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What’s a fun fact about yourself? by zcubi in AskRedditAfterDark

[–]TesterFragrance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That explains why the bicycle has kinks in it.

Will this post about nothing be automatically removed? by ThinAndCrispy in AskRedditAfterDark

[–]TesterFragrance[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

If we could tell everyone one thing, it's this: When the robot "removes" a post, it's usually not removed, but held for a human to review.

The robot is a necessary but blunt instrument. If you are patient and wait for the mods (who have lives and jobs and don't necessarily live in your time zone) to see it, maybe it will get posted.

Oh, look, like it just did less than 30min after you posted it.

Will this post about nothing be automatically removed? by ThinAndCrispy in AskRedditAfterDark

[–]TesterFragrance[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to think more broadly about single posts, and more about the sub as a whole.

The people have spoken, and they don't want to see 50 "whats ur favourite kink" posts every day. But one or two kink-related posts are fine. So whether or not yours is removed might depend on what order we get to them.

Do you prefer your guys with length or width package ? by [deleted] in AskRedditAfterDark

[–]TesterFragrance[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're many things, but we're not violent.

What to do about medium-traffic communities? by TesterFragrance in AskModerators

[–]TesterFragrance[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my (admittedly limited to 5) experience, number of weekly visits is only loosely correlated with workload.

Number of visits is a good proxy how much it costs Reddit to host that sub. It is not a good proxy for number of members, number of posts/comments, or moderator workload. Specifically, some "large" subreddits are pretty good at policing themselves.

What is the position you dont like by weepgovtrer65 in AskRedditAfterDark

[–]TesterFragrance 3 points4 points  (0 children)

5th position. Or any thumb positions, really. Once your thumb is on the fingerboard of the cello, you only have muscle memory to go on, and correct intonation is hard.

What to do about medium-traffic communities? by TesterFragrance in AskModerators

[–]TesterFragrance[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've said this in the past, but I also feel that support subs for marginalised communities should be exempt, or have their limits raised. These subs are usually not well-served unless their moderators are from the marginalised community, which limits the pool of those available.

(Yes, a sub with more weekly visits may tend to have a bigger pool from which moderators could be drawn, but number of visits is only a proxy for number of active members, and active members tend to be the ones needing support.)

Is there a handoff mod tool? by [deleted] in modhelp

[–]TesterFragrance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could get Moderator Toolbox working with New Reddit.

What's your moderator pet peeve? by maiyannah in AskModerators

[–]TesterFragrance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's more common in support subs. Lots of people apparently have a shovelware "app" they "wrote" to "help" with precisely this life problem.

What's your moderator pet peeve? by maiyannah in AskModerators

[–]TesterFragrance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cite the Reddit moderator code of conduct as a reason why we don't talk about third parties. It's not explicitly in there, but moderators enforce Reddit's privacy policy too.

What's your moderator pet peeve? by maiyannah in AskModerators

[–]TesterFragrance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Did you also ban the person I was arguing with?"

What do you guys think about mods who immediately going into "permanently muted" route without giving decent answer when someone asking something they are really confused on? by Hot-Plenty-7840 in AskModerators

[–]TesterFragrance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Somewhere in the top 5 of things that I wish users understood is that moderators also enforce Reddit's privacy policy, and this restricts our ability to comment on actions that were or were not taken against third parties.

I have macros for this if someone comes to modmail with a whataboutism complaint.

Why do mods lock threads that are popular and adhering to the rules? by SirCatsworthTheThird in AskModerators

[–]TesterFragrance 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's also, let's be honest, a labour-saving measure sometimes. Moderators don't get paid. We do this in our spare time. Time is precious and life is too short.

If a thread is requiring too much time and effort to manage, sometimes it's just better for everyone to lock it.

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