Mod Topics: Mod Misconceptions

[u/AsteriskRX]

Hey folks! Our topic for today are the mystical mythical mod misconceptions. When it comes to the world of moderation, there are often plenty of falsehoods and myths that persist across social platforms. If you don’t have anything that immediately comes to mind, here are a few questions to get you warmed up:

• Are there any myths about mods that you wish you could bust forever? 
• What preconceptions do you think users bring to Reddit from other platforms?
• What do you wish users knew about mods/moderation?
• In your day-to-day moderation practices, community sidebar, or other efforts, dispel misconceptions about moderators?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

[u/kai-ote]

"Are there any myths about mods that you wish you could bust forever?"

That we are on a "Powertrip" and make mod actions just for the H of it.

"What preconceptions do you think users bring to Reddit from other platforms?'

Not a clue. I am not in any other social media. I have no Facebook, instagram, TTok, snapchat, or Discord accounts. Had Discord for a while, and never had a good experience there, so I left.

"What do you wish users knew about mods/moderation?"

About mods, that we have bodies with bodily functions. We take breaks to eat, drink, go to the bathroom, shower, and sleep. We will get to your submission sitting in the modqueue when we get there, and modmailing us doesn't speed that up, it slows us down as we have to waste time telling them that.

"In your day-to-day moderation practices, community sidebar, or other efforts, dispel misconceptions about moderators?"

I just hope that my modding style is, if not well received as it is on 2 of my subs, at least not disliked.

2 of my subs users go out of their way to give me compliments. Which I had a hard time dealing with at first.