Not being paid plays a role in that. A person willing to spend countless hours on unpaid volunteer work is likely to have some other motivation. The common ones

Not being paid plays a role in that. A person willing to spend countless hours on unpaid volunteer work is likely to have some other motivation. The common ones are flexing their ego or being ideologically driven. Some genuinely like the topic they're moderating, but they often get burnt out by how shitty the job is.