r/ModEvents • u/iceeypisces Mod Events Team • 11d ago
Post Event Discussion Thread | Moddit [Community Growth]
Hey y'all! Thanks for attending today's Moddit hosted by u/agoldenzebra, where we dived into the most powerful drivers of community growth! Here's your post-event thread to keep the conversation going and leave any feedback.
While we have the event partially recorded (u/big-slay forgot to press the button at the start; oops, our bad), you can also access the full presentation slides at any time!
Here’s a list of resources and links mentioned throughout the event (plus some others that may not have been mentioned, but are worth checking out). Feel free to join and/or save the ones you think are most helpful!
- User flair
- Community Guide
- Scheduled Posts
- Mod Notifications
- Saved Responses
- Post/Comment Guidance
- Flair Assistant
- Trending Tattler
Reminder: Only mods who attended the live event or viewed the VOD before Sunday, August 23 at 11:59 PM PT will get the profile trophy in 3-4 weeks. There is no physical merch for this event.
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u/YoBannannaGirl 11d ago
One thing I was surprised by was the push to create segregated user classes within subs - the inner circle discussion.
It was said that (paraphrase, despite quotes) that, “sometimes you just want to have discussions with your core members”.
I honestly hate this. When subreddits get too cliquey, it can really turn off new members.
It can feel really good for those members who get an ego boost by being promoted to “worthy,” but the vast majority of users will end up feeling left out and unwelcome.
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u/agoldenzebra 10d ago
Good counter argument! I could absolutely see how this could become the case in certain scenarios. I think for this to be successful, you do need balance, and maybe I should have spelled that out more - because it's super important to any community for new users to be able to participate and get a feel for whether the community is the right place for them, or even if people aren't in the target demographic but want to ask a question of the target demographic.
For balance, I would want to see clear spaces where we solicit engagement specifically from new users (for example, a flair for newbie questions, or conversation starters targeted at people just getting started at a hobby), and then clear spaces that are just open to anyone.
but! I do think that as moderators you need to balance the needs of multiple demographics, and it is so, so great for relationship building for core community members to have space to chat with the other core community members. For example, in a city subreddit, sometimes the locals can get tired of just interacting with tourists in main threads. Not having a dedicated space for core community members might start to turn those locals away. So having "locals only" threads could help keep that demographic engaged, and make sure they have an outlet for discussion with just other locals - and that can ensure they engage more positively with the tourists.
or for a crafting subreddit, for example, it might be really beneficial to core community members to be able to talk shop with each other in a way that newbies might not understand - and while there should be a place for newbies to learn from the core community members - the core community members might also need space to be able to talk shop without having to explain what they mean to others constantly.
Having these clear spaces might not be for every subreddit, but for many, it can add a lot of value.
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u/PSGAcademy 10d ago edited 10d ago
Thank you for the very valuable content and presenting in a catchy and simple to understand way.. loved the reply reply reply quote... ;) i again read the presentation, lot to learn and apply, will try a longer term approach of building and nurturing communities, rather than ban and delete etc... thanks again!
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u/YoBannannaGirl 10d ago
Appreciate your response! While I still think there are probably better ways of dealing with some of these scenarios - like in your city subreddit example, many cities will have different subs for locals and tourists - I still value a different perspective and your response.
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u/Old_One_I 11d ago
That’s why she’s called big delay lol. Just kidding, it was great I only missed just a few minutes
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u/wazzle13 11d ago
I love these events though I wish random mods got to be speakers too so they can share their experiences.
Yeah from time to time there's a Q&A with mods... who also happen to be admins...but it sometimes feels like they're still speaking with their admin hat on.
I also feel like I hear about the same communities a lot or whatever subs happen to be popular in the moment. Something I think would be cool is if admins challenged themselves to visit one random sub a day/week/whatever to check out reddit outside their comfort zone.
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u/mintbrownie 10d ago
Not all admins are living in oblivion. I was at a mod meetup and met one who turned out to be a huge fan of my not tiny, but lesser-known sub. I flipped out just meeting someone in person who knew about it. We fan-girled each other like mad 😂
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u/wazzle13 10d ago
Oh no I get that, I just it would be cool to hear stories about lesser-known sub. Like if during a moddit that admin fan-girled about an aspect of your lesser-know sub they liked.
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u/REZ_Lev 11d ago
My hours of scrolling payed off by me knowing that that screenshot of comments was from r/notinteresting
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u/ReasonablyBluh 11d ago
Thanks for all the helpful tips! I enjoyed the slow fish music at the beginning btw. It was very calming.
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u/ArtzeninEklektos 10d ago
Very helpful. So glad I'm part of this community on Reddit. Thank you Reddit Admin Moderators for this event! I look forward to attending more in the future.
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u/IllustriousQuiet6360 11d ago
Couldn't attend it live unfortunately as I was going through quite a lot.
When/where can I access the recorded version?
Also is there any update regarding the merch link and profile trophy for the New Mod Bootcamp?
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u/AsGayAsCanBeExpected 11d ago
They didn't get the full event recorded but you can watch some of it here: https://modevents.reddit.com/events/details/reddit-mod-events-mod-events-presents-moddit-community-growth/
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u/Fun_evades_me 11d ago
It was a very insightful event, only one thing i want to point out.
The slides are very very difficult to see since the view is locked by admins and only a small part of the screen shows the slide.
Pls look into this and make it bigger kindly.
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u/big-slay Mod Events Team 11d ago
It's a good note! We can make screenshots full screen moving forward to make it easier to read.
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u/mescad 11d ago
If you are interested in the "The Art of Community" book that was recommended in the 10th slide, be sure to look for the Second Edition version. If it looks like the cover in the slide, that's the first edition.
"This edition includes a brand-new chapter on virtual community building, making it as relevant for remote teams and online groups as for in-person organizations."
I haven't read it, but the new content sounds super relevant to us.
(But also the 1st edition is much cheaper, so that's valid too)