cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/233339
Comments from the original poster:
Not much else needs to be said tbh. Fuck Spez. // Edit: Not sure why imgur marked the album as NSFW, but there’s nothing NSFW in it other than the name of one of the mods including the word “removed”
Personal comment: the critter isn’t even dead but the vultures are already flying in circles around it. I certainly do not envy their situation, I bet that the users will treat them like shit.
And I bet those power mods are frothing at the mouth at the idea of having more power.
So weird to spend all day working for Reddit for free just so Spez can make more money. It’s one thing to mod one or two communities, but anything else is like a full time job.
I think they are absolutely 100% getting kickbacks in some forms. Not necessarily monetary. My basis is that years ago when I was very active in my corners of the internet I got tons of stuff just for knowing the right people. I was far from any sort of power mod. Reddit power mod is much higher profile. So there’s no way they aren’t getting benefits.
Another thing is I’ve been on reddit since early on. I lurked a community that was a few hundred subscribers. Today it is over a hundred thousand. I know the familiar usernames and the little cliques of their inner circles. Over the years there have been a few promotional giveaways on the subreddit. Coincidentally the familiar usernames won the prizes. It was rigged. Had to be.
Maybe most reddit mods work for free. The mod of that random little subreddit? Probably working for free. The power users though? There’s no doubt in my mind they’ve been getting compensations. The power users want reddit to continue succeeding to their benefit (whatever it maybe) as much as reddit needs them to keep working.
Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s dead. Let it go.
You’re posting “so what, who cares” on a community specifically dedicated to watching the reddit implosion. What do you think would be more appropriate content for this community?
(If your answer is “nothing, let it go” then maybe you should block the community instead of what’s tantamount to complaining that it exists?)
Yes, watching the implosion. But there’s nothing implosive about this move. Hence, ‘don’t sweat the small stuff.’
They’re not shooting themselves in the foot again. It’s just an administrative function, moving on with what remains of their business, like paying their electric bill.
And here’s a friendly observation. Telling others what they should do comes across as grandiose.
I disagree that this isn’t implosive. If it had been normal users who applied in the comment sections of those calls for volunteers, it would be uninteresting, but powermods in particular are a frequent issue when it comes to mod abuse and the like, and seeing their spread to even more large subs is something that was both frequently-predicted and interesting to watch.
To your last sentence: The closer of “let it go” made your comment sound like the hundreds of other similar comments who want to stop seeing content about reddit. I offered the advice because there seem to be a lot of people browsing their “All” feeds and coming away upset there’s so much content that displeases them. Similar advice is usually either met with either a clarification that makes the discussion more productive (which you did) or an admission that a block is the right course of action–both of which are a net positive for all involved. The “grandiose” tone or intent you imagine I had is your own cross to bear.
I hope that guy enjoys the 3 years of Reddit Premium he has left…
lol reddit, forgot about that place.
What if new mods volunteers go continuously rogue after being assigned to the job?
