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0 pointsintended2y ago0 comments

My constant answer to this is to volunteer oneself.

Please. There are many subs, which lack mods and need to throw bodies at mod queues.

If it helps, I’ve seen Reddit outreach programs to mods, and they used to respect the opinions of certain mods and subs.

Spez recently joined a mod team.

It’s enlightening, one of those “everyone should do this” kind of experiences.

Reddit modding in particular is not just modding, but also community outreach and management, typically for text.

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Uptrenda2y ago

You can't just sign up as a mod though. The people who are mods are there because they were members of a select clique and when recruiting they're only going to choose similar people. The closest you can get to having an open process is starting your own sub but then: you've always been free to yell where no one can hear you.

carlosjobim2y ago

Why should or would any normal person work for free for a billion dollar company like Reddit? That's why they get the kind of mods that they have.

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