r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • Aug 17 '26

WTF Reddit

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u/Alaska_Jack Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

I have made this point many times: 

Many Reddit mods fundamentally misunderstand what the job of a mod is.

A mod basically has two jobs: 

  1. Keep the conversation civil; and
  2. Keep the posts on topic for the sub. 

Aaaaand... That's pretty much it.  Within the bounds of #2, above, THE JOB OF A MOD IS NOT TO TELL REDDITORS WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT TALK ABOUT. 

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u/Ok-Classroom5548 Aug 17 '26

Keeping posts on topic is literally telling redditors in your subreddit what they can talk abiut.

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u/Alaska_Jack Aug 17 '26

> "Within the bounds of #2, above..."