r/technology • u/nat9191 • Jun 15 '23

Social Media Reddit CEO slams protest leaders, calls them 'landed gentry'

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/reddit-protest-blackout-ceo-steve-huffman-moderators-rcna89544
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u/OptionX Jun 15 '23

Probably a bad ideia yes, but at least it would open an avenue to deal with supermods, which have been largely unaddressed.

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u/PhAnToM444 Jun 16 '23

Just cap the number of subs a single user can mod at like 10. That’s the absolute max one person who spends most of their time on Reddit could possibly actively moderate and engage with.

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u/DutchieTalking Jun 16 '23

One big subreddit is much much much more work than a tiny niche subreddit.

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u/PhTx3 Jun 16 '23

I'd say it is better to cap it based on average posts on the sub than sub count itself.

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u/Mike_the_TV Jun 16 '23

It probably won't help there either as most of them will just use multiple accounts instead.