As per title. I’ve been wondering this. Depending on the time I could spare, I’d like to get involved a bit more in Lemmy, and I suppose other users could be willing too as well. Moderating could be a way, I guess.
I’ve been an admin for a 8-9k+ users Discord server for years, but I love Lemmy so much I’d like to see if I can be somehow useful here. I don’t think I’m power tripping at all, but have zero tolerance for harassment, racism or sexism, bigotry and honestly want to keep neocons and bigots/trolls out of Lemmy as long as it’s humanly possible. Whenever in doubt, I generally abstain from using any moderation power and talk with other mods/users to find the best course of action.
I’m posting in this community in hope that other users may be wondering about it and may find any answer useful.
Thank you for offering, some communities might ask you for help!
Personally I tend to try to find active members who are known to be positive in the community before reaching out to them and offering them a mod position. It’s easier for them to mod if they’re already invested in the community.
I suppose that’s the best way indeed. But I thought it wouldn’t hurt, in cases where no one could be found, for people who are slowly burning out to know that others may be available for helping, even for a small time, while they recover !
What are your favourite communities here? Are you an active member? If the mod team seems small or inactive maybe try messaging and asking?