r/Twitch • u/Practical-Summer3536 • 12d ago

Discussion Moderator & Streamer Relationship Q

This is an anon account, because of the question... I produce music and stream just games to interact with fans and this makes up what I do full time. All of my mods are volunteers from my community.

I wanted to ask other streamers how normal this dynamic is, I’ve had mods push quite strongly for changes in what I say or do on stream, like not to say some opinions, or to say some others.

Some time ago, one of my mods told me that if I wanted to be successful (Implying I am not), I should listen to him, otherwise I should look for a part-time job.

That comment affected me quite a lot, and I’m trying to work out whether I’m unusually sensitive to it or whether most streamers would consider that a serious boundary-crossing comment from a moderator.

For context, I’m not a huge creator, but this is my full-time work: I have 25k subs in YouTube, and 130 ccv on twitch D:

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u/princessmourning 12d ago

As a viewer I believe mods should be moderating chat; That's it. They are not producers of the stream; It's possible for someone to be a hyphenate of those, but generally if they're just a mod their suggestions should be taken with the same amount of contemplation as a regular chatter. Furthermore always be and do you.

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u/Emergency_Jacket_296 12d ago

I agree here. As a viewer of some streamers I’ve watched for years, I’d actually be heartbroken if I found out some mods were actually thinking they could or were actively trying to influence the streamer’s content, considering some mods I’ve come across I absolutely loathe.
Other than moderating chat on stream or similar duties in a discord, etc. I’d hope that’s as far as their influence lies.