Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking their communities private

Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by Dah00n on Friday June 16, 2023 @10:59AM (#36357699)

There's a first time for everything. I agree with spez. That is a very on point description of Mods, and it needs to be fixed. Just because you came first to /r/news doesn't mean you should rule like a king on Reddit. It is too open for abuse and politics.

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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by bb611 on Friday June 16, 2023 @11:32AM (#36358332)

Your argument belies reality, where moderators even on the very large subreddits turn over all of the time.

The oldest moderator on r/news has only been in their position for slightly more than 3 years: https://www.reddit.com/r/news/about/moderators

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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by Dah00n on Saturday June 17, 2023 @04:19AM (#36368318)

No, it really doesn't. Both what I wrote and what you wrote can be correct. A moderator on a single big sub can, for example, turn it in a red or blue political direction no matter if s/he is a mod for a week or a year. As Reddit is a Corporation we will never see a democratic style mod selection, but in my opinion it is one of the big changes Reddit needs.

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