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cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/233339

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And I bet those power mods are frothing at the mouth at the idea of having more power.

[–] reddig33 48 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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.

[–] fidodo 41 points 1 year ago

It made sense under the framework that they were your communities and reddit was just the host, but now that everyone knows that to be a lie you'd have to be ridiculously self hating to continue to do that for free

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Most do literally nothing for the vast majority of subs they mod.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] SrElsewhere 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Don't sweat the small stuff. It's dead. Let it go.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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?)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

It is not dead, it's still moving! Oh wait it's because insects are carrying its body.

[–] artifice -3 points 1 year ago

Exactly, reddit has been shit ever since 2016. I'm so happy I found this place. Reminds me of the old days.

[–] dhork 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope that guy enjoys the 3 years of Reddit Premium he has left....

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Don't worry. Reddit will find a way to ban him for "violating the code of conduct" and shorten those three years to just three months.

[–] sblanziko 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What if new mods volunteers go continuously rogue after being assigned to the job?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It will be fun to look at. Free drama without screen writer.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

lol reddit, forgot about that place.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I've been called a power mod more than a few times, I promise they don't want me. 😈

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

That doesn't work with posts or comments, as each instance assigns a different number.

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