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View submission: Rules Explanations and Reminders
For some context, I've been moderating here for a month or two.
It seems like not many/any mods actively troll threads looking for comments to remove or users to ban. We're getting better about staying on top of reports and modmail, but I don't think it's realistic for us to screen every comment that goes through the subreddit.
Instead what we do is investigate complaints and clean up messes when we come across them. If someone is constantly making an ass of themselves, then we're going to think hard about whether their contributions are worth the mess. If they aren't, then they'll be shown the door, regardless of how many microns they think they're on the safe side of the line.
Like I said, in another comment, we have a diverse team. I think that leads to more broad decisions across ideological boundaries about stuff like this.
Comment by krabbby at 05/02/2016 at 12:33 UTC
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Well then this question isn't directed at you because thankfully he left before you, but why was he allowed to continue pulling that type of shit for years? I know that the moderators were aware of him and how he was, yet the most that happened to him was a few posts that got removed. He rarely contributed in good faith and it was so frustrating because his dickishness technically wasn't breaking a rule. He's not even the only one, he's just the worst one I've noticed.