Memes needs moderators - eviltoast

Let us know in the comments if you’re able to help mod. Requirements:

  • You have to be on the lemmy.ml instance
  • Should have a history of activity here
  • Able to enforce the rules, with temp bans or permabans if necessary.
  • Candelestine@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Just out of curiosity, what’s the advantage to them having their account on the same Instance as the community?

    • Izzy@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Federation shenanigans would be my guess. If you were on instance B and moderating instance A then instance B admins would have control of your account instead of instance A admins. So if for some reason instance B admins decide to ban that user then they are prevented from moderating for instance A.

    • Discover5164@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      there are bugs on moderating communities on other instances. like mode actions do not propagate to federated instances if done from a different instance.

      but don’t take my word for it, i don’t have a source.

  • incompetentboob@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I’ll take one for the team, bang through some privileges and I’ll start moderating the shit out of this community.

    No pooping, beans and stroganoff for everyone!

  • Izzy@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I think memes also needs a couple more rules. Specifically I think the posts should be memes.

    • Dessalines@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      Its a good idea to have communities moderated by local users, in case there are any issues with federation or reports federating.

  • Cyclohexane@lemmy.mlM
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    1 year ago

    I posted a bunch in this community before it surged in June / July. I still comment moderately here, and read comment threads moderately.

    Overall I’m not super active. I would just watch my regular feed and comment threads like I currently do, and if I see something uncivil, I’ll intervene. So if I am chosen, it would be ideal to have other mods as well, as I may not be enough on my own.

  • N00b22@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago
    1. I’m on lemmy.ml
    2. I have posted here several times, some posts reaching 500+ upvotes
    3. Can enforce rules
    • Cyclohexane@lemmy.mlM
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      1 year ago

      to add to the other comment, I think mods can still power trip here. Though I think there’s one thing protecting from that: the instance admins can reassign the mods. And though it is technically the same as reddit, in reality your instance admins are way more responsive that Reddit admins.

    • boredtortoise@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Mod actions are of the shadow type, as in users don’t get to know if they’re blocked/hidden/etc unless they have a hunch and go check the modlog.

      Modlog is more transparent but the former reason makes power tripping / shaping a community to the whims of a mod easy.

      I don’t know if there’re any reporting tools to inform instance admins if a mod is going rogue

  • wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I’m slowly migrating to the Fediverse. Just created pixel fed account.

    Posted a meme.

    Two questions:

    When I view my post in my account I see a link to image instead of image.

    And not sure how to sort memes by new.

    And to the topic of this thread… I would like to volunteer but I’m still finding me way. When I’m more confident I shall volunteer.