd 5y ago
True, but this is why so many 'alternate' subs have been created over the years, and why you also can (for now) still create one if you see a need. I've found that mods in smaller communities are often much more approachable than I expected, as well. Unfortunately, you are right that mod abuse in larger subs has become a pretty awful problem. Part of the issue is that some have found ways to monetize their positions (which of course eventually ruins everything), but there's certainly no shortage of egotistical maniacs, trolls and idiots who are happy to unfairly hassle others without pay. It can be hard to pull subscribers away once a place reaches critical mass, too. Honestly, I see no solution to the problem other than to steer clear of larger spaces-- or at least watch for biases and don't take them seriously. Any attempt to create a 'vetting' system for mods will not only break anonymity but also give reddit's paid admins even more power.
- cblconfederate 5y ago
  you cant really create alternates of local subs because a) national ones grew their audience via auto-subscribe and b) names of localities are unique Well the solution is to have expiration dates for mods or have them voted. moderators should be clerks, not dictators
cblconfederate 5y ago
> especially big deal in regional local subs Yeah about that, it's so bizarre. American political culture has corroded it so much, that the mods of local or national subs have named themselves expert epidemiologists now. They will shut down even perfectly civil discussion if they dont like it for arbitrary reasons (because they themselves are clueless so rely on their feels)
cobrabyte 5y ago
Mods even pre-ban people who've never participated in a particular subreddit due to their views/comments in other subs. Zero accountability, for sure.

by treme 5y ago

slfnflctd 5y ago

True, but this is why so many 'alternate' subs have been created over the years, and why you also can (for now) still create one if you see a need. I've found that mods in smaller communities are often much more approachable than I expected, as well. Unfortunately, you are right that mod abuse in larger subs has become a pretty awful problem. Part of the issue is that some have found ways to monetize their positions (which of course eventually ruins everything), but there's certainly no shortage of egotistical maniacs, trolls and idiots who are happy to unfairly hassle others without pay. It can be hard to pull subscribers away once a place reaches critical mass, too. Honestly, I see no solution to the problem other than to steer clear of larger spaces-- or at least watch for biases and don't take them seriously. Any attempt to create a 'vetting' system for mods will not only break anonymity but also give reddit's paid admins even more power.

cblconfederate 5y ago
you cant really create alternates of local subs because a) national ones grew their audience via auto-subscribe and b) names of localities are unique Well the solution is to have expiration dates for mods or have them voted. moderators should be clerks, not dictators

cblconfederate 5y ago

> especially big deal in regional local subs Yeah about that, it's so bizarre. American political culture has corroded it so much, that the mods of local or national subs have named themselves expert epidemiologists now. They will shut down even perfectly civil discussion if they dont like it for arbitrary reasons (because they themselves are clueless so rely on their feels)

cobrabyte 5y ago

Mods even pre-ban people who've never participated in a particular subreddit due to their views/comments in other subs. Zero accountability, for sure.