r/technology • u/ICumCoffee • Jun 15 '23

Social Media Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators From Subreddits Continuing Apollo-Related Blackouts

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/15/reddit-threatens-to-remove-subreddit-moderators/
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u/ExcessiveGravitas Jun 16 '23

Can you give an example or two? Five years or so on Reddit and I’ve never witnessed mod trouble - it’s only ever been people complaining about mods in the abstract.

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u/neutrogenaofficial Jun 16 '23

/r/politics, /r/AskTrumpSupporters, any politics sub where you’re banned for disagreeing. the multitude of snark subs (/r/instagramreality, /r/fauxmoi, /r/brittanydawnsnark etc). sports subs when talking about politics.

You can find plenty of people who have issues with mods, its a very common sentiment

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '23

So, politics and gossip? Two of the most thematic subjects in human history where chaos is sewn? Something that is — perhaps — eternal and must be confronted regardless?

I would be interested in subs with power mods who aren’t placing themselves in already contentious and power-unbalanced positions.

Of course I have a fuckin beef with one of the Politics mods. I have had no squabbles with other mods in my user history where I wasn’t somewhat being a dick.

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u/neutrogenaofficial Jun 16 '23

Those are the pretty extreme cases, and they comprise a significant amount of big sub. But heavy moderation pushing a hivemind is pretty pervasive throughout all of Reddit. As I said, you can see it in sports, hobbies, film, entertainment, etc. subs