New mods, new post flairs, don’t feed the trolls
Hi Hello!
1) I’d like to introduce our 4 new moderators:
I am super grateful for their help and support in keeping things running smoothly and keeping our community troll-free. Please be nice to them! Remember this is a volunteer position and we’re all doing our best. 💕 We may recruit more mods as needed, but we’re all set for now.
Please message modmail with any questions or concerns. Do not DM individual moderators!
2) A note about the Mod Voice:
Your moderators are also regular participants in this community. If you’re not already familiar, the mod voice is designated by the green shield and “MOD” tag. When mods are engaging here without the mod voice, we are speaking as community members, not moderators.
In a community like this, of course there will be disagreements, discussion, discourse, and debate. Mods may disagree with you and you may disagree with us and that is absolutely fine and encouraged. You won’t be banned and your comments won’t be removed just because we disagree.
When we post or reply in the mod voice, we are speaking as moderators of the subreddit. This is generally reserved for communicating official info about the subreddit and for warning users when they’re in violation of the subreddit rules.
3) We have new post flairs to help you better sort content to find what you’re looking for. Please use them! We’re keeping them optional for now.
4) Please don’t feed the trolls! We know it’s tempting to engage with them, but they come here for the reaction. Rather than arguing with them, please report them for breaking the rules. Reports make it so much easier for the mod team to quickly locate and remove troll comments as opposed to us having to constantly scan the replies. Anything pro-Trump, anti-immigrant, or otherwise bigoted should be reported.
5) Reminder: Reddit is not a free speech zone and this subreddit is no exception. This is a leftist-run community. We don’t allow Trump/MAGA bullshit, pro-cop shit, racism, Zionism, bigotry, transphobia, hate speech, etc.
If you are a liberal, you are welcome here, but expect your views to be challenged. We ask that you acknowledge and respect that in the US in particular, all major protest, social progress and civil rights movements are rooted in leftist values. There is a reason why all the established groups regularly organizing protests are leftist and not liberal. If you’re new to activism and protesting, we ask that you keep an open mind to new ideas and concepts. Many of us leftists were once liberals and have gradually been pushed left.
If you have any suggestions for how we can improve the subreddit, feel free to reply to this post or send a message to modmail any time!
Thank you for being here. Don’t give up hope! There are so many people who share our belief that a better world is possible and worth fighting for.
“Never let your enemy tell you how many of you there are.” -Malcom X
In solidarity,
xConstantGardenerx and the r/DenverProtests mod team