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Reddit faces content quality concerns after its Great Mod Purge
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2023
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"Reddit" is dead. It remains to be seen what, if anything, will replace it. e.g. where did those exact mods go, who were mentioned in the article? A Fediverse location, if they can stand all the bugs here? Or nowhere, if they were too shaken to want to devote their time to some other place? Or will they go back even, seeing >95% of their communities refusing to leave Reddit (until it literally kills them of botulism ofc)? Only time will tell...
I'm one of the mods mentioned in the article (Dan) and yes, I'm here. Been talking (well emailing) with Scharon for a number of weeks now. I'm highly unlikely though to become a mod again here or anywhere. I just don't think I can handle it again to be honest. I'll continue to contribute where I can with advice but my mod days are likely past.
EDIT: For those that didn't read the full article, I was a mod of /r/homeautomation which is discussed further down. I was not, nor was ever, associated with /r/canning. Just wanted to make that bit clear. :)
As someone with no interest in canning whatsoever, I just want to thank you and your fellow mod below for contributing your niche expertise and no doubt enormous amounts of time and passion to the internet.
People call modding a thankless task, and at times like this it must surely feel that way, but countless people will have silently thanked you as they benefitted from your expertise and willingness to share it freely. You represent what humanity and science and education should really be about, for that I deeply appreciate your efforts.
I was a mod on /r/homeautomation, probably should have clarified that (though it's in the article). I was a mod there for some 7 years and dedicated many hours to helping people get into the hobby. It was a huge passion of mine after I bought my first house.
But you are right, it was 100% a thankless role. The trolls at times can be especially...tiring but I loved the community and it was all worth it. I can only hope I set at least a few people on a path of a new passion.
I truly, truly appreciate your kind words though. It means a lot as thanks are few and far between while modding. Mostly we just got yelled at for "censorship" when someone was banned for being an ass or totally off-topic.