-24 upvotes, 2 direct replies (showing 2)
View submission: Better Faster Stronger: Recent improvements to moderation tools.
how about paying the mods for the work they do to keep the site civil? I'm not one but I can't imagine being on of these poor fuckers doing the job for free
Comment by Bardfinn at 02/08/2022 at 19:01 UTC
19 upvotes, 1 direct replies
There’s a lot I could say here that’s highly technical and in-depth, but instead I’m just going to point out the cobra effect[1].
1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive
Paying or compensating volunteers to mod communities creates a perverse incentive to have an audience that necessitates moderation by moderators - or for moderators to create reasons to moderate that audience.
Comment by OPINION_IS_UNPOPULAR at 02/08/2022 at 18:22 UTC
23 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I am not sure if money is a moderation tool...