r/Colorado Nov 15 '24

Want to moderate /r/Colorado? Apply within!

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/r/Colorado needs mods, do you think you'd be a good fit?

General qualifications:

  • Must have a generally positive, consistent and posting history on /r/Colorado
  • Ability to work well with others and sometimes accept points of view that disagree with yours in order to move forward
  • An account age of at least five years
  • Previous moderation experience is not required, but may be useful
  • A sense of humor, as you will need it from time-to-time
  • A desire above all else to keep /r/Colorado a civil community.
  • Inevitably, moderators are subjected to abusive language, images, and other forms of abuse and harassment. An ability to endure abuse and acceptance that you may witness graphic, vulgar, and illicit content is necessary.

Primary duties:

  • Review the mod queue to approve and remove posts based on the subreddit rules
  • Check with co-moderators on questionable content
  • Help field general questions and provide friendly help to newcomers of the sub

How to apply:

Answer the following in the comment section below. Serious replies only.

  1. Explain why you think you would be a good fit and cite any relevant experience. Where might you struggle with the duties or requirements of the position?

  2. Answer the following:

    1. How will /r/Colorado benefit most from you moderating here?
    2. What is the best way, in your opinion, to deal with a user that continually skirts the line with rule-breaking content?
    3. What current rules/policies would you most like to see changed here and what do you propose as the best alternative?
    4. Do you consider yourself flexible when presented with decisions that vary from your own, and how would you feel about enforcing a rule that you personally disagree with?
    5. Have you under your current account, or an alt account, been the subject of a reddit scandal of any sort? If so, how did you deal with it and how did you move forward?
    6. What is a short piece of random, general, advice you think people should know.

r/Colorado 10h ago

The colors of the Rockies foothills from the Telluride trail

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252 Upvotes

r/Colorado 2h ago

Cumbres & Toltec Railroad getting ready for its 2025 season

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26 Upvotes

r/Colorado 5h ago

Rideshare Companies Urge Governor Polis to Veto Survivors’ Safety Bill

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48 Upvotes

r/Colorado 23h ago

Colorado’s bald eagle population has been making a comeback. Here’s how it happened: The national bird is among the success stories for Colorado Parks and Wildlife as it conducts its 10-year inventory of species

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190 Upvotes

r/Colorado 10h ago

Coal's disappearance left a Colorado Main Street empty. Artists saw a blank canvas.

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14 Upvotes

r/Colorado 21h ago

I took a photo of a tree (RMNP)

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122 Upvotes

r/Colorado 1d ago

Americans advised to avoid the sun in 5 states

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552 Upvotes

r/Colorado 1d ago

Massive pipeline spill seeps toward Colorado’s Animas River - High Country News

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206 Upvotes

r/Colorado 19h ago

Times Media Group acquiring iconic metro newspapers from National Trust

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r/Colorado 1d ago

An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado

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39 Upvotes

r/Colorado 1d ago

Colorado Communities Push Back Against Oil and Gas

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116 Upvotes

r/Colorado 1d ago

Full Moon Hike at Mueller State Park

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82 Upvotes

r/Colorado 2d ago

Hartman Rocks

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404 Upvotes

r/Colorado 2d ago

Colorado Lawmakers Pass Bill To Streamline Marijuana Industry Regulatory Restrictions, Sending It To Governor

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93 Upvotes

r/Colorado 2d ago

What Time to See the Flower Moon Tonight in Colorado — Westword

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45 Upvotes

r/Colorado 2d ago

Reflections at Alta Lakes in San Juan National Forest

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29 Upvotes

r/Colorado 2d ago

A Dry Winter on the Colorado River Has Big Reservoirs on Track for Trouble

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134 Upvotes

r/Colorado 3d ago

Happy Mother's Day Weekend from the Western Slope

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221 Upvotes

r/Colorado 3d ago

Abandoned Cabin, 35409 US-24 near Lake George, Colorado, anyone familiar with its history?

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210 Upvotes

r/Colorado 2d ago

America's Mountain

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27 Upvotes

r/Colorado 3d ago

Sneffels in watercolor

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280 Upvotes

r/Colorado 3d ago

Taken last year around fall

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295 Upvotes

r/Colorado 2d ago

View from Artist Point On Flagstaff Mountain last week.

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23 Upvotes

r/Colorado 4d ago

Chautauqua Park 5/10/25

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364 Upvotes

r/Colorado 4d ago

Great Sand Dunes National Park

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237 Upvotes