Why do so many newbros think that mods can only be assigned

>>1427545
Because that's how it works on reddit.

Moderator is a general word, though. Janitors are, by definition, moderators.

>>1427553
based redditor

>>1427554
And they're almost never referred to as such. There's this prevailing perception that moderators are board specific rather than site-wide.

Also, while the mods are in principle global, they tend to spend most of their time on certain boards. For example, when people complained about the /k/ mod on /q/, they weren't complaining about an imagined boogeyman.

It's reflective of how ignorant some users are of the site they use. When someone makes the mistake of saying mods are board specific I immediately treat everything they say as words of a newfag. It's quite a useful indicator for newfags if this assumption is right.

>>1427553
Unironically this.

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>>1427545
The anon in the screencap didn't say they can only be assigned to a single board.

>>1427553
>>1427572
t. redditors

>>1427553
Based reddit spy.

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>>1427577
>>1427578
https://youtu.be/eZL-hucSsfY

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>>1427588
The guy who sings feel so autistic...

I hope you're not like that

>>1427545
Because that's what would make sense, moderators who haven't the slightest idea about a board shouldn't moderate it.

>>1427647
Moderating isn't about which opinions and views are allowed. It's about enforcing the rules.

>>1427648
And again the rules are simply guide lines for the mods, except a few very specific rules it is up to the mods judgement, and how could anyone judge something correctly without knowing it?

But it's not like there is a need for every board to have it's own mod. The ones that need it are the main and most popular board like /a/, /v/, /pol/ etc., the board that share a common interest, like the porn board could be under a single mod, and board with barely any traffic like /po/ could be left to a janny. But sadly most of the mods don't give a shit about the site, only their little corner where they think they are gods.

>>1427560
This.
It's very evident that some (most?) mods only care about a small handful of boards and only looks at the other boards when those boards more dedicated mods aren't around and the report queue is blowing up.

>>1427553
Can confirm. I am an actual reddit mod.

>>1429202
Promote this anon to global moderator immediately.