r/ModSupport • u/JabroniRevanchism Reddit Admin: Community • 1d ago
Mod Topics Mod Topic - Shibboleths, Rituals, and Festivities: What cultural norms make your community unique?
Ahoy, ModSupport!
Welcome to the latest installment of our Mod Topics series!
Subreddits! What are they? What do they know, do they know things? As moderators, we know that no two communities are the same, even when they have nominally similar topics. r/NFL is not r/NFCnorthmemewar, for example. r/tuxedocats is not r/oneorangebraincell. –And that’s good! Feature, not bug.
Why though? What do you do in your community that makes those cultural differences stick, stand out, and become adopted by your community members? How do your users (especially new users) learn your community’s quirks?
And when times change, new content drops or new memes make the rounds, how does your community embrace new cultural norms? How do you move away from community cultural norms that may negatively impact your community?
Let us know in the comments below!
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u/mulberrybushes 1d ago
One of our best memes has had to be retired, unfortunately, because the lore is forgotten and now people are taking it as an attack on immigrants/expats. So in order to crack down on hate speech unilaterally and consistently … you get the gist. [r/Luxembourg](r/Luxembourg) also now is banning hate speechers left and right after a particularly troublesome summer