Reddit and Community -- What works, what raises flags (2014)
I've been pondering what makes communities for a couple of decades, most recently over the past couple of years largely on G+ (a failed attempt in my book). I've gotten some really good ideas from a number of people there, many of whom are increasingly (or fatally) frustrated in their attempts to find a good community alternative. Among the better concepts...
A bit I'd written over four years ago now, on positives and negatives associated with Reddit specifically.
One item covered is the issue of moderator capture or squatting, a/k/a moderator hijacking. This is in the news again with a takeover of a high-profile subreddit by an extremist and hostile group of moderators:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/12/reddit-libertarian-takeover-far-right/
https://old.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/20yhxc/reddit_and_community_what_works_what_raises_flags/
https://old.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/20yhxc/reddit_and_community_what_works_what_raises_flags/
I've been pondering what makes communities for a couple of decades, most recently over the past couple of years largely on G+ (a failed attempt in my book). I've gotten some really good ideas from a number of people there, many of whom are increasingly (or fatally) frustrated in their attempts to find a good community alternative. Among the better concepts...
A bit I'd written over four years ago now, on positives and negatives associated with Reddit specifically.
One item covered is the issue of moderator capture or squatting, a/k/a moderator hijacking. This is in the news again with a takeover of a high-profile subreddit by an extremist and hostile group of moderators:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/12/reddit-libertarian-takeover-far-right/
https://old.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/20yhxc/reddit_and_community_what_works_what_raises_flags/
https://old.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/20yhxc/reddit_and_community_what_works_what_raises_flags/
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