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On Monday, Ars Technica published a piece with the headline “Reddit faces content quality concerns after its Great Mod Purge“. The story claimed that expertise was being lost on Reddit because moderators of some subreddits were removed for a protest they were involved in. It didn’t really back that claim up, though. Also, a new moderator for a home automation subreddit pushed back on the idea that moderators have expertise:
A moderator on Reddit is probably rarely an expert on the topic they’re moderating over. Instead, they’re a passionate member of the community that sees the value in sharing information between community members, and we’ll all work together to make sure someone doesn’t touch a live wire. [Read more]