They don't have to it manually. They don't have to do anything at all. Yet they'll keep doing it, because a desire to "clean up the site" of spam bots and porn isn't why jannies do what they do. They do it for free.
Its because some of them treat it like a job. With all the crying about how much work they have to do and self importance that they are some arbiters of truth and justice.
For something they literally volunteer for, and for many put in more work than actual employees of the website to keep it running.
That's true. I'd be happy to help flag spam posts if that's what they need (to the extent that I use reddit at all). They concentrate the power in a few hands when there's millions of users sometimes. That's not due to a lack of manpower.
They don't have to it manually. They don't have to do anything at all. Yet they'll keep doing it, because a desire to "clean up the site" of spam bots and porn isn't why jannies do what they do. They do it for free.
I never understood the phrase "They do it for free."
Don't we all?
Don't we all research, reveal and mock without seeking financial compensation?
Not defending Reddit mods here, I just don't understand why that phrase is supposed to be bad.
Its because some of them treat it like a job. With all the crying about how much work they have to do and self importance that they are some arbiters of truth and justice.
For something they literally volunteer for, and for many put in more work than actual employees of the website to keep it running.
That's true. I'd be happy to help flag spam posts if that's what they need (to the extent that I use reddit at all). They concentrate the power in a few hands when there's millions of users sometimes. That's not due to a lack of manpower.
The powermods aren't doing what they do for free. reddit may not be paying them, but someone is.