There's no need to pay the mods when they're already doing it for free, with many more willing to take their place. Some of the mods do it for power, but I woul

There's no need to pay the mods when they're already doing it for free, with many more willing to take their place. Some of the mods do it for power, but I would hope most do it for their love of good discussion and their community. If it really comes down to it, I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Reddit admins just kick out all the protesting mods, finding replacements will likely be pretty easy. Edit: Mass removal is already happening. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36412619 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36412619 The mods of several large subreddits were all kicked out, leaving the subreddits unmoderated. Multiple of these removed mods are also locked out of their accounts. https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/14eq8ip/the_entire_rmildlyinteresting_mod_team_has_just/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/14eq8ip/the_entir...