they have, not long ago.
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catloaf@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Bruh what? They’re citing lack of staff? They haven’t even asked for volunteers! I would be happy to help!
14th_cylon@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
conditional_soup@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Yeah, I got close to volunteering, too, but honestly, my plate is too full doing more important stuff in the real world atm.
boonhet@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
So it’s everyone else’s. That’s why we’re at the point we’re at.
Rin@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
fuck, i didn’t see it… D:
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
They did, 4 month ago
Xanza@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
The people that are most willing to help are generally the least likely to help, especially when it comes to content moderation.
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
(my local version of the recruitment thread, in case the original lemm.ee post link becomes inaccessible)
Rin@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Honestly, me too. I wouldn’t mind taking on some /c/, but I’ve got a bad moderation record (banned in places, removed comments in others…) but I can be better and can take this place with sincerity rather than a place to vent my autistic annoyances in the worst ways possible. I’ve been here for 2 years and I wouldn’t want this - what we have - to go away.
Can we please have a post where /c/ that are struggling to moderate could ask for help? Hell, we could even do it monthly or every 2 months. Just gather ever /c/ that is struggling and ask for vols.
FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 3 weeks ago
If you’re gonna volunteer to be a moderator or admin for your instance you probably should brush up on its philosophy regarding other instances first.
Rin@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
holy jesus… is that…? the user i triggered earlier? bruh… is that what you do to everyone? stalk them?
regardless, ee doesn’t defed and I don’t share the same opinion in one case about one instance. it’s almost as if people can have differing opinions. crazy world
FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 3 weeks ago
You can have a differing opinion, but I don’t know how far you’re gonna get in becoming an admin when you fundamentally differ on the philosophy of the instance. Hell, that’s probably a very valid reason why your admins weren’t letting random users apply to become admins, because it seems a lot of people don’t get it.
OldSoulHippie@hexbear.net 3 weeks ago
AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You don’t necessarily want to just ask for volunteers as that’s a great way to summon exactly the kind of people you don’t want to put in charge of online communities. The best way is usually to notice people who are already part of the community and consistently make positive contributions, then ask for their help. If none of those people want to, though, you’re stuck.
Krudler@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
As somebody that created and moderated communities for almost 20 years you nailed it.
Nobody should actively want to be a moderator, it’s a hell job.
grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Flashback to when the creator of lemmy.world/c/the_pack was looking for mods. I volunteered with
I passed the vibe check and now I’m exactly as crap a mod as I said I’d be.
barsoap@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Better many lazy mods with proper vibes than one eager mod with a chip on their shoulder.
I wouldn’t mind going through reports etc. either, I can take off some load, but don’t make it a responsibility.
catloaf@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Obviously you would vet each person, not just blindly give admin privileges.