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So the moment they felt like they'd lose control of whatever power they have on Reddit, they quickly caved? Damn I thought mods were doing all of this for the c

So the moment they felt like they'd lose control of whatever power they have on Reddit, they quickly caved? Damn I thought mods were doing all of this for the community, I guess they really don't want to lose their moderator status. Which is weird since they are basically caving in because they were threatened of not having to do volunteer work for the website they are boycotting. It makes no sense, why not just keep it closed and if they remove you as a moderator... Who cares, the point was to close indefinitely right? As always, Reddit moderators always end up being blatantly and obviously motivated by anything but their own community. Users not having access to their community is fine, as long as the mods don't lose their petty fiefdom I guess.

samus 3y ago
It would make sense if the mods of /r/apple are Apple employees who do their job on company time. Being replaced as mods would be damaging to their career and there is a possibility that people will be put in charge that Apple can't control. I expect similar behavior from any brand subreddits.
TMWNN 3y ago
> As always, Reddit moderators always end up being blatantly and obviously motivated by anything but their own community. Users not having access to their community is fine, as long as the mods don't lose their petty fiefdom I guess. Context for others: There are powermods who "moderate" hundreds of subreddits. This is not an exaggeration. Hundreds. When questioned, they invariably say that they "just watch the incoming queue" or something, and the other mods "do all the work". While likely true in the literal sense (again, hundreds), such answers of course completely evade of the question. Remember, "Most of What You Read on the Internet is Written by Insane People" <https://np.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/9rvroo/most_of_what_you_read_on_the_internet_is_written/ https://np.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/9rvroo/most_...>. This also applies to powermods, assuming they're not being paid on the side to push some ideology. Basically, losers who crave ruling a (as you said) petty fiefdom. Bonus: The classic post in which a mod thinks what he does is worth $175K a year <https://np.reddit.com/r/35orquit/comments/qw1v3e/what_do_people_here_think_of_reddits_moderators/ https://np.reddit.com/r/35orquit/comments/qw1v3e/what_do_peo...>. Be sure to read to the end, where he explains how he "saves lives".

samus 3y ago

It would make sense if the mods of /r/apple are Apple employees who do their job on company time. Being replaced as mods would be damaging to their career and there is a possibility that people will be put in charge that Apple can't control. I expect similar behavior from any brand subreddits.

TMWNN 3y ago

> As always, Reddit moderators always end up being blatantly and obviously motivated by anything but their own community. Users not having access to their community is fine, as long as the mods don't lose their petty fiefdom I guess. Context for others: There are powermods who "moderate" hundreds of subreddits. This is not an exaggeration. Hundreds. When questioned, they invariably say that they "just watch the incoming queue" or something, and the other mods "do all the work". While likely true in the literal sense (again, hundreds), such answers of course completely evade of the question. Remember, "Most of What You Read on the Internet is Written by Insane People" <https://np.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/9rvroo/most_of_what_you_read_on_the_internet_is_written/ https://np.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/9rvroo/most_...>. This also applies to powermods, assuming they're not being paid on the side to push some ideology. Basically, losers who crave ruling a (as you said) petty fiefdom. Bonus: The classic post in which a mod thinks what he does is worth $175K a year <https://np.reddit.com/r/35orquit/comments/qw1v3e/what_do_people_here_think_of_reddits_moderators/ https://np.reddit.com/r/35orquit/comments/qw1v3e/what_do_peo...>. Be sure to read to the end, where he explains how he "saves lives".