As a person who just left reddit due to being tired of reddit mods’ power tripping, I asked folks here what are their reasons behind migrating here from other forums (most likely reddit too). It seems like none of the folks who answered had complaints on reddit mods. Do folks here not feel the same about reddit mods as I do?

I heard Lemmy mods are volunteers too. How do they compare to reddit mods? Did Lemmy do anything to ensure no power abuse to happen?

  • SavvyWolf@pawb.socialEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I never got people’s obsession with assuming that all Reddit/Lemmy/Discord mods act the same. Like, anyone can create a community if they like, there’s no personality quiz you have to take.

    I guess you could make a case that power inherently corrupts, but other than that it’s silly to assume that they are all power tripping boogymen.

    Also Reddit mods are also volunteers as well, or at the very least not paid by Reddit.

    In terms of moderation, Lemmy and Reddit function basically the same. Mods have absolute power and if you don’t like it you can create a new board. There’s no magical tools to keep their power in check.

    I guess post removals are more transparent here because they are listed? But that’s not going to stop people.

    … Of course, if you are talking about admins rather than mods, the power structure is completely different. Which has its pros and cons.