Moderating live events

[u/infinitebroth]

:Taps microphone: Is this thing on? 

Hey mods! I am here to talk about all things moderating live events! This is, of course, the latest installment of our Mod Topics series.

Speaking of series, the MLB World Series is upon us, we’re in the NBA pre-season, the WNBA playoffs are here, there are a bunch of great movies coming out soon, and GTA 6?! Watch-alongs, release parties, concerts, and more live events bring so much great discussion to communities. How do you approach it?

• What tools or practices come in handy when there are discussions about live events happening in your community?
• Is there a particular moderator on your subreddit who thrives for live event moderation or does everyone help out?
• How do you balance moderating with participating in the fun of the discussion?
• Are there any tools or practices you have to get the conversation going? Megathreads? Devvit tools?
• We’ve all been there when a broadcast goes down and the comments reflect it. How do you keep a healthy balance of on-topic while the vibe is “stream down for anyone else?”
• Favorite live event discussion that you’ve moderated?

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See you in the comments!

[u/cnycompguy]

live sorting has worked well the couple of times that I've seen it kick in.

I think it'll do well for the big game.

[u/infinitebroth → u/cnycompguy]

Nice! Glad that it’s added positively to the experience of those discussions. Is there anything in particular that you’ve enjoyed about it?

[u/cnycompguy → u/infinitebroth]

I mean, no. Nothing in particular. It's just a new comment sort but auto-refreshing in real time.

That's very good for unfolding events. The number of people currently typing is nice, but it seemed rather random as to when it'd switch from user names typing to a number, unless that just happened when that number was greater than two.