• nomous@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Moderating a forum isn’t really a thing to be proud of or congratulate someone for squid.

    “Oh you were just made a moderator? I’m sorry.” is more appropriate.

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      6 months ago

      It’s true, we do have a lot of thankless work to do (I moderate a bunch of communities), but we also, or at least I do, try to promote community growth and discussion. I sort of view my jobs as much as an ambassador for the community as I am someone who enforces rules.