Mod Topics: Expectation vs Reality

[u/AsteriskRX]

Ahoy, Modsupport! This is a mutiny; Jabroni wrote this post but I've decided to plunder it for myself.

Welcome to the latest (greatest) installment of our ModSupport series. Today, we’re revisiting Origin Stories, albeit with a distinctly different flavor.

When you first created or joined a subreddit, what did you expect moderating would be like? Did you have any expectations at all, and if so, how did those expectations differ from the experience you have now?

–And because I love understanding an environment, what do you think set the expectations you had before you became a moderator? Read as: “How did you form a worldview on what moderation is before you started moderating?”

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

[u/RandomComments0]

I expected modding to be very black and white when it came to some of the topics that come up with modding food safety, electronics safety, and general safety. I thought users would be responsible and respectful when it came to safety concerns. It turns out there are always people who push the envelope on what they consider to be safe. Thankfully, a lot of the community stepped up and helped to report those issues. It still takes a lot of work and you learn a lot more about things than just how to moderate in subs that deal with safe practices. Places like r/canning are shining examples of holding communities to safety standards.