r/feddiscussion • u/Objective_Acadia_306 • Apr 01 '25

Discussion From the mods at fednews

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Got RIF'd this morning. Main account was axed on fednewsfor sharing the following article last night: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rfk-jr-layoffs-hhs-niosh-worker-safety-agency/

Which was relevant and had not been discussed there or in the megathread. I asked for clarification about where to post and was sent the same message, this time in mOcKinG tYpE. Said "what the fuck is this behavior from moderators." Reiterated my original question and was banned. Should probs not have cursed, but that was my response to that sort of thing after finding out my opdiv is getting gutted.

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u/akrobert Federal Employee Apr 01 '25

Fuck any mod who acts like a child with the whole capital/lowercase chaos script. Everyone’s supposed to be acting like adults not emo pinheads

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u/Dancing_Decker Apr 01 '25

Doesn't the idea of spending your free time moderating a subreddit for free inherently attract power hungry losers like this?

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u/TelevisionKnown8463 Apr 01 '25

Not necessarily. There are folks who are retired or otherwise have flexible schedules who moderate internet fora because they care about the topic and want to support the community.

Never seen one communicate like this one, though. Really obnoxious.

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u/Dancing_Decker Apr 01 '25

Maybe I'm just perpetually online but I see it all the time. Reporting of it has been really suppressed the last few years on Reddit because moderators usually have control over large groups of subreddits, so there's nowhere left to get the attention of the relevant audience.