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View submission: On Reddit's moderation system creating a reddit-wide echo chamber
the people who are the most-online are often also the most out of touch with reality on the ground, which is where the vast majority of people actually live. I don't think this is due to the reasons you listed, I think it's just an inherent facet of volunteer moderation.
I think that’s how so many mods of this nature get into it, but I think my reasons are why they are allowed to get away with it even if the mod team is overall more moderate. I know I was reluctant to question or argue against a fellow mod action because there was little incentive and no guidelines for it beyond arguing in mod chat… and as you said, it devolves into arguing with a zealot which is exhausting. If you happen to be higher then you can do what you want but at the expense of looking draconian yourself and sets a precedent that any higher mod can override whatever they want below them.
Comment by Kijafa at 02/01/2025 at 23:53 UTC
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I think part the reason that other mods are reluctant to check them is that you don't want to step on the toes of the people doing the most work. But yeah, I agree with a lot of your points.
Comment by ThanosSnapsSlimJims at 03/01/2025 at 17:17 UTC
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Mods are given too much power. They're allowed unquestioned power. They're allowed to mod multiple communities and ban for no reason. The same people run many communities, and send ban messages that are abusive. I hope that Reddit pushes forward with the AI mod idea.