>Reddit moderation is generally terrible as for larger traffic areas require full time moderators, and as a result of them being non-paid, you can end up with people running the show who otherwise wouldn't get hired to do so. Luck of the draw and early adoption are really key to being a mod in r/news or elsewhere. This also leads to abuses that exist likely due to their inability to exert such control elsewhere.
>Part of the reason why I like HN's moderation is you do not know who is generally doing the moderation work--same goes for places like 4chan if I might say. This prevents the sort of power tripping you will see on Reddit because there isn't a way to prove your worth. While I find some of the content posted here is not to my liking, I rarely have anything if at all to say about how the site is administered.
As someone who spends a lot of time on reddit, I totally agree. There are a few moderators who mod over hundreds of subreddits. There is too much room for gatekeeping and censorship. You see a lot of selective enforcement of the 'rules' and abuse of power.
>Part of the reason why I like HN's moderation is you do not know who is generally doing the moderation work--same goes for places like 4chan if I might say. This prevents the sort of power tripping you will see on Reddit because there isn't a way to prove your worth. While I find some of the content posted here is not to my liking, I rarely have anything if at all to say about how the site is administered.
As someone who spends a lot of time on reddit, I totally agree. There are a few moderators who mod over hundreds of subreddits. There is too much room for gatekeeping and censorship. You see a lot of selective enforcement of the 'rules' and abuse of power.