On Reddit we actually had a rule that it was OK to ask "where do I start" or "how do I get my friend into Star trek" questions because someone would inevitably complain about "this again". As if:
Funny how the platform still runs on their unpaid labor, isn’t it?
Something I learned during the Vaxxhappened protest is just how many moderators are perfectly content to do these "jobs". I found it honestly very sad how many of these what are ostensibly "community leaders" will happily acquiescence to the ~~demands~~ desires of the company as long as they can continue to do the job.
Don't get me wrong I have a lot of sympathy for many of the moderators there who care deeply about their communities and providing a welcoming experience and feel stuck to Reddit, but until more of them grow a spine and idk, move to Lemmy or something like the top r/startrek and r/daystrominstaitute mods did (not me to be clear) then nothing of substance will change there. There is a seeming endless supply of people willing to clean up Reddit for free.
I never got much into the comics, anyone with experience know if these are a good place to start?
The most difficult parts of moderating on Reddit aren't the trolls or spammers or even the rule-breakers, it's identifying the accounts who intentionally walk the line of what's appropriate.
IMO only a human moderator can recognize when someone is being a complete asshole but "doing it politely", or trying to push an agenda or generally behaving inauthentically, because human moderators are (in theory) members of the community themselves and have an interest in that community being enjoyable to be a part of.
Humans are messy, and finding the right balance of mess to keep things interesting without making a place overwhelming to newcomers is a fine balance to strike that I just don't believe an AI can do on it's own.
Exactly. Block and move on. Don't twist yourself into knots appeasing people, focus on keeping the users you want happy.
Not trying to victim blame or anything, but I find it hard to believe that someone operating a low-moderation instance would truly expect people who don't like moderation to stay away.
Don't get me wrong I agree with your sentiment and dislike that behavior, but what I'm saying is that asking or expecting users not to go on witch hunts or to behave in a certain way is a fool's errand that will always lead to burnout. A more sustainable approach for admins and mods is creating space for what they want to host and not trying to control what they don't.
It seemed fine to me....
....oh my
Honestly I'm just glad someone is out there doing this work
I'm pretty sure baldness is not a medical condition...
Some impressive gymnastics going on with the guy you're replying to...
What I remember people saying about Enterprise at the time was along the lines of "hadn't they learned their lesson with Voyager?" 7 of 9's outfit was an embarrassing thing non-trekkies would point to when characterizing Trek fans as "virgin nerds".