Im game. Love diablo modded multiple small-medium subreddits.
My philosophy modding is to do whats needed but as little as possible. I too like to let the community police itself mostly
I'm happy to get involved, modded a couple of subreddits over the years.
I've got a similar philosophy to you to be honest, nothing too heavy handed, have a clear set of rules everyone can understand and only getting involved when necessary.
Edit - forgot to mention, I'm in Europe so can help cover that timezone.
I'd also be happy to chip in. East coast US; I modded r/lostarkgame for several months around the time that game launched in the West.
Philosophically, I think it's a matter of what you want the community to be, and there are some decisions to make on that front--things like, do you want to curate news for the game, or do you want to be a lounge for memes? a little of both? Laissez-faire moderation works for a small community, but it gets harder and harder as the community grows. More robust rules get you a little of the way, but ultimately a lot comes down to even-handedly enforcing the current rule 2.
Completely valid point you're making. Having modded very large and active communities, it does turn into something of a shitshow after a while. As to the purpose of the community, that's really something that has yet to be truly decided other than generally Diablo based. Likely not a meme lounge, I would say, but that's up for debate with the community at large.
Feels like the sweet spot will likely land somewhere in the middle? Probably want a nice balance of content type to give it the best chance of flourishing. From a modding point of view I think it always comes back to that clear ruleset that's consistently applied... The tricky part is actually doing it!
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