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I was a moderator for a fairly large subreddit (6 figures subscribers). I was a moron doing free work for a for-profit company. I deserved to be shat on.

• unethical_ban 3y ago
  That's fair, but that isn't how I felt. I was the mod for a city subreddit for a while and while it was tiring, it was easy to do (especially with a medium sized group, each pitching in a little bit). Keep the spam and trolling down, and community engagement up. (Then I got banned for calling a spammer on a large message board a spammer). Name an online community space that isn't a for-profit company, that more than a few hundred people could name. Facebook Instagram Nextdoor Meetup Reddit Whoops.
  • surgical_fire 3y ago
    > Name an online community space that isn't a for-profit company, that more than a few hundred people could name. I have nothing against for profit companies. I am vehemently against of donating labor to for-profit companies. Especially when they will betray those that provided free labor when it becomes convenient. Reddit proved me right.
  • skinnymuch 3y ago
    Those are all pretty general platforms. A city community is a specific niche that could work anywhere including on its own. Community building doesn’t have to be only picking one general social media mega platform to live off of.