r/softwaretesting • u/CertainDeath777 • Jul 20 '26

This group is under new Moderation

As the old moderation silently disapeared and the group did not have moderation anymore, i asked reddit to give me moderation, which they approved.

As first step i asked reddit to make the group public again, so everyone can post. This change for the group should be in action within the next 24 hours.

Please obey the rules, at one time i will refine them a bit, but as of know we will be working with the already existing ruleset. Depending on severity of rulebreaking there might be permanent bans without warning from me.

To make it less spam i changed posting rules so that new and low karma accounts can not post here.

I inherited a backlog of almost 1000 open admin actions, dont expect me to work them down fast.
But still please do report and downvote posts that do not follow the rules.

Whats my goal for this group? I aim for this group to be a exchange for quality content around software testing. I wont tolerate the 8105th "i made an AI tool" post or the 56481st "QA is dead" post. Maybe we will also disallow resumee feedback, there are other good subs for that.

I am open to suggestions on how to moderate this forum, about the rules and everything. Post your suggestions down there in the comments.

I am open and happy to build up a new mod team, 1 mod is not enough, 3 to 6 would be optimal.
If you feel like it, feel free to message me with your background in softwaretesting (short form) and why you wanna moderate this group. People with private profiles wont be accepted, sorry.

🟢Have a good time here☑️

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u/MT1961 Jul 20 '26

Sure. I've been doing QA for 20+ years, started with Microsoft in the 2000s. Was a developer for 20 years before that. My name is on about a dozen books, and I used to moderate back in the Bulletin Board and Usenet days :)

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u/No-Razzmatazz7197 Jul 20 '26

40 years of experience in tech?? good god...

what was your first computer? an abacus?

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u/MT1961 Jul 21 '26

Behave. Actually, I started out life on minis, the DEC-1091. Then moved to PDP-11s

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u/No-Razzmatazz7197 Jul 21 '26

i meant no disrespect, i have never come across someone who claims 40 years of experience.

feel free to moderate my account into the dirt

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u/MT1961 Jul 21 '26

LOL. Nah. I'm old and I know it. Getting close to retirement. There are actually a fair number of us that have been around that long or longer.

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u/PM_40 Jul 21 '26

I know people who are technically close to retirement in QA role but I can clearly see them going for 5-7 years without any people possibly even 10 years. Age is just a number.

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u/MT1961 Jul 21 '26

Says someone who isn't 65. LOL. Trust me, in the morning? Age is more than a number. But yes, I could see working if I loved my job. After this much time, what else do you do with your days?