be in the community but secretly …
Oh that will work out just fine.
Those were a lot of different points. I think they’re important and I respect your view.
I‘m not sure though if I see it exactly the same:
i think this assumes a lot. You could of course start more communities and I did so. But of course your goal can be different.
I agree, authority should not be important.
I dont think that is the case. Modding - especially good modding - is very hard, as you mentioned yourself. A mod needs enough restraint to take their ego out of the equation and needs to see when the community rules get broken and act accordingly. A lot of bad mods are too eager or too lax with bigotry.
It needs to be looked at first and the rest is optional, yes. But a mod should definitely trust their gut and be an active part in the community they mod. Ideally under a different name though so to divide between mod stuff and non.
be in the community but secretly …
Oh that will work out just fine.
PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I think it’s ok to be somewhat active in my community that way people at least see that there’s a mod present and didn’t abandon the community. I haven’t had to ban anyone yet, but I did give two people a gentle warning because they had started to get off topic and argue, which is outside the scope of the group.
haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 2 days ago
Same with the communities I mod. No bans at all so far. But tbf they‘re smaller. The larger communities might be different.
big_fat_fluffy@leminal.space 2 days ago
What if they got off topic. What would happen?
PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I mod !dull_mens_club@lemmy.world