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Is it appropriate for someone to be a mod here when they don't understand open source, and insult users in the community? (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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https://lemmy.ml/post/13864821

I'd understand if they were a random user, but a mod should already have at least some understanding about a community's topic.

But worse to me are their comments in that post calling the people responding "childish trolls in this community". I do not think that this is appropriate for a moderator.

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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That's insulting? Quite civil words, compared to the words the community he is describing, use in that thread.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yes. And that doesn't excuse it; a moderator should be better than the community they moderate.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    That's honestly an unreasonable expectation of volunteers, and especially not one I'd want mods to measure themselves by. A mod who thinks he is better than the common users would be a massive asshole.

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