Hexbear Moderator Drive 2026 (thelemmy.club)

submitted 1 day ago by CARCOSA@hexbear.net to c/main@hexbear.net

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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8042797

Hello users of Hexbear while we are always accepting moderation applications I would like to begin another formal volunteer drive.

We are particularly looking for moderators for our main "High Activity" communities:

chapotraphouse

news

slop

memes

technology

games

chat

politics

askchapo

badposting

movies

Top communities for the last 1 - 6 months
https://hexbear.net/communities

https://hexbear.net/communities?listingType=Local&sort=TopThreeMonths&page=1

https://hexbear.net/communities?listingType=Local&sort=TopSixMonths&page=1

Those of you interested in volunteering as a moderator, you may comment your answers, or send me your responses to the application questions below using either hexbear direct message or matrix message.

The answers may be as short or as long as you feel is adequate.

Application
What is your Hexbear username?

Do you have any preferred pronouns?

What are your thoughts on capitalism?

What are your thoughts on imperialism?

What are your thoughts on Palestine?

What are your thoughts on trans rights?

What are your thoughts on racial justice?

What do think about current and previous protests around the world?

What are your thoughts on Veganism and Animal Liberation?

Do you have any experience with other leftist online communities?

What did those experiences teach you?

What is your approach to moderation, and how do you work with teams?

How do you deal with online drama and people who try to start things for the sake of it?

What current communities would you be interested in moderating?

Would you like to create a new community?

Do you have any ideas for community engagement?

What is your general time availability? (Time zone, amounts, common browsing times, etc)

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[-] ThunderComplex@lemmy.today 3 points 12 hours ago

I would like to mod c/badposting so I can finally take care of rule 3

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 day ago

I think the mod position should be involuntary. Drop it on a random user

[-] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 17 points 1 day ago

You are being drafted to mod the chapotraphouse comm @ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml catgirl-salute

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Noooo, I wanted to be the village idiot

[-] ratboy@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

Combat volunteerism

[-] ashenone@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yea I can drive the mods, I just need a little gas money

[-] Hestia@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

Are we there yet?

[-] ashenone@lemmy.ml 7 points 23 hours ago

I will turn this car around RIGHT now

[-] Hestia@hexbear.net 7 points 23 hours ago

aubrey-cry-2

[-] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 15 points 1 day ago

dennis-stare

[-] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

SHOTGUN!

[-] kittenzrulz123@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

I have extensive experience in moderation and as a (now former) admin so can I pls :3

My Answers

This is my hexbear acc :3
I often use any but she/her is generally more preferred
It represents something that must be destroyed
It is the highest stage of capitalism (and the direct consequence of reaction)
Lovely place when the Zionist entity isn't actively destroying it, ive been there personally. There is a special place in my heart for the workers of Palestine.
They are human rights :3
There is no workers liberation without racial liberation
Most protest movements are spontaneous and often lack a materialist analysis, often doing little more than sapping the worker of revolutionary energy. Protest can be used to organize a mass workers movement but it rarely is.
I strongly sympathize with veganism however due to reasons outside my current control I am unable to become vegan myself, it is a goal tho
I regularly engage with this community and also leftist communities on discord and YouTube
It taught me that when talking to other genuine leftists if you interact in a genuine way thats not hostile they generally wont be hostile (which is a lesson some people in a unspecified community should learn from)
I work generally quite well in teams, I usually tend to listen to other people even if it harms me personally
Generally I work with other people and push for them to get banned, I find that drama is best stopped early
Politics and chat, ideally anything political but im open to anything :3
Ive deeply considered making a new community and I really want to, I just dont know what to make it about
I generally just interact naturally and find that people tend to engage with natural content
I am in the US (EST) and available at generally random times but atm most of the day and some of the night :3 (I should have a better sleep schedule but I don't)

[-] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 3 points 13 hours ago

Can you send me a post or comment link to any communities you are interested in

[-] kittenzrulz123@hexbear.net 2 points 9 hours ago

!news@hexbear.net !slop@hexbear.net !memes@hexbear.net !politics@hexbear.net

[-] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago

Also if anyone wants to create a community you may comment or DM me your mod application responses as well as the community details.

[-] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 2 points 3 hours ago

Throwing a vote out there for a /c/piracy comm.

Also, I'd love to mod the front page to be able to filter all of the useless junk off of there. Get people posting in threads again so we have trackable discussions. I know its a pipe dream, but a man can dream...

[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

We need a /c/thesimpsons comm since yesterday.

[-] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 7 points 13 hours ago

Are you and @FlakesBongler@hexbear.net going to moderate it?

[-] Esoteir@hexbear.net 7 points 16 hours ago

/c/impsons shrug-outta-hecks

[-] SockOlm@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Hello ralsei-wave I'd be interested in reviving and moderating https://hexbear.net/c/mathematics

~~Im bussy today. I'll edit my comment with the application later~~

application

What is your Hexbear username?

SockOlm

Do you have any preferred pronouns?

she/her

What are your thoughts on capitalism?

Capitalism is a destructive Ideology that stands at odds with the future of humanity.

What are your thoughts on imperialism?

Imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism and the precursor to fascism

What are your thoughts on Palestine?

Palestine is under settler-colonial fascist ocupation, but one day it will be free

What are your thoughts on trans rights?

Trans rights are human rights

What are your thoughts on racial justice?

Racists deserve justice how-compelling

What do think about current and previous protests around the world?

I dont feel qualified to speak on this, I want to have some practice with organizing and protests first.

What are your thoughts on Veganism and Animal Liberation?

Animals do not deserve the exploitation applied to them that has been a constant in most of human history but is at an all time high in the era of capitalism. This includes the consumption of animal products and meat

Do you have any experience with other leftist online communities?

No, only hexbear

What did those experiences teach you?

What is your approach to moderation, and how do you work with teams?

Moderation should follow common sense first. For complicated moderation decisions the CoC seems helpful. I consider myself to be quite social and to work well in teams.

How do you deal with online drama and people who try to start things for the sake of it?

Wreckers ought to be banned when necessary.

What current communities would you be interested in moderating?

c/mathematics

Would you like to create a new community?

No but, kind of because the mathematics community was very inactive.

Do you have any ideas for community engagement?

Effortpost explanations of some topics for interested comrades. Sharing new developments, for example recently the Jacobi-conjecture got proven false with a counter example. That was quite shocking because it's been a popular open problem for a century and was also notorious for many amateur false proofs.

What is your general time availability? (Time zone, amounts, common browsing times, etc)

UTC, usually I am active sporadically throughout the day

[-] diamath@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

nicholson-yes

[-] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

Thank you! When you do please link a comment or post you've made in the mathematics community

[-] SockOlm@hexbear.net 3 points 13 hours ago

I'm kinda dense bleh , can you explain what you mean?

[-] skunk@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago

I love that emoji 😄

[-] edie@lemmy.encryptionin.space 5 points 13 hours ago

The Lemmy ui only has the option to add someone as a moderator in the more options menu (the three dots with an arrow next to it) on comments and posts (needing to be in the community you want to be added to) so Carcosa needs one of those to click the button.

ⓘ This user is suspected of being a cat. Please report any suspicious behavior.

[-] SockOlm@hexbear.net 6 points 13 hours ago

i see

[-] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 4 points 13 hours ago

Can you make a post or comment in the community and then send me the link

[-] SockOlm@hexbear.net 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

here you go https://hexbear.net/post/9182680

[-] skunk@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago

I should be made admin, I would spray nazis with my skunk powers and then sic the hexed bears on them. 🦨

[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 day ago

Wait, has the bear always had an eye patch?

yes I'm occasionally blind and extremely unobservant

[-] Kuori@hexbear.net 2 points 2 hours ago

no, iirc the "punished" bear logo happened after the admins lost the domain in a game of cards

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