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"A Tough, Sturdy Animal" 27-Jan-22 06:16 PM
Hey ["Look At Me, I'm The Captain Now"] are you available to chat tonight?
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"Look At Me, I'm The Captain Now" 27-Jan-22 06:16 PM
Yeah sure here for the next little while
hour or so
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"A Tough, Sturdy Animal" 27-Jan-22 06:17 PM
[REDACTED: MISSPELLED SUBREDDIT EXISTS] needs mods tonight, they have no structure and need help getting set up.
Are you able to at least temporarily help them? i'm in a call with them right now.
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"Look At Me, I'm The Captain Now" 27-Jan-22 06:17 PM
Yeah sure
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"A Tough, Sturdy Animal" 27-Jan-22 06:17 PM
You want to join the call?
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"Look At Me, I'm The Captain Now" 27-Jan-22 06:17 PM
where is this call taking place?
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"A Tough, Sturdy Animal" 27-Jan-22 06:17 PM
discord
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"Look At Me, I'm The Captain Now" 27-Jan-22 06:17 PM
yeah happy to consult
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"A Tough, Sturdy Animal" 27-Jan-22 06:18 PM
Okay sent a friend request on discord
accept and i can add you to the call
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"Look At Me, I'm The Captain Now" 28-Jan-22 03:48 PM
Hey man
You're an all star
I did not mean to quote a song just now
But thanks for doing everything you're doing
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"A Tough, Sturdy Animal" 28-Jan-22 03:49 PM
get your game on, go play
Yeah for sure!
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"Look At Me, I'm The Captain Now" 28-Jan-22 03:49 PM
rofl
walked into that
hey wanted to flag something to you
We gotta be so careful about displaying our internals
There are people champing at the bit to destroy what we're working on
If you can, please avoid talking about our machinations internally and giving the community tools to monitor us
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"A Tough, Sturdy Animal" 28-Jan-22 03:49 PM
Yes, I think that was an intentional test
I suspect there are some rogues out there but the majority of people legitimately are just concerned because another Subreddit they really liked imploded over rogue mods.
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"Look At Me, I'm The Captain Now" 28-Jan-22 03:51 PM
I get it, for sure
Things will calm down in time if we don't stoke the flames
That is literally the only way
Transparency works in theory but the more you give, the more the bad folks out there will take
Nothing is ever enough
So you just have to give them nothing to work with
Isn't to say that the folks who are just concerned are bad, but the ones out there who hate us will weaponize what we give them to try to keep the concerned, well, concerned
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"A Tough, Sturdy Animal" 28-Jan-22 05:27 PM
Okay logging off for a bit. I did want to make one note before I left: There are a few mods on the sub that I think have hearts of gold but were not involved with [BERNIE_SUB]. I think it's important we try to be inclusive of them and avoid making them feel like we've steamrolled ahead without them, which would be one of the very things pro-worker movements tend to be fighting against. I don't want all of this to come across as a subreddit getting co-opted or stolen, it's just drama that we don't want or need and can probably easily avoid.
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"Look At Me, I'm The Captain Now" 28-Jan-22 05:27 PM
Yeah the goal is to whip everyone into tip top shape. Some mods don't have any experience at all. None of us have any experience with something of this scope.
Even the wildest days at [BERNIE_SUB] don't touch this shit
doesn't hold a candle to it
The best thing that we can all do is defend against burnout. Protect one another. Lean in when you have time, step back when you are fried.
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"A Tough, Sturdy Animal" 28-Jan-22 05:29 PM
I agree with all of that. And that's why I'm pushing that we be very careful to be inclusive with the others to make them feel they are part of the team too.
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"Look At Me, I'm The Captain Now" 28-Jan-22 05:30 PM
I hear you
it is top of mind for me
Thank you for flagging and sticking your neck out
✅ 1
It is an honor to work with you.
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"Look At Me, I'm The Captain Now" 30-Jan-22 03:54 PM
Hey, I wanted to privately say a few things. The past couple days, you have argued with everything I've tried to communicate. I am a bit surprised by this, as you were the one who brought me in to fix the most glaring problems with [LABOR] reform. The guidelines ["Not Us, Me"] and I have established did just that. You're a mod with us on [BERNIE_SUB] and [PROGRESSIVE_SUB], so I am a bit surprised that you don't seem to understand the way we operate. Those modteams aren't a democracy. It's a project headed by ["Not Us, Me"] and myself in close collaboration with a handful of our friends. When [LABOR]reform was handed to us, it became a part of that project. So I am sorry if it makes you uncomfortable, but ["Not Us, Me"] and I will absolutely act as a hand on the kill switch if this team goes astray. We will do this because we are experienced and know how to avoid basic mistakes and because it is our project to run. If that is not agreeable to you, then I'm afraid this is where we part ways.