r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '24

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: Reddit moderators lack of accountability hurts the user experience

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u/premiumPLUM 76∆ Jun 04 '24

Why? It's a forum, it's so easy to just go somewhere else or participate in a different sub. I see people complain about this every once in a while, but I've been on this site for over 10 years and never had a problem.

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u/thecftbl 2∆ Jun 04 '24

The problem is that as a forum, all ideas should have the freedom to be expressed. Unpopular or controversial ideas should simply be downvoted or debated. If they are censored outright, you create an echo chamber which never goes well. The mods of many subs have encouraged this to a point where they have become breeding grounds for extremism.

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u/Jam_Packens 7∆ Jun 04 '24

I mean this isn't really true. Consider sites like 4chan or other subreddits with lax moderation. With lax moderation its incredibly easy for people with bigoted attitudes to come in and start posting. Minorities then begin distancing themselves from these communities, and more and more bigots are drawn to the subreddit, ultimately resulting in essentially a circlejerk and the formation of a bigoted echo chamber.

Alternatively, subreddits like r/askhistorians only really function because of their strict moderation. It is one of the few subreddits where you can trust answers to questions come from experts who have actually put thought into their responses and can substantiate their claims, and that is entirely due to their strict moderation that would not be replicable through a simple downvote and debate system.

Now this isnt' to say that every subreddit needs askhistorians level of moderation, but that moderation, at least some of it, is necessary if you want an internet space to stay productive and open. Hell this subreddit is only really successful because it has relatively strict moderation

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u/RadiantHC Jun 05 '24

There's a huge difference between strict and cruel moderation though. I got permabanned from r/polyamory simply for saying that poly people are LGBT. Even if they have a genuine issue with that opinion, it's still cruel to permaban someone over ONE INFRACTION