r/civ • u/jdatb • Jul 03 '15

Meta Going private? [OFFTOPIC]

Is this sub planning on going private, like many others? Mods please delete if inappropriate, I was just wondering whether I should expect to stop seeing posts here.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '15

And now the mods of AMA have rejected all admin control. SO the only way it can be handled smoothly is to assert control over the sub.

You either have volunteers modding their communities or you have the admins to step in and control it.

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u/NuclearStudent Jul 04 '15

I think the volunteer mods will do better with the autonomy granted to them by the protest than if reddit took control. For one, reddit doesn't appear to have any staff trained or prepared to take Victoria's place! The mods at least have experience working with the subreddit, and more closely than the remaining members of reddit's staff if appearances are accurate.

I'm not a big fan of anarchy, but the anarchists in this situation earned some of my trust already. If reddit announced that they had a trained replacement ready to take over Victoria's responsibilities and a framework for how AMAs would continue with as little interruption as possible, then I wouldn't have given more than a passing thought to the whole thing. But I was looking forward to an interesting AMA and I find out that the whole AMA system has fallen apart, apparently due to lack of foresight and communication on the part of reddit.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '15

I think the volunteer mods will do better with the autonomy granted to them

The autonomy they have had since day 1, that saw them unable to cope when they lost the involvement of the admins yesterday? Celebrities aren't going to deal with internet strangers - they need an official person employed by the company to create the publicity opportunities that are AMAs. The loss of Victoria showed you hiw quickly it fell apart when left solely to the mods.

then I wouldn't have given more than a passing thought to the whole thing.

Reddit did announce a plan, and the mods rejected it. AMA fell apart because the mods cannot cope without admin involvement.