Will something be done about moderators owning 50+ magazines/communities and counting? Already seeing power mods migrate from Reddit trying to hoard as many communities as possible.

  • CorrodedCranium@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Do you think they are actively trying to become moderators of those communities or is there a chance they’re trying to recreate the subreddits they’re accustomed to?

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        1 year ago

        The way that the fediverse works should make it more challenging for someone to squat on communities. There are plenty of instances which means there is plenty of competition. Am I missing something?

        • scientiam@kbin.socialOP
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          That’s not exactly how it works, FMA in communities and groups is usually that most users will likely consolidate towards single locations over time, lemmy.ml being one of the larger instances. Just because other communities can be created on other instances doesn’t mean there is any actual competition (once late into the game), unless the communities themselves are so far broken or unusable or poorly moderated that a migration event does occur elsewhere.

          It’s the reason why subreddits like /r/pics have millions of subscribers and /r/pics2 is barren. Sure, it’s not exactly the closest analogy, but lemmy.ml isn’t going anywhere. Once adoption occurs, say in a few years time, do you think people are going to move communities?

          Regardless, there isn’t an argument for an individual user to be able to be moderator of several dozens to hundreds of communities.

      • phorq@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Well on Reddit I’m a moderator of one sub purely because I’ve flown so far under the radar of the other mods with my lack of ambition… So does this mean I deserve the keys to the kingdom now?

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    1 year ago

    If you’re concerned, just don’t sub to them. Just creating communities in itself shouldn’t really be a problem, I’d rather hope for the best than assume that every person making these is a power hungry basement slug.

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      That’s fair but my assessment is rather than enabling that behavior, cut it off at the source by limiting the number of communities to be made per user. Sure, there’ll be alt accounts, but it’s better than just looking the other way and pulling another Reddit.

      • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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        1 year ago

        But that isn’t the point of Lemmy.

        The developers have no control over what communities get created by design.

        Anyone can become an admin, so Reddit power mods can go to the friendliest servers or create their own.

        The system is designed to not be able to enforce what your are describing.

  • Whitt@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    What’s the problem with this?

    If they can moderate that many groups to the standard each community is happy with is it an issue?

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      1 year ago

      Centralized power in the hands of a few is a bad thing. People have been complaining about power-tripping Reddit power mods for years.

      Because what happens when they don’t mod to the standard the community wants?