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Re:R/Java bans Kevin Bourrillion because he mentioned anothe... by jimbob45 on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @03:09PM (#40227854)
Yeah, there's sort of a bell curve to the ideal reddits where everything in the middle is totally serviceable. However, too small and the mods become overwhelmed and have to overban/overmod to keep up. Too large and the mods get powerhungry and ban in accordance with their own political values.
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Re:R/Java bans Kevin Bourrillion because he mentioned anothe... by impossiblefork on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @03:41PM (#40228327)
Yes, although I think the latter is carefully organised, probably by well-funded groups.

E.g. /r/worldnews have 36 million subscribers, and I think it has more influence than even big newspapers, and this is controlled by anonymous moderators, who for all we know can be a team working for the same organisation.

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