The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if they don’t reopen

Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by anthonypasq on Friday June 16, 2023 @12:48PM (#36359756)

everyone always says this yet getting a mod to relinquish their position is nearly impossible. Reddit mods desperately want to be mods and will do everything in their power to hold on to it. I know its a stereotype, but for many it is literally the only semblance of power/control they have over their life.

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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by Havoc on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:33PM (#36360587)

>everyone always says this yet getting a mod to relinquish their position is nearly impossible.

There are certainly those, but not sure it is accurate to generalize to mods as a whole.

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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by TMWNN on Friday June 16, 2023 @02:33PM (#36361530)

> There are certainly those, but not sure it is accurate to generalize to mods as a whole.

There are powermods who "moderate" hundreds of subreddits. This is not an exaggeration. Hundreds.

When questioned, they invariably say that they "just watch the incoming queue" or something, and the other mods "do all the work". While likely true in the literal sense (again, hundreds), such answers of course completely evade of the question.

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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by TMWNN on Friday June 16, 2023 @02:31PM (#36361500)

>Reddit mods desperately want to be mods and will do everything in their power to hold on to it. I know its a stereotype, but for many it is literally the only semblance of power/control they have over their life.

Remember, "Most of What You Read on the Internet is Written by Insane People". <https://np.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/9rvroo/most_...>. This also applies to powermods, assuming they're not being paid on the side to push some ideology.

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