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submitted 1 year ago by dunloap@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Power mods are one of the main problems with reddit. The same thing is already happening with Lemmy.

This is concerning because it allows for control of what becomes popular content.

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[-] ChemicalRascal@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Exactly this. On Reddit, you would end up with stuff like r/TrueStarWars and such as a result of bad mods moderating badly โ€” but those communities would have a harder time taking off due to the name being less searchable, and individuals needing to be "in the know" about why one sub has "true" out the front.

With everyone being able to take the same community name, just across different instances, there's a potential for a better, more competitive process to take place instead. It won't be perfect โ€” @starwars is going to be in a much more immediately advantaged position than, say, @starwars โ€” but in theory the playing field is closer to being level.

[-] CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world 10 points 1 year ago

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !starwars@lemmy.world

this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2023
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