• magnetosphere@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I have zero modding experience, but I know that doing the job well would be harder (and more time consuming) than it looks.

    I’m guessing that most new mods that reddit will end up with just want the “power” but will fall on their faces when it comes to performance. I’m grateful to the good mods on every site/sub/instance who do it for free. Thanks, everyone!

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      1 year ago

      You are exactly right. Those signing up don’t know what they are signing up for. They just want the perceived power that comes with the title.

      Hence my comment about seeing a revolving door of mods in the near future.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve modded a fair few subs. It’s difficult, boring and thankless work for no reward beyond the satisfaction of smoothly running a community you’re passionate about…or power tripping, for those who’re into that.

      Most people who end up becoming mods will burn out pretty fucking quick. Not to mention, there’ll be cases where a sub requires a certain subject matter expert for mod work and…well, those ain’t easy to find.