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Should Michael Novati remain a moderator of this subreddit?

r/codingbootcamp

u/metalreflectslime wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

As far as I know, he has not unfairly removed any posts or comments.

u/michaelnovati replied · · edited
I can repeat what I've already stated, that we have guidelines and above average Reddit controls turned on. That there was a wave of sketchy accounts in the middle-ish of 2024, many that are suspended now, and their content was some autoremoved, some still here, and some being removed when found. And finally that mods are humans and make mistakes, like misreading, misjudging, looking at the wrong profile when reviewing escalated claims, clicking the wrong buttons etc... Obviously mistakes should be absolutely minimal, but they happen and we correct them if notified. The only content I personally have removed, as I've said before, is factually incorrect content that is provable. Like if someone says "X is actually owned by Y" and it's not, then it could be removed, typically challenged first but it's judgement. Finally, when Reddit AI removes stuff it says "removed by moderator". Some of this content ends up in the Reddit Queue for FYI (which we typically confirm removal) and some of it is just auto removed and not even shown. There's some judgement in the review of the queue. If an account was flagged for reputation but has a alot of content on Reddit and the post seems netural maybe remove the strike and approve. If the account is brand new then just dismiss.