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 munificent on Friday June 16, 2023 @02:24PM (#36361377)

You can create your own subreddit and be the sole moderator of it in about sixty seconds of effort.

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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by jdminhbg on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:14PM (#36362253)

Sure. But that doesn't really have any bearing on whether Reddit can find volunteers to take over big subs.

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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:15PM (#36362262)

This sounds distinctly different from one raising their proverbial hand to gain moderator powers on one of the most popular subreddits on the site. How many non-moderator users don't care about moderating a subreddit with 1 user but do care about moderating a subreddit with 1M users?

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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by munificent on Friday June 16, 2023 @05:20PM (#36364059)

If someone wouldn't be willing to start and grow their own subreddit, should they really be entrusted with the keys to a big one?

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Re:The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if th... by HKH2 on Friday June 16, 2023 @08:21PM (#36365765)

> Counter-argument: 99.996% of Reddit users apparently don't want to be moderators or they already would be, so finding more will be very hard.

That was what you said before.

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