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It hasn't been brought up, because it is ridiculous. Reddit is a platform to create communities, and people operating subs are reddit's customers. With the same

It hasn't been brought up, because it is ridiculous. Reddit is a platform to create communities, and people operating subs are reddit's customers. With the same logic you could argue that everyone posting on Twitter should have participated in their IPO, the same goes for Facebook, TikTok and whatever platform you can imagine. Why isn't Discord paying the server admins? HN would be nothing without people posting links. Should OP be paid by YCombinator for this thread?

blindriver 4y ago
The mods are NOT the commenters. There's a difference. Twitter moderates its own content via algorithms. Reddit still has comments in the same way Twitter does. But moderators literally moderate the content to make sure it's good and engaging and THAT'S what drives reddit.
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- pjot 4y ago
  The mods are also moderating voluntarily.
  - bluescrn 4y ago
    They are 'paid' with the power to promote certain opinions/ideas/products while suppressing others. The most active+powerful mods are doing it as a form of activism, not as 'unpaid community builders'.
World177 4y ago
Discord does have a revenue share. [1] Elon Musk also recently stated that he planned to add creator monetization to Twitter. [2] From Discord > Good news: It's a 90/10 split! This means you, the creator, get to keep 90% of each monthly Server Subscription you sell, minus some small processing fees for legal’s sake. From Elon Musk > Followed by creator monetization for all forms of content [1] https://discord.com/creators/server-subs-101-earning-money-on-discord https://discord.com/creators/server-subs-101-earning-money-o... [2] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589010272341340160 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589010272341340160
whatshisface 4y ago
It's funny, but although there's not even the slightest thread of a relationship as the legal system would see it, we are in a sense "the authors of Twitter."
washadjeffmad 4y ago
Hah. Community management, including moderation, is a job. We know this because of the AOL Community Leader Program class action: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Community_Leader_Program https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Community_Leader_Program I'm torn between disgust and embarrassment for the people providing free, unofficial support for trillion dollar tech companies via Reddit Requests. They literally get nothing, no job placement, no recognition, no pay or benefits, and no way to be made whole for providing services that have a real, demonstrable impact on company perception and operation.

blindriver 4y ago

The mods are NOT the commenters. There's a difference. Twitter moderates its own content via algorithms. Reddit still has comments in the same way Twitter does. But moderators literally moderate the content to make sure it's good and engaging and THAT'S what drives reddit.

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pjot 4y ago
The mods are also moderating voluntarily.
- bluescrn 4y ago
  They are 'paid' with the power to promote certain opinions/ideas/products while suppressing others. The most active+powerful mods are doing it as a form of activism, not as 'unpaid community builders'.

World177 4y ago

Discord does have a revenue share. [1] Elon Musk also recently stated that he planned to add creator monetization to Twitter. [2] From Discord > Good news: It's a 90/10 split! This means you, the creator, get to keep 90% of each monthly Server Subscription you sell, minus some small processing fees for legal’s sake. From Elon Musk > Followed by creator monetization for all forms of content [1] https://discord.com/creators/server-subs-101-earning-money-on-discord https://discord.com/creators/server-subs-101-earning-money-o... [2] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589010272341340160 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589010272341340160

whatshisface 4y ago

It's funny, but although there's not even the slightest thread of a relationship as the legal system would see it, we are in a sense "the authors of Twitter."

washadjeffmad 4y ago

Hah. Community management, including moderation, is a job. We know this because of the AOL Community Leader Program class action: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Community_Leader_Program https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Community_Leader_Program I'm torn between disgust and embarrassment for the people providing free, unofficial support for trillion dollar tech companies via Reddit Requests. They literally get nothing, no job placement, no recognition, no pay or benefits, and no way to be made whole for providing services that have a real, demonstrable impact on company perception and operation.