Comment by [deleted] on 02/08/2022 at 19:10 UTC

113 upvotes, 4 direct replies (showing 4)

View submission: Better Faster Stronger: Recent improvements to moderation tools.

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Comment by lift_ticket83 at 03/08/2022 at 00:49 UTC

42 upvotes, 6 direct replies

See my answer here[1] around how these tools will help moderators increase transparency in their communities in general.

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/weiqc0/comment/iipugtt/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

To answer your question more directly though, it’s important to consider why a moderator might be on multiple teams. We have a lot of mods you might consider specialists - they often are added to teams for a singular purpose, such as their ability to understand and program /u/automoderator or other custom bots, some are great at design and are there to help create the look and feel of a community, and others are experts at growing and developing online communities. That’s something we want to ensure we continue to support.

Because of this complexity, a broad rule like “no one can have a mod role on more than 15 subreddits” could backfire - so, all this to say while we do think about this from time to time, it’s a fairly big and complex discussion without an easy answer. However, if you think a mod is taking advantage of or abusing their responsibilities you can file a report here[2] and we’ll look into it.

2: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/moderator-guidelines-for-healthy-communities

Comment by Overgrown_fetus1305 at 02/08/2022 at 20:07 UTC

49 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I as a mod myself endorse this. Powermods don't actually moderate at all, and should be cracked down on.