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View submission: 10 important points of community-building advice for new mods!
Thanks for posting this.
I want to say that although it IS difficult to Mod on mobile, it has gotten a lot better.
I’m to the point, especially with the redesign in play, where I can Mod almost exclusively on mobile.
Don’t let device restrictions discourage you from creating a sub or from attempting to be a good Mod. You can do everything you need to, even AutoMod, with the trade off of some convenience.
Comment by -whatsername at 30/04/2020 at 21:03 UTC
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I was sitting here like, uh oh, I’m modding wrongly, until I read your comment. :) I can do mostly everything except community design on mobile, I think. Any other time I’m doing everything through my phone. So much easier to tap out replies and bonk the upvote button on my phone than having to pull out my laptop for everything.
Comment by Peaceful-2 at 05/06/2023 at 07:10 UTC
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Interesting. I’ve only used mobile since the start and the only thing I need that I can’t do on my phone is a side bar and one of my mods has that on her list. I’ve made special flairs, welcome message, sticky note for guidelines (rules). I’ve spelled everything out clearly so there is no confusion. If they still have questions, they can message me.
We recently instituted fun pics on Mondays that don’t follow our usual rules. Fun pics are also spelled out as to what is not allowed. A few times I’ve had to remove pics and ask them to repost on Monday. Only once have I banned someone and only a couple times have I removed a post or comment. We just hit 1000, nearly doubling overnight. I’ve been posting applicable information often. Older members posted less for a few days but are posting regularly again along with new ones.
I don’t allow any disrespect whatsoever. People come and stay because they like the safe and friendly atmosphere. I don’t want to use AutoMods as I like to be hands on and make sure everyone feels welcome. If we start getting too big to keep that atmosphere, I plan to make it restricted.
New ones keep coming in, it was a little crazy for a day or two but we’ve all adjusted well. To say that if you use mobile you’re not cut out to be a mod I believe is not necessarily true. If I start using a computer, I won’t overnight become a better mod.
Just my two cents.