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Re:Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from unpopu... by The_Colonel on Thursday June 08, 2023 @07:53AM (#36240340)
That kind of assumes there's an endless stream of quality moderators willing to work for free, just waiting for their turn.
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Re:Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from unpopu... by PrimeMcFly on Thursday June 08, 2023 @08:38AM (#36240872)
No, it correctly assumes there's an endless stream of people wanting to be moderators so they can wield the power that comes with that.

Whether that be by being a quality mod or by abusing it to silence people they disagree with is irrelevant.

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Re:Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from unpopu... by The_Colonel on Thursday June 08, 2023 @02:27PM (#36246429)
It's not irrelevant. "Moderator" who use their privileges only for abuse is not actually fulfilling the role of a moderator. Quality goes down the drain as a result.
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Re:Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from unpopu... by kotaKat on Thursday June 08, 2023 @10:01AM (#36242018)
> "quality moderators"

Reddit admins will just install the generic supermoderators that already "moderate" 300 default subs and call it a day. IPO line goes up, baby!

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