Comment by rhaksw
2 years ago
> Huh, I'm one of several mods for a Sub-Reddit. Works fine.
Reddit is mostly anonymous, which can make people think they can do whatever they want as moderators/users without any repercussions. Of course that isn't true: all of our actions impact our own behavior, attitude etc.
> Also never observed a problem between mods and other users in other Sub-Reddits. Maybe because mods on Reddit are not that visible?
It happens all the time. These r/Libertarian [1] and r/LibertarianUncensored [2] threads may be the most succinct examples of how far users/mods will go to make their voices heard. I list many more in my talk [3].
[1] https://archive.ph/O0GN8#selection-2701.0-2707.56
[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/LibertarianUncensored/comments/uotv...
[3] https://shadowmoderation.com/2022-10-transparent-moderation/
It's funny you mention /r/libertarian x) I was shadow-banned for saying (verbatim) "Imposing your will through violence is always illegitimate" (the context was Chile's 1973 coup).