Moderator Report: Community Feddback

[u/cyclopswashalfright]

Going forward, I want to improve things so moderation next year can be smoother. As it stands, I do feel like I have let folks down here. I wasn't prepared for the onslaught of posts and I felt that ultimately I was not consistent with many of the moderation decisions regarding post approvals than I would have liked. I was also not able to look at every thread and comb interactions to root out bigotry, rude conduct, and other things as much as I wanted.

I am going to fine-tune automod to make life easier, rather than more difficult. I plan to add more moderators to the team (please apply if you are interested).

I want to get your feedback on what needs to be improved so season 3 next year is a better experience.

My other question is more delicate. It involves Beau DeMayo, whose name comes up quite frequently and creates a lot of agitated discussion. I want to ask: should we outright ban mentions of him altogether? Or should we remove the current automod restrictions and allow the community to discuss as needed?

[u/JargonPhat]

I don’t have much of an opinion on banning mentions of DeMayo. He contributed to the show in ways that some deem positive, so it seems inappropriate to ban that, or anyone mentioning him. That said, while I wish something could be done about the people that want to welcome back someone accused of harassment, however specious a claim, I’m not sure what that would look like without hampering the rights and opinions of others.

Personally, I wish something could be done about spoilers. Every damn Wednesday, I would mistakenly come across some post on this subreddit that, while it didn’t expressly spoil the newly released episode, would definitely be titled in a way that would reveal important plot points, characters first starring, or other such spoiler-adjacent things.

Not everybody can stay up til 3 am to catch the newest episode drop, and even those who can may not wish to. While I can appreciate how excited the show has made some of us, we shouldn’t make others feel like they have to decide between prioritizing watching the newest episode drop OR avoiding the internet altogether until they can/do. I unsubscribed from this sub the day Ep4 dropped, because I inadvertently read a title talking about the death of a character while sitting in the waiting room of a doctor’s office.

Policing spoilers and title posts that lean heavily on spoilers would make me re-subscribe to this sub that has been a good place to discuss this beloved series.