https://lemmy.sdf.org/comment/22698776
I’m not personally involved in any way, but I saw this happen and thought it roughly fits this community, if in a slightly backwards kind of way.
https://lemmy.sdf.org/comment/22698776
I’m not personally involved in any way, but I saw this happen and thought it roughly fits this community, if in a slightly backwards kind of way.
I’m involved!
I’d still like them to confirm. I dont mind moderating, but clearly this was a decision they made rather… Abruptly. And I’m sure that they didn’t think things through.
It can be real hard dealing with an onslaught of criticism from a growing cohort of internet randos.
Ive modded larger subreddits and forums, I generally dont find it to be much it an issue personally. Its not something to take personally in the first place, and people who go over line into harassment can be ignored / comments deleted / banned anyway.
I would also put my comment clearly in the constructive territory.
I would say yours was just a little more pointed, but I agree that it still falls under constructive criticism. I also think you’re doing the right thing continuing to try to get a response out of the original moderator in case they did this in a fit while having an unrelated bad day or something. We never know what’s happening in people’s lives outside the internet, and maybe they were dealing with a death in the family or who knows, just something where the stressors added up and this stress of moderating became too much to bear when faced with constructive criticism. They may come back in a day or so and regret their decision, which is why it’s good of you to keep communications open. Cheers, mate.