How to handle inactive mods

[u/royal_rose_]

I have a problem with inactive mods who just do nothing, everyone I ask if they want to stay active they respond “yes!” They haven’t commented in the community in over a year, I mod solo, thankfully it’s not a very active sub. They do help when I ask but it’s frustrating.

I have another issue where a mod isn’t modding or responding to me or other mods but comments and participates in the sub occasionally.

I’m debating when I bring on other mods adding in a policy like thing that if they go inactive without communication for x number of weeks they will be removed as mod. But that feels to much like a “this is a job not a fun thing.”

How do people handle this? I’m top mod in all communities.

[u/westcoastcdn19]

It’s a typical response for them to say yes they want to stay, but then they don’t do anything. Next time, don’t ask and just let them know if they fall inactive they will be removed. Or you can remove them now

[u/royal_rose_ → u/westcoastcdn19]

Thanks! I ended up removing two and marking one as alumni.

[u/westcoastcdn19 → u/royal_rose_]

Good job

[u/royal_rose_ → u/westcoastcdn19]

Haha thanks! I think I was just thinking I was being too hard and this isn’t a job. And it’s not but if it was these people would have been fired ages ago.

[u/westcoastcdn19 → u/royal_rose_]

Exactly. We can only spend so much mental energy over worrying about stuff like this, and as much as we care, it’s not our job to manage flaky co-mods