Comment by bee_rider

I don’t know why people moderate reddits. I don’t think “paying by volunteering” is the right model. It seems more like a really weird F2P game or hobby.

If people are using the site to advertise stuff, they have an incentive to try and make the experience nice. But is that really the main source of mods? I imagine if I was moderating as a sort of work related thing I’d be more focused on just fulfilling the requirements of my employer (rather than maintaining the general community spirit of the site, if that makes sense).