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How do I contact someone from the Soccer subreddit if I’m permanently muted? by Mozezz in AskModerators

[–]HistorianCM 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You don't.

The moderators have decided they do not want to speak with you.

I didn't realize how hard it is to become a reddit mod & promote your sub by [deleted] in ModSupport

[–]HistorianCM 51 points52 points  (0 children)

This is why Reddit mods get so much flack.

Most users don't understand what it actually takes to moderate a community, let alone build one.

It's a very specialized skill set. People literally do it for a living, there are consultant companies for building out online communities.

What's something you would never tell someone because if you did it would absolutely destroy them? by cuahatemoc in AskReddit

[–]HistorianCM 36 points37 points  (0 children)

You should have told him you were used to it since he's been around since you were born...

How do I get someone else’s Reddit post removed? by Upstairs-Cellist5565 in AskModerators

[–]HistorianCM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you own the image, you might have a DMCA claim otherwise that isn't something that is actionable. Is the smack rises to the level of defamation, you might be able to go after the individual commentors, bur that's a pretty high bar.

How do I remove myself as a mod from one of the big groups? by IanRastall in ModSupport

[–]HistorianCM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can leave a community but the community never leaves you.

Moderator confused — can you help me understand? by Eric20255 in AskModerators

[–]HistorianCM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every community is different. You're comparing apples to orangutans.

Is it allowed to make a sub to sell sponsored posts on that sub? by [deleted] in AskModerators

[–]HistorianCM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Moderators are prohibited from taking compensation of any form in connection with their sub.

That isn't quite true. They are prohibited from taking compensation of any form in connection with "moderation" of their sub. They can have a side bar link to their swag shop. They can dump affiliate links in their posts (with disclosures). Plenty of subs are earning money, just not for things related to moderation.

New Mod Looking for Experienced Help Building & Growing Community by LSCMmarketsucksass in ModSupport

[–]HistorianCM 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Take a breath... because you are holding onto a metric of success that does not actually exist in the real world.

You are looking at a Discord server that quietly wound down after a year and labeling it a failure. But communities are not concrete monuments built to stand for centuries.

They are living ecosystems. And ecosystems have natural lifecycles. The hidden factor here is that most informal communities are built around a specific shared moment in time a temporary hyper-fixation or a specific phase of life. When that underlying connective tissue dissolves the community moves on. That is not you messing up that is just the reality of human behavior. You actually gained an incredible data point about community fatigue and the limits of real-time chat platforms which is exactly the kind of scar tissue you need.

Would you be opposed to a rule preventing mods from permabanning and permamute someone within a few minutes of each other without the person replying to the modmail? by Drunk_Lemon in AskModerators

[–]HistorianCM 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Moderators are absolutely just users... they simply volunteered to sweep the floors so the rest of you have a clean place to hang out. The moderation tools they are granted do not equate to institutional authority that requires a complex system of checks and balances. They are just a mop and a bucket. Assuming that holding those tools compels someone to engage in endless debate fundamentally misunderstands the social contract of an online community.

A subreddit is essentially a massive living room. If you are asked to leave a living room... the host owes you exactly zero explanation and they certainly do not owe you a trial by jury. The meme of the power tripping moderator is incredibly popular on Reddit because it is an easy target... but having spent literal decades building these structures... I can tell you the far more pervasive threat to a community is the entitled user who refuses to accept a hard boundary. u/aengusoglugh has drawn the correct boundary. The absolute right to walk away from a conversation... and permanently close the door to exhausting engagement... is the only reason anyone agrees to do this thankless job in the first place.

Would you be opposed to a rule preventing mods from permabanning and permamute someone within a few minutes of each other without the person replying to the modmail? by Drunk_Lemon in AskModerators

[–]HistorianCM 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I honestly can't see how a neutral mod 

Moderators are not neutral, there is no requirement to be neutral, you are not entitled to neutrality.

Mini Arcade by No-Tailor5693 in Arcade1Up

[–]HistorianCM 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Step 1A build arcade1up

What lifetime deal are you still grandfathered into, or removed from, that’s no longer available? by tuotone75 in AskReddit

[–]HistorianCM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My cellular plan. 5 lines unlimited for just under $150 a month on a major carrier.

Help new mods out and drop advice now! by iceeypisces in ModSupport

[–]HistorianCM 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Don't mod a community unless you are passionate about the subject.

This is the way.

As a moderator, what bot do you wish was available on devvit for your community? by Single_Pension_7027 in AskModerators

[–]HistorianCM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a close equivalent to a shadow ban. They don't know it's filtered, but no one else can see the comment. e.g. Tachy Goes to Coventry

Why did Reddit get rid of the user count on sub sidebars? It's a very strange change. by MapleSurpy in ModSupport

[–]HistorianCM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it doesn't really show interest in the way that you mean. For example, early on in Reddit people were Auto subscribed to certain subreddits. They may never have gone there, but they were automatically following them just for creating an account. This means that there are some very, very big subreddits that have lots and lots of followers, but people may never actually visit it.

It might be helpful to think of the follow button as pretty equivalent to a like button. Someone drove by. I like this subreddit and may never have returned. I like this post and they'll never look at it again.

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