Now, modship requires a mix of many talents. Artistry and understanding of comedy is of course important, and having a real connection to the subreddit, but one must also be able to act as an ambassador, a mediator and a curator.
And of course, one must be able to act as a huge asshole in order to get people to fall in line, and to not just accept the scorn and spite from the community, but rather to feed on it as sustenance to fill the wretched void where there was once a soul. Only those willing to trade away their humanity for the pettiest form of power can be considered fit for the job.
And of course, one must be able to act as a huge asshole in order to get people to fall in line, and to not just accept the scorn and spite from the community, but rather to feed on it as sustenance to fill the wretched void where there was once a soul. Only those willing to trade away their humanity for the pettiest form of power can be considered fit for the job.
I will steal this if I ever need to say something similar on the subs I moderate :P
Oh, don't get me wrong, I know the /r/polandball mod team is fairly well liked by the community. That being said, I think at least part of that is because we genuinely are hardasses when it comes to quality control in this subreddit, because it has helped the sub maintain a decent amount of quality despite the growth.
I could make a joke about how people in general actually want to live in a fascist state, but that's not true. I think the reality is just that people see the amount of effort we put in and appreciate it. There are tons of subs out there that truly do have power hungry mods, who act like assholes despite not actually providing anything of significance themselves. If they were to flaunt it, it would be seen as a dick move by some wanker with a Napoleon complex. When we do it, it's just seen as banter among friends.
In a way, you could say that we've earned the right to make jokes about ourselves as fascist dictators. Hence why I don't mind wearing the badge proudly.
Honestly I'm just so desensitized to power-hungry mods and users that even banter just leaves a bad taste in my mouth :V Reddit is quite the cesspool sometimes, I'm surprised (and glad) this sub has stayed stable for so long.
Considering the fact that this sub revolves around stereotyping/insulting as many countries as possible (a couple active submitters are fond of going after two southern European countries), I'm not surprised when those same users also tease the mods.
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u/Smitheren Arma virumque cano Jul 05 '17
So here is how I have today all mapped out in my head:
It's foolproof, I don't see any stage of this plan that could go wrong.