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0 pointsmunificent2y ago0 comments

Counter-argument: 99.996% of Reddit users apparently don't want to be moderators or they already would be, so finding more will be very hard.

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jdminhbg2y ago

I really don't think that's the case. If you want to mod r/politics, you don't just raise your hand and then get mod powers. Moderators are a closed group.

munificentOP2y ago

You can create your own subreddit and be the sole moderator of it in about sixty seconds of effort.

jdminhbg2y ago

Sure. But that doesn't really have any bearing on whether Reddit can find volunteers to take over big subs.

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF2y ago

This sounds distinctly different from one raising their proverbial hand to gain moderator powers on one of the most popular subreddits on the site. How many non-moderator users don't care about moderating a subreddit with 1 user but do care about moderating a subreddit with 1M users?

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mcguire2y ago

What is the process for starting a new subreddit?

munificentOP2y ago

You click the "Create Your own Subreddit" button and fill out a few fields.

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jdminhbg2y ago

I really don't think that's the case. If you want to mod r/politics, you don't just raise your hand and then get mod powers. Moderators are a closed group.

munificentOP2y ago

You can create your own subreddit and be the sole moderator of it in about sixty seconds of effort.

jdminhbg2y ago

Sure. But that doesn't really have any bearing on whether Reddit can find volunteers to take over big subs.

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF2y ago

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mcguire2y ago

What is the process for starting a new subreddit?

munificentOP2y ago

You click the "Create Your own Subreddit" button and fill out a few fields.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse