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A lot of the communities I mod are vulnerable, full of people that other people like to use as targets for abuse. I have to stand for our users and speak up on their behalf when I can.
I don't want things that make it easier for bad people to get at our users. I don't want things that make it easier for people to sneak in and slip through the cracks and get around our watchers on the wall.
I want a bigger shield.
I want tools that make our mods more efficient and more effective.
(I love /r/Toolbox, but I can't use it on mobile and I wish I could since most of my moderating is done on mobile these days and it cuts me off considerably. I *know* I'm a better mod when I'm on desktop, and that frustrates me.)
(I'm also really glad to see the hate subs which cause so much pain and trouble are finally getting booted off the site.)
I want things that make the site load better, work faster, allow our users to search and find resources better.
I want things that allow our users to defend themselves because we, the mods, can't be everywhere at once.
I want a better user-admin reporting system so our users don't go to reddit.com/contact and find they cannot find the right category for their reports.
(Seriously. Drop down bar with heading for report category, short text box for what you're reporting and why, box for link to URL of what you're reporting. Why the convoluted, multi-tier report system?)
I want a system of formal mod training so our mods can have the skills they need to deal with situations as they arrive, and so they can find the resources they need when things get dicey.
I want some sort of mental health support for mods, because burnout, mild PTSD, and survivor's guilt haunt some of our best. I don't know how to start that, or I would start a sub for that myself. I just don't know how to begin, nor am I qualified for mental health counseling.
Those are the sorts of site improvements that I want to see. Those are things that I believe will help the site's overall health.
There's nothing here!