I propose someone create /s/SubsWeWant. It would behoove us to discuss potential subs first, explain our goals, determine if better names exist, consider (co-)moderators, be encouraged or talked out of them, and help promote awareness about them. I have lists of sub ideas I think folks might like.

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[–]Questionable 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

I know! You could make the sub! And then send out a million invites for moderators, and then leave the sub!

😃 😄 😅...

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

I have to wait a week.

Late summer into the fall I made a batch of subs (Surveillance, Corporatocracy, Technocracy, etc etc etc) and for the first time I thought:

  1. I'm a shitty mod in that all I care about is filing my posts in topical categories.
  2. I'm a shitty mod in that all I care about is a pretty banner and CSS.
  3. I'm a shitty mod in that all I care about is finding new information.
  4. I'm a shitty mod in that I don't give a shit about "moderating" anyone.
  5. I'm a shitty mod for dominating all the "Power, Corruption & Lies" subs.

So I figured I could be a good proactive mod and instead of saying "Ask to co-mod or earn an invite." I'd just invite folks who have already earned my confidence.

A few weeks in and I realized I was reaching my sub maximum of 40. I also realized that I could just dump those subs on the "suckers" who became co-mods. I decided that wasn't cool so I pondered on it for months, even started several drafts explaining all this, dumped some of my old subs (effectively the same result but different), etc etc etc. I even started making some subs to immediately offload them. I figured that was a sort of loophole that M7 would eventually seal off.

Ironically, much later I realized that M7 was actually shooting himself in the foot - again. Regardless of my motives (outlined above) and of how many subs I have control over, I'm not actually problem until I abuse it. Putting that arbitrary unjustified 40 max limit on us makes M7 seem like a tyrant, IMO. Whether they have zero or 40, anyone who creates a sub and dumps it is creating even MORE chaotic unregulated space that only the admins can tame.

I admit I was a shitty admin, but at least once or twice a year I might find spam to remove. I know I really should have cleaned up before my big purge recently but I wasn't fully thinking clearly (if I ever do) from the pain. More importantly and ironically, my goals and plans are more clear and pressing than ever before, so with this new huge personal paradigm shift I don't have too much interest in cleaning up everything I was doing or putting my house in order. I have lost all interest in pretty banners and CSS and intend to use my skills better. Time will tell whether my plans and efforts will be worthwhile. I can always resume my old habits.

[–]Questionable 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

I admit I was a shitty admin,

I admit, I have no idea what you are talking about. Everything you have said here is wrong, as you are incapable of providing a proper self evaluation of your own tenure.

My appraisal is as follows:

Sufficient. With a tendency to be too harsh on ones self, and too accepting of criticism. Too open.

Advice:

Give less fucks. Question the validity of criticism. Evaluate criticism from a more objective perspective. Oh, and as a user, self limit submissions to only 2 categories to prevent over saturation of topics.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Okay, I was being negative and too hyperbolic in my self-criticism. I'm afraid what you'll think of my optimistic and self-aggrandizing counter-internal-monologue.

Your advice is sage. IMO, the big fucks should be given for big actions, the rest is dramatic word salad.

Limiting to 2 categories may be a good idea, though I'm not at all sure what you mean by it - and are there exceptions when it's breaking news?

[–]Questionable 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

"I have to wait a week."

Was this not what you were asking for?

https://saidit.net/s/NewSaidits

/u/JasonCarswell has been invited by /u/Questionable to moderate /s/NewSaidits.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Fantastic! That will certainly suffice.

I appreciate the invite but I'm not interested in taking on the responsibility of even more SaidIt projects. I'm offloading subs. Moreover, I'm hoping to spread the responsibility and stuff and successful subs around - the very fundamental foundation for that sub. I can have great ideas, but I don't need to "own" them. I guarantee you I'll be constantly posting ideas there as they hatch in my head and need to exit via some expression. Importantly, I think, some of them are interactive, and I suspect good for community building, not just current events and conspiracy. Stay tuned.

I still haven't shared all of my "big ideas" yet. Once I've made my pitches I'll ask the community at large which they want me to focus on more. I can co-develop +-20 projects slowly but I want to be more effective and primarily focus on a priority few.