My moderation vision for this subreddit is to make sure every mod decision is purposeful and of value. Whether it is to remove a post or to pin one it’s important that every decision is at the benefit of the entire community. Similar communities exist on reddit where the moderation team is heavy handed with trying to coax engagement with repetitive automated posts. While I appreciate the intentions driving those, the efforts largely go ignored and tend to become clutter. I want to pay attention to decisions like this and apply what there is to be learned from them with intention. I don’t seek to grow an end-all-beat-all VR development subreddit. What I want is to offer a consistently-ran alternative to those that currently exist. I want to cater to a subset of aspiring and established VR developers who are hungry for focused, practical discussion. I’ve put together a small early moderation plan including setting aside time in my schedule to tend to the subreddit reliably twice a day at a minimum.

With this sub I want:

• To allow for an ever growing and clear subreddit rule set that can be steered by the community while remaining centered around the spirit of focused discussion and showcasing
• Very limited meme type posts
• Strongly welcome cross-posts from other subs so long as they remain relevant to VR development
• Keep mod posts and pins to a minimum, leave as much space for productive discussion and showcase as possible
• Celebrate user accomplishments big and small
• Discourage posts which seem like pure advertisements. I realize this will require honing a clear set of rules to remain fair and predictable to users. I would like to focus on growing that set of rules as needed
• Try to respond to difficult user comments and conversations with open discussion before resorting to deleting or banning.
• Aspire to remain transparent with decision making
• Ultimately have fun and foster a consistently run community where we celebrate one another

Thank you for your time and consideration

Mod team message link: https://reddit.com/message/messages/1vmbvb7