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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by nanidin on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:30PM (#36360524)
My local subreddit has become a proxy for /r/fuckcars and is also pushing a strong pro-new-airport narrative, among other things. There is a subreddit rule against “creating drama in the community” and any comment against the hive mind on these topics is interpreted by the mods as creating drama and removed, sometimes including a temporary ban. They more or less enforce the echo chamber. Disagreement is futile.

Meanwhile, reporting comments that clearly violate the subreddit rules for things like ad-hominem attacks and spam in turn get the reporter reported to Reddit admins for abusing the report button.

From my perspective a few of the elder mods stepped down and were replaced by activist mods that are moderating with strong, shameless ego to reinforce their preferred viewpoints and narrative.

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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by LordDragonfang on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:46PM (#36360738)
That's unfortunate, and you've managed to present one of the few good counterexamples there. Unfortunately, "<city name>" isn't really a great topic for a singular community, since cities, by nature, host multitudes, and are inherently political entities. The best alternative is probably to create your own sub, or try to talk to one of the mods about it in private so as not to create drama.
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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by nanidin on Friday June 16, 2023 @02:14PM (#36361187)
Unfortunately messaging the mods about moderation activity is also against the rules of that particular subreddit and will also result in a ban.
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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by LordDragonfang on Friday June 16, 2023 @02:24PM (#36361373)
Okay, you got me, those mods are on a power trip lol.

Although it depends on the size of the subreddit - you tend to get a lot of idiots who complain incessantly about plainly justified moderation, and we have to remember that these are literally unpaid volunteers, they're entitled to take actions that make their job easier.

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