And, if you are comfortable with sharing, what are some of the worst things that you’ve seen?

  • Nicht BurningTurtle
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    Most things are ads, spam or people reporting comments they politically disagree with.

    There was a troll spamming cp some time ago, but that was before my time as a mod / admin.

    • granolabar
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      people reporting comments they politically disagree with.

      Wouldn’t this be mod abuse?

      • Nicht BurningTurtle
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        You might have misinterpreted it. It referes to users falsely reporting users they disagree with. This often happens in the context of political discussions.

        What I didn’t mean is removing comments I personally disagree with. This would indeed be mod abuse.

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          Sorry I meant that idiots flooding mods with false reports is abuse of mods ie creating extra work for the mod and taking hsi time away from the actual job.

          I can see threat actors using this tactic to wear down the mod team.

          • Nicht BurningTurtle
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            You are right. We had some of those. They’re gone now.

            EDIT: I was confused, since mod abuse is usually associated with mods acting unprofessionally / in bad faith.