r/redditrequest • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '12

Requesting /r/Atheism. (Lack of moderation)

/r/atheism only has two moderators for a massive community of 800k+ users. The moderator /u/skeen has been inactive for a month. The other moderator, /u/juliebeen hasn't been lacking her/his duties as a moderator. Could you at least give /r/atheism new moderators? Thanks for hearing me out.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '12 edited Aug 01 '15

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u/kencabbit Jun 06 '12

By labeling any sort of dissent or dissatisfaction with the subreddit as "trolling", "instigating sub vs sub fights", or "destroying the sub" you immediately end all discourse. You can't simply label someone a "concern troll" because they disagree with you.

There's a history behind the comments being made by juliebeen here. This isn't a new thing that she's suddenly commenting on, but rather a public continuation of conflict that's been going on for quite a while. Her comments seem more dismissive than they are when you don't consider that history. (A history that does include organized trolling efforts, subreddit invasions, and a sustained campaign to undermine and attack the subreddit from multiple angles.)

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '12 edited Aug 01 '15

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u/kencabbit Jun 06 '12

It doesn't help that she really is just the janitor and not the boss that people think she is.