Comment by Lurlur on 14/05/2015 at 17:00 UTC

-15 upvotes, 10 direct replies (showing 10)

View submission: Promote ideas, protect people

My guess? Being disregarded as moderators have autonomy over their subreddits. People are always gonna whine when they break rules and get caught.

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Comment by Proditus at 14/05/2015 at 20:03 UTC*

37 upvotes, 2 direct replies

I've seen many cases where moderators have elected to ban people for doing absolutely nothing. One that comes to mind recently is /u/Jen_Snow from /r/asoiaf, who banned someone for not reporting a post with spoilers,[1] even though this user had done nothing wrong themselves. When this user asked about it, she responded with insults just because of the fact that he elected to not click the report button, and the ban was not lifted until user outrage on the subreddit forced the hands of the other mods.

1: https://reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/32m9k6/drama_in_rasoiaf_as_moderator_jen_snow_bans_a/

This stuff happens a lot. Too many moderators are just bullies on a power trip. I don't really care what other users say to me to be honest. Assholes will be assholes and more people should start learning to deal with bullies than cry to the Admins every time their feelings get hurt. But when it's moderators doing it, which could potentially lead to me losing access to communities I care about—the places that make Reddit worth visiting—I have a problem.

Step 1 should be to not allow moderators to ban users for content outside of their own subreddits.

Comment by [deleted] at 14/05/2015 at 19:31 UTC

400 upvotes, 6 direct replies

Lemme guess, you are a mod.

edit: OF 35 SUBS! /u/Lurlur

Comment by nvolker at 14/05/2015 at 17:49 UTC

48 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Moderators are users, and as such they can be reported.

Comment by [deleted] at 14/05/2015 at 20:44 UTC

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

People whine over the politicians that fuck them over when they have the power to change them every 3 years through a vote. There is no process for a community even voting out a mod team.

How do you expect a community with legitimate grievances towards the mods to be able to handle such a thing without just making a shitstorm and hoping something happens?

Comment by Notcow at 15/05/2015 at 07:20 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

break rules and get caught.

Because there's no documentation of mod abuse which has occurred and is only reversible if the mods are in the mood.

http://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/35ym8t/promote_ideas_protect_people/cr98lsy

Comment by Shugbug1986 at 14/05/2015 at 21:05 UTC

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Imo they need to set standards and guidelines for moderation. No more, "run your island as you see fit" type of deal, all mods need to meet a certain standard.