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> The community is only as good as its members! I think Reddit has taken that too far... You can have 500 points inside a reddit, but if the mods don't like wh
by dbg31415 12y ago
> The community is only as good as its members!
I think Reddit has taken that too far... You can have 500 points inside a reddit, but if the mods don't like what you have to say you'll log in and get a banned message.
I lost interest in Reddit the moment I wrote a long-winded suggestion for someone asking advice, and was banned for it. Went through the hassle of actually taking to the mod who banned me... came down to, "I just didn't like the way you said what you said, I didn't care that you had 30 upvotes..."
When it was community powered it was fun for me, now it's just a vessel for whatever mod is up that week.
- skolor 12y agoDo you have a solution to that? It seems like an intractable problem. If you want moderated conversation, there is the potential for moderator abuse. The same is entirely possible on HN, 4chan, or any moderated forum.
- fredsted 12y agoIn that case, the problem lies with the subreddit, not reddit in general. In good subreddits, moderators will make sure eachother don't go too far; other moderators can see all actions you do in a nice interface. I wish, though, that the moderator actions log was open to the public. That way, people could see which one is abusing their power and get some traction to get that mod removed. In any case, you can always go create your own competitor.
- collyw 12y agoI hope its not becoming the new Stack Overflow. The home of overzealous moderators.