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Cake day: June 8th, 2023
  • BlackCoffee@kbin.socialtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Antiwork was forced to reopen by the admins
    12·
    1 year ago

    “I regularly get called a power-hungry mod by the crybabies who get angry when they aren’t allowed to break the very clearly stated rules, and repeat their offenses after getting first, sometimes second warnings. They run to other places and go try to stir up other crybabies to come and cause the same kind of trouble.”

    Isn’t there something about this in the rules/code of conduct or something?

    I’ve seen the vitrol that mods get called on the daily.

    Why isn’t Reddit taking concrete action against this?

    I see it as Reddits obligation to educate the community about moderators and what they do on the daily.

    It is in their best interest to of course not do the above because otherwise moderators may actually feel like an important part of the eco system.

    And Reddit would not like that.

  • BlackCoffee@kbin.socialtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Antiwork was forced to reopen by the admins
    9·
    1 year ago

    “Do you think Reddit cares? Honestly.”

    My post says what I think. Of course they don’t they haven’t cared for the better part of 8 years. It’s why I ran PDS and stopped with using Reddit as of this week.

    “But there are people who need these little rest stops. They need a place to post a picture of their Mickey Mouse balloon, or their engagement photo in front of the castle, or their debate about what on earth the writing on some poster says. It makes them happy and there’s a whole blossoming community there, of happy people in a safe space.”

    You know that Reddit will use this as leverage whenever they can right?

    “We’re just some stupid, terminally-online folks who need to touch grass. Doing unpaid labor for an abusive place that doesn’t care. All to make some little virtual people on the other side of a box (who also hate us) happy.”

    Why would you even talk about yourself like that?

    If it wasn’t clear I am hardcore in the moderator camp.

    I would not be a moderator even if you would glue me to a chair and threaten me to mod or I would be forced to watch every season of seinfeld in that same chair. I absolutely despise seinfeld.

    You are literally the gateway between the community and Reddits pockets. Why do you think that Facebook pays a buttload of cash for their moderators.

    I come of as harsh maybe, but for some reason I feel like I care more for the moderators then the moderators do for themselves.

    You should be proud of the work you do and the shit you take on the daily.

    Sorry if I come on strong, but believe me it isn’t to dunk on you or the moderators in any way, shape or form.

    I am probably way to invested in this part of the saga so I will stop posting about this part at all.

  • BlackCoffee@kbin.socialtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Antiwork was forced to reopen by the admins
    5·
    1 year ago

    I show enough consideration because of my post where I go deeper into the whole situation. I also used to be a part of the communities in Reddit.

    You are missing my point.

    If you really want change you should know what that would entice and what that would bring.

    If you just wanted to posture and get brownie points then the 48 hour blackout was perfect for doing something without actually doing something.

    But humeur me; How is this beneficial for the community in the long term?

    What has Reddit shown that it cared about its communities and moderators over the years?

    It does prove Steves point though; It all will blow over and people will bend the knee.

    The motives of the community and Reddit do not align in the slightest.

  • BlackCoffee@kbin.socialtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Antiwork was forced to reopen by the admins
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    1 year ago

    I do not understand these posts at all.

    It sounds like that you are just not interested in building a new community and rather go back to the ivory tower that is reddit.

    If that is so just say it.

    What are you gonna do when Reddit is gonna implement the next thing that would be unbeneficial to the community?

    If you know that the possible new mods are asses, why not call reddits bluff?

    Let them see what good moderation is about and what happens when you don’t care about the good moderators for years.

    You are probably afraid that a new mod team would do just a good a job as you and you will be forgotten after a day. Then of course what would be all this for if change wouldn’t happen? Other questions you are asking yourself can entice; Is my moderation position really that hard to take over? Are the changes really affecting me?

    You are probably afraid losing something that you put your own time and effort in and the idea that someone would ruin it or just take your place is a situation you are not ready for. I would understand all that but then why black out at all? Rigorous changes after 48 hours only happen in Disney movies, you should know that.

    Sorry to say but most of the community does not give a damn about moderators and you know it. They care about the content that is provided to them that is what they are hooked on.

    This only shows that Reddit has full control over you and your actions and they can do whatever they want to whomever they want because you will bulge the first second they threaten to take your moderations position away.

    For the life of me I cannot understand why people would gladly be providing money in Reddits pockets, while the community and moderators don’t see a penny, don’t see any user improvements, get constantly lied to, while getting bend over on every turn.

    I am gonna say this again; I thought moderators actually got paid by reddit. I was baffled when I heard a few days ago they weren’t. I thought and still think it would be absolutely ridiculous to invest your time and efforts for a profit making company for absolutely nothing in return.

    In the meantime Steve huffman is spitting in your and the communities face every step of the way, not caring about you or the community at all.

    I have a whole lot of respect to the people who gave up their mod positions just to make a stand for themselves.

    I really don’t mind if subs stay open, if you like to moderate be my guest. If you don’t agree with the blackout, sure.

    But the posturing about the greater good for the community, just don’t.

  • BlackCoffee@kbin.socialtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Here’s the note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if they don’t reopen
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    1 year ago

    “In a pinned message on r/funny, the biggest subreddit to go private before recently reopening, a moderator implored Reddit “to listen to its moderators, its contributors, and its everyday users” and asked it to “not tacitly enable bad actors by working against your volunteers.” r/Apple also recently reopened after being closed out of fears that it would be forcibly reopened. “We want the best for this community and have no choice but to open it back up — or have it opened for us,” a moderator wrote. Another r/Apple mod is resigning in protest of Reddit’s actions.”

    Imagine having no spine, except that 1 mod (kudos to that person).

    Why even bother to blackout if you are gonna bulge after the first threat?

    Do even the subs themselves thought that 48 hours was enough to do something? Can someone be that naive?

    I thought the subs were actually gonna abide by what the community wants?

    How is opening up helping the community when you voted to be down indefinitely just 1 day ago? It is actively screwing them because it shows Reddit is right.

    Following it up with a pinned message telling how you still not agree, b*tch please.

    Just stop with the posturing then and bend over for Reddit already.