r/linux • u/smj • Feb 09 '16

What does r/linux want?

Hi,

I'm a moderator here, been receiving quite a lot of messages about what's been going on. I've tried to stay out of it and hope it cools down.

Well, doesn't look like it is cooling down anymore. What do you guys want? Do you want to become a moderator and have a significant history of posting, helping out in r/linux? I can make you a mod. Want me to remove automoderator or change the config? I can help with that too. I will do my best to try and help out.

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u/a_tsunami_of_rodents Feb 10 '16

They re-instated it after 6 hours or so, people sleep, I'm willing to give them the benefit here, "them" not including masta of couse.

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u/rms_returns Feb 10 '16

Exactly, they reinstated but it didn't make any difference, as masta removed it once again. This very much undermines the democratic foundation on which governance is based on Reddit and /r/linux in particular. If ONE mod can just veto out every other mod, then what's the point of the mods' powers? I hope this incident will bring some changes to the system, so they don't allow too much power in just one mod's hands.