There should definitely be a few level-headed mods instead of one power tripping maniac who doesn't support the purpose or interests of the community.

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If a mod blocks you but doesn’t ban you, can they see your posts in the subreddit they moderate? Our one active mod has me blocked (along with many others, I’d assume) and I imagine there is now an army of shadow people running around in the sub. Seems like we’d need at least one more active mod at a bare minimum lol.

I just ... don't want this to turn into /r/Boston, which is a conservative shithole at this point.

>If a mod blocks you but doesn’t ban you, can they see your posts in the subreddit they moderate?

Yes said moderator can still see reply to delete etc.. the posts and comments you make in the community. In order to view your account or PM you they would need to unblock you

Agreed completely, while I do believe there was a lack of moderation before the start of the new year if feel there is now an oversaturation of it in this sub

It's not an issue of willing users. I'd step up, too. New mods have to either be approved by admin or by existing mods. You're asking a power tripper to dilute their "power" voluntarily.

Yes I'm aware of how the promotion to moderator works as i am one in a sub of similar size to this on a separate account as this is my personal one.

In aforementioned subreddit there is a mod team of 11 people, able to cover much more ground and get a better opinion on what the sub should be all about.

As far as diluting the power voluntarily goes maybe it wouldn't be so much about a strip of power completely but just taking a step back while some others form a good outline of what the sub should look like

This explains a lot

I think this is a great idea.

Are you able to get in touch with the inactive mod so you can be approved and added in?

Or is there another way you're planning to go about it?

Existing mod is ok. There always be some unhappy users but today it looks like a targeted attack tbh…

I was planning on trying to message u/ky1e the original moderator of the sub. However he appears to be inactive only occasionally jumping on reddit.

I would try talking with the current one however we had already had a bad interaction several months ago when i questioned why my post was taken down and got what i considered to be a lackluster answer.

As far as I'm aware there really is no other way of circumventing them

Can you tell us a little about yourself and......where you work?

Definitely not. The mod is deleting posts and comments and banning everyone that they personally do not agree with. It's not moderation, it's a purge.

Got my vote. I'm skeptical that the mod in question would do any such thing voluntarily. Looking at their history and the comments made? Nah, this person is utterly convinced of their superior position and fully believes they are taking out the trash.

It's not outward-looking care for the community, it's inward-looking narcissism.

I really have no skin in the game and haven't been affected by anything this mod has done. But reading everything they said on the subject today makes it pretty clear to me that they shouldn't be in charge of anything.

Can someone explain what this is regarding?

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What other subs do you moderate ?