Acquistion of a dead subsaidit

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[–]magnora7 6 insightful - 5 fun6 insightful - 4 fun7 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

Sorry, there is no system for acquisiton of a "dead" subsaidit, nor will there be. Such a system was used to hijack many subs on reddit from their rightful owners. If you want activity on a sub, then post things in it. Thanks

[–]comments 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

what if the moderator has left and the sub is no longer moderated or maintained?

[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Doesn't matter, generally, as there's nothing on most of those subs anyways.

In the rare case there is a highly-active sub, that is also unmoderated, and also needs moderation, then I would generally look at who has posted there in a way that raises the level of discourse and select them to become a mod. But this is a process that I initiate, not something someone can ask for.

[–]muyuu 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think you should take the time to establish a procedure for the acquisition of "dead" subs because this you just said is IMO even more ad-hoc and arbitrary than reddit.

Two posts above you say that there is no procedure of acquisition nor will there be, then in this post you declare that you will uniquely put a moderator in charge, specifically in active subs that need moderation. All of this being entirely on your judgment.

The good news is that this has just been raised (ghost-town sub with a squatted name), and the scenario you mention is hypothetical. But I think it will be a reddit-esque shit-show if it comes to happen, and thus it's worth preventing.

PS: frankly I don't even know what dmt is supposed to be about, but squatting of good short names by inactive mods can potentially be a serious problem. Establishing some procedure could both solve this and prevent potential scenarios of perceived admin arbitrary power.