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$hundreds of millions in replaceable value Most Internet forum mods are low lifes who moderate for the little sense of power it gives them. There are plenty of

$hundreds of millions in replaceable value Most Internet forum mods are low lifes who moderate for the little sense of power it gives them. There are plenty of those to go around. The reality is Reddit can literally ban all their current mods and get a new set of mods pretty easily.

junofan 3y ago
Yeah there’s a shitton of people trying to mod stuff.
diydsp 3y ago
That's a harsh accusation. I moderate bc i love the topic and want to encourage others. Banning and blocking posts isnt the powertrip ppl think. It's not like being a cop and stealing cash, cocaine, and raping hookers. It's more "oh another bot is posting chat room ads in bad grammar. Ive seen many interesting forums falter bc a mod gets a six month interest and never logs back in again, forgets their password to their alt, etc. And reddit already has AI duh to delete spam. It'a just not 100% so ppl have to do it. Also mods do more than just enforce rules. It'a more abt setting the tone through pinned comments, certain flair and CSS etc. Also, intelligent cross-posting. You know, all kinds of nurturing shit. That takes TLC and passion. Lots of people like my subs but no one ever wants to help mod them.
- ddingus 3y ago
  Truth
ddingus 3y ago
You are far off the mark. If I were you, I would get some real data and while that is in process, reconsider comments, until you know they have a solid basis. I have helped to build 100k plus subs and currently moderate smaller subs I have a personal interest in. Along the way, I got to know people and have asked enough questions to get a sense of it. I am about to step away from it entirely due to the damage Reddit appears to be doing right now. I showed up for the original by users, for users vision Aaron was a part of. Each Reddit sale has burdened it so people could turn future value into cash today and we are now at the point where making that equation work YET AGAIN just might not go as well. Fact is a ton of the smaller high value communities are moderated by people who value the topic the sub is about and who have domain knowledge. These communities are great! Now there are low lifes power tripping for sure. Don't get me wrong there. And they are replaceable too. I do not see the percentages being in line with your statements here, that's all. Few moderators care about getting some compensation. But they really do care a lot about being able to do for their users. Reddit is not by users for users anymore. Has not been for a long time. Seems a line got crossed this time around. Now is the time for someone to build out the original Reddit vision. It was workable, sustainable and all that too. It would even pay out a nice living for the owners. What it won't do is generate bazillion of dollars. And what the current vision won't do is garner trust and loyalty among users. It's a real mess!
mjr00 3y ago
Calling them "lowlifes" is too far, but you're absolutely right that there are hundreds, if not thousands or tens of thousands, of users who would jump at the chance to moderate any given subreddit with 10k+ subscribers. For more popular subs you could even get them to pay for the privilege.
- ddingus 3y ago
  Those are exactly the wrong people to be moderators. The best ones end up doing it. The worst are paid to do it. Those are the extents of the moderator space. One conclusion I came to is to never promote anyone who asks to be a moderator. Always approach solid candidates.
dotnet00 3y ago
I think it's a bit of both. I'd agree that the mods handling for free, several very large subreddits - which would require as many hours as a full time job - are doing it because having power over others gives them a high. But the mods running smaller subs might spend an average of a few minutes per day moderating and the rest enjoying their community.
intended 3y ago
Please share this massive list of lowlifes with us. At the rates of burnout I see, candidates who can train and learn are worth far more than your meager estimation. Theres enough and more work that needs to be done.

junofan 3y ago

Yeah there’s a shitton of people trying to mod stuff.

diydsp 3y ago

That's a harsh accusation. I moderate bc i love the topic and want to encourage others. Banning and blocking posts isnt the powertrip ppl think. It's not like being a cop and stealing cash, cocaine, and raping hookers. It's more "oh another bot is posting chat room ads in bad grammar. Ive seen many interesting forums falter bc a mod gets a six month interest and never logs back in again, forgets their password to their alt, etc. And reddit already has AI duh to delete spam. It'a just not 100% so ppl have to do it. Also mods do more than just enforce rules. It'a more abt setting the tone through pinned comments, certain flair and CSS etc. Also, intelligent cross-posting. You know, all kinds of nurturing shit. That takes TLC and passion. Lots of people like my subs but no one ever wants to help mod them.

ddingus 3y ago
Truth

ddingus 3y ago

You are far off the mark. If I were you, I would get some real data and while that is in process, reconsider comments, until you know they have a solid basis. I have helped to build 100k plus subs and currently moderate smaller subs I have a personal interest in. Along the way, I got to know people and have asked enough questions to get a sense of it. I am about to step away from it entirely due to the damage Reddit appears to be doing right now. I showed up for the original by users, for users vision Aaron was a part of. Each Reddit sale has burdened it so people could turn future value into cash today and we are now at the point where making that equation work YET AGAIN just might not go as well. Fact is a ton of the smaller high value communities are moderated by people who value the topic the sub is about and who have domain knowledge. These communities are great! Now there are low lifes power tripping for sure. Don't get me wrong there. And they are replaceable too. I do not see the percentages being in line with your statements here, that's all. Few moderators care about getting some compensation. But they really do care a lot about being able to do for their users. Reddit is not by users for users anymore. Has not been for a long time. Seems a line got crossed this time around. Now is the time for someone to build out the original Reddit vision. It was workable, sustainable and all that too. It would even pay out a nice living for the owners. What it won't do is generate bazillion of dollars. And what the current vision won't do is garner trust and loyalty among users. It's a real mess!

mjr00 3y ago

Calling them "lowlifes" is too far, but you're absolutely right that there are hundreds, if not thousands or tens of thousands, of users who would jump at the chance to moderate any given subreddit with 10k+ subscribers. For more popular subs you could even get them to pay for the privilege.

ddingus 3y ago
Those are exactly the wrong people to be moderators. The best ones end up doing it. The worst are paid to do it. Those are the extents of the moderator space. One conclusion I came to is to never promote anyone who asks to be a moderator. Always approach solid candidates.

dotnet00 3y ago

I think it's a bit of both. I'd agree that the mods handling for free, several very large subreddits - which would require as many hours as a full time job - are doing it because having power over others gives them a high. But the mods running smaller subs might spend an average of a few minutes per day moderating and the rest enjoying their community.

intended 3y ago

Please share this massive list of lowlifes with us. At the rates of burnout I see, candidates who can train and learn are worth far more than your meager estimation. Theres enough and more work that needs to be done.