Submit your nominees for Moderator of the Year as top-level comments below, and vote on the other nominations that people have submitted.
Please list both the moderator and the reddit(s) you have in mind.
Posted Jan 5, 2010, 12:49 AM UTC · edited
kickme444! Secret Santa reddit of course.
The way he handled one troll (not staying calm which in turn made everyone bash him) was just bad. Also considering that there were other trolls which even got praise.
I don't even think that guy was a troll. Maybe I've got the wrong idea of the Christmas spirit, but it seems like the whole situation came out because people were pissed that his gift wasn't good enough.
It's fucking Christmas. Do you think Jesus really wanted to hear a little drummer boy when he was an infant? That probably just freaked him out. Just the same, everyone appreciates the little drummer boy because he showed up and presented what he had as well as he could.
I don't know, maybe I really shouldn't even care about it. I wasn't involved the Secret Santa thing.
two things
he should have participated correctly and made a real gift instead of making it a joke. just because someone jokingly says 'no bobcats' is not an instant justification to create a joke, that clearly he would have liked if it had been done to him. regardless of his harmless joke however, not being able to say "oh shit i was supposed to make a real gift like the rules say instead of being a snickering derelict?" absolves him of any real sympathy.
mod kickme444 shouldn't have created the personal attacks which i have yet so see cited. nonetheless personally i would be a bit offended by someone not willing to play by the rules and having their only intention to have a laugh at christmas, then criticize others.
perhaps thats where we all are misinterpreted on here. who got up on a giant reddit podium and said:
'WE ARE SELF RIGHTEOUS ASS HOLES WHO LIKE TO CRITICIZE EVERYTHING AND OH GOSH I JUST LOVE WITTY AND IRONIC JOKES CAUSE IT MAKES MY PEE PEE FEEL BIGGER WHEN I GET TO SEE PEOPLES GENUINE INTENTIONS FUCKED OVER.'
that stinky heuristic is really starting to bother me whenever somebody tries to be sincere on here and people cant help being inappropriate with trolling. trolling is indeed funny and a great part of reddit, but theres a difference between a joke and blatant arrogance.
r/trees ftw.
He effected the christmases of over 4,000 people. I guess I don't really care that he fucked up once.
To each their own though of course, I understand some people were really offended he made this mistake. I could of sworn he did apologize for it and acknowledge he made the mistake.. that just goes a long way in my book.
He wouldn't have affected it if everybody would have stayed reasonable. It makes me sick that so many people bullied one person for no real reason. Let the Christmas stress and of everyone pour down on him.
If he wins, it should be a joint win with 5days. Just sayin'.
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Is he going to win every category this year or something?
KrispyKrackers for her work in r/AskReddit and r/Calendar_Girls.
Also, she created ideas for the admins, another great subreddit.
I <3 her. She's like Mother Reddit.
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Please reply to this with subreddits you think should be included, I don't have time to see them all.
Why are you listing the moderators here?
I suspect you might misunderstand the award.
Moderator of the year for the subreddit they're in - makes it easier to see who is mod of who.
I would like to nominate andrewinmelbourne for tirelessly unbanning submissions at the request of users in r/WTF and for growing r/australia
I agree - He created the original concept for WTF alien too!
He does good work as both moderator and his links are always good reading.
Always does a top job!
he is one of the best
qgyh2
He personally runs r/tldr. Give credit where credit is due.
I <3 him. He's like Father Reddit.
SouljaBoySucks for his amazing contribution to Reddit with bringing about and moderating the amazing Emma Watson subreddit :[
rmuser for the LGBT subreddit.
Yes - I would say rmuser is one of the most level headed moderators around.
Also for WTF
aenea for her unceasing effort to make life a little better for those who are in desperate need of help in r/SuicideWatch and r/depression
Also masta for r/WTF.
Couldn't agree more - and also for r/worldnews
Indeed! He always is there helping out.
BritishEnglishPolice
Aennil for r/happybirthday!
EDIT: /r/happybirthday isn't that well populated, only around 475ish, so join now!
It's a fucking awesome subreddit!
cinsere -r/trees, nuff said.
I nominate nobody. Reddit should be unmoderated.
Care to create a self post explaining why?
Because up/down arrows already do the job. Also, anyone can "delete" any submission by clicking "hide". So, basically, on reddit everyone has mod powers already. Mods are unnecessary.
What about non-self posts in self and Askreddit? These still drive traffic to the spam site in question even if they are downvoted. Who would free spam from the various autofilters? Who would remove personal information?
What about non-self posts in self and Askreddit? These still drive traffic to the spam site in question even if they are downvoted.
If a submission is downvoted (or just not upvoted), the traffic it generates is miniscule. A spammer would get more traffic by posting on 4chan.
Who would free spam from the various autofilters?
In my opinion, autofilter should be abolished. At least 50% of my submissions are catched by it, so it is obvious it is broken. Unfortunately reddit is unwilling to do anything despite my constant complaints.
Who would remove personal information?
The site admins, I presume. This type of thing is rare enough. Besides, mods are already notorious for not doing this task well. I reported a lot of posts that were illegal, and none of them were deleted.
Etab, for r/Etab. One of the most consistently entertaining subreddits.
robinohio1 for all my reddits I mod...including r/shittyadvice and r/cleveland
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qqyh2. The only clear choice.
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redGPz for all her hard work in r/SuicideWatch/.
Red is an absolute joy, everywhere she goes.
redGPz is incredible to say the very least. She is selfless, and genuinely cares about the people who post at SW and Depression!
With redGPz, the award would go to a redditor who helps and helped a lot of people. She's amazing and always there for one when people need her.
Without a doubt redGPz is always ready to response to a cry for help
Red is the only moderator I could vote for. I've never seen the value of moderators outside subreddits like SW, especially considering we have a voting system that allows us to essentially remove unwanted articles from view.
With a strong hand and heart redGPZ leads the way, got my vote