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Bruh what? They're citing lack of staff? They haven't even asked for volunteers! I would be happy to help!
You don't necessarily want to just ask for volunteers as that's a great way to summon exactly the kind of people you don't want to put in charge of online communities. The best way is usually to notice people who are already part of the community and consistently make positive contributions, then ask for their help. If none of those people want to, though, you're stuck.
Flashback to when the creator of lemmy.world/c/the_pack was looking for mods. I volunteered with
I’m also a shitty mod and will disappear for weeks at a time. I only have experience modding a small subreddit and have no familiarity with Lemmy’s mod tools. Feel free to hit me up.
I passed the vibe check and now I'm exactly as crap a mod as I said I'd be.
Better many lazy mods with proper vibes than one eager mod with a chip on their shoulder.
I wouldn't mind going through reports etc. either, I can take off some load, but don't make it a responsibility.
Obviously you would vet each person, not just blindly give admin privileges.
they have, not long ago.
fuck, i didn't see it... D:
Yeah, I got close to volunteering, too, but honestly, my plate is too full doing more important stuff in the real world atm.
So it's everyone else's. That's why we're at the point we're at. Sucks, but my plate is too full too.
They did, 4 month ago
The people that are most willing to help are generally the least likely to help, especially when it comes to content moderation.
https://lemmy.ca/post/37365128
(my local version of the recruitment thread, in case the original lemm.ee post link becomes inaccessible)
Honestly, me too. I wouldn't mind taking on some /c/, but I've got a bad moderation record (banned in places, removed comments in others......) but I can be better and can take this place with sincerity rather than a place to vent my autistic annoyances in the worst ways possible. I've been here for 2 years and I wouldn't want this - what we have - to go away.
Can we please have a post where /c/ that are struggling to moderate could ask for help? Hell, we could even do it monthly or every 2 months. Just gather ever /c/ that is struggling and ask for vols.