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Re:Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Con... by spondylosaurus on Thursday June 15, 2023 @06:57PM (#36347948)
Replacing these volunteer moderators with paid moderators is obviously not in the cards, which can only mean Reddit wants to replace these volunteer moderators with other volunteer moderators. Assuming anyone volunteers in the first place.

Given that moderation is a thankless (and, in this case, unpaid) job, do you really think that many people with good intentions are stepping forward to take on that responsibility? Or is Reddit accidentally gonna recruit a bunch of trolls who turn r/apple into a hentai and piracy forum?

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Re:Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Con... by rlex on Thursday June 15, 2023 @07:19PM (#36348285)
>Given that moderation is a thankless (and, in this case, unpaid) job

And a shit one, too. Years ago when i was moderating "not too big, not too small" subreddit about certain game, i was routinely receiving death threats and stuff like that for deleted comments, bans and etc.

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Re:Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Con... by ClassyJacket on Thursday June 15, 2023 @07:04PM (#36348048)
Yes. Yes I do think people will volunteer. There's never been a shortage of mods, in fact reddit has been way over-moderated for about 5 years now. I don't see why there would suddenly be a shortage now. People love having power.
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