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I would say the bigger problem is that the mod/mod team, whichever is more accurate, thinks that they're gatekeepers for the movement when the truth is that all they do is manage the subreddit by removing off topic posts/comments. That's their job. Not to be a spokesperson or leader.
And now in the face of valid criticism from the community who voted "no interviews" that same mod team is choosing to ban people, remove comments, posts, and shut the subreddit down all for their own made-up reasons.
Comment by Unleaver at 26/01/2022 at 22:17 UTC
38 upvotes, 1 direct replies
100% spot on. No one elected these people, nor were they equipped/fit to speak on behalf of 1.7 million people. What a joke of a subreddit, I'm going to use r/WorkReform and hope the mod team isn't nearly as incompetent as antiwork. What a joke.
Comment by [deleted] at 26/01/2022 at 22:25 UTC
23 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I think this event was inevitable. The sub was doomed from the second it started taking off. There's been a latent struggle to define the subreddit's demands since social democrats joined a community founded by anarchists & communists.
Today, the fracture finally endured too much stress and sent the fan disk careening through the rest of the engine.
Comment by shgrizz2 at 27/01/2022 at 01:25 UTC
8 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Because subreddits are social forums, not political institutions. There is no leadership, no manifesto, no consensus on what is right or wrong beyond a vague shared collective interest. Like you say, mods are only needed to do light custodial work and keep things moving. Anybody who can claim to lead or represent a subreddit is incredibly narcissistic. The whole concept of a sub having a spokesperson is just way off base.
Comment by snorlz at 26/01/2022 at 22:47 UTC
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all they do is manage the subreddit by removing off topic posts/comments
ironically all the posts that made antiwork so big moved the sub away from its stated goal of ending work entirely. wanting better working conditions means you still want to work, but not be treated like shit. Not the same as thinking no one working is an achievable goal
Comment by Swansborough at 26/01/2022 at 22:13 UTC
15 upvotes, 2 direct replies
This is really important, and many people don't know this:
Reddit admins will step in and remove mods and change the mod team of /r/antiwork - IF asked and if there is a good reason.
Clearly the mods don't represent the members of the subreddit. Also, do you really want Doreen to have complete, unquestioned power over the subreddit as the main/first mod?
She can delete the whole subreddit at any time.
There is no reason not to get better mods in control of the subreddit. Reddit admins have stepped in many times and done this with subreddits that are large and having problems with the mods.
Comment by nflmodstouchkids at 26/01/2022 at 23:17 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Gatekeeping an antiwork sub when they work for free....
Comment by blinkandmisslife at 27/01/2022 at 08:35 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is a serious question because maybe I don't understand how reddit works.
Aren't at least one of the Mods the creator of the sub and as such they do, in a way, own it? They are the horse that 1.7m people hitched their cart to?
If so then I see more of a problem with the 1.7 who basically latched on to an idea proposed by persons they don't fully understand.
Comment by thepaleoboy at 27/01/2022 at 09:18 UTC
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Butthurt power mods are fucking cancer
Comment by Villentrenmerth at 27/01/2022 at 12:27 UTC
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I'm moding a gaming subreddit, and I never thought I'm anything more than a janitor that cleans up the mess behind the scenes. I guess I didn't read the memo, and gatekeeping wasn't even on my CV.
Comment by Gabbygirl01 at 27/01/2022 at 12:55 UTC
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Isn’t it ironic? …. Don’t you think? Lol