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Reddit admins are part of the problem in addition to the users. I actively used to participate in r/machinelearning with long posts & explanations, but the adm
by srvmshr 4y ago
Reddit admins are part of the problem in addition to the users.
I actively used to participate in r/machinelearning with long posts & explanations, but the admins show often some favoritism to their buddy posters & I have seen good posts get called out or viciously dissed by regulars. Everyone seems to have an 'active duty Superman' complex desperate to pounce on each other & prove them wrong. The sarcasm is toxic behind the anonymity (HN can be anonymous too - but a lot of us here are pretty open of who we are outside of HN).
I was booted (or whatever they refer) from the sub for calling out a contentious post where the admin responding was definitely wrong in siding with it (but nevertheless exercised his privilege). Long since deleted the account for good.
- WatchDog 4y agoNot to detract from your story, but it sounds like you are talking about subreddit moderators, not reddit admins. Subreddit moderators are unpaid and only control content on the subreddits they moderate, whereas admins are reddit employees and have full administration powers. There are problems that come from both of them, however moderators are often the petty power hungry types.
- srvmshr 4y agoThank you. Yes that's what I meant. I have been out of the loop long enough to miss these terminology details. Thank you for correcting.