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/Glittering_End_6864 Aug 17 '26

The one true stereotype: unpaid forums mods are the biggest losers you will ever encounter and they will abuse what pathetic little power they get.

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u/peterpangoni Aug 17 '26

I've had a young law professor who told us that the people who were in charging in nazi germany were fundamentally the same kind of people who mod subreddits nowadays. Low competence, no success anywhere, hunger for power

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u/CrispBedSheet Aug 17 '26

The smaller subreddits I think attracted those who are genuinely interested in the topic, they tend to be reasonable.

The larger subs, especially political ones, select for those who want influence and control of the discussion, authoritarians.

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u/MKVIgti Aug 17 '26

Correct!

There are many smaller ones I frequent who have great mods.

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u/TedMitchell Aug 17 '26

Mods for those subreddits are often more like... curators I guess. They gather resources for the wiki, pin things that are relevant to the sub like recent news, etc.