Once the community spreads out a bit I assume things will run similarly to reddit, with different mods on different subs. I don’t really see how mod elections would really result in improved moderation (how do you or I know any random user will be a decent mod?) but mods should be recallable obviously if someone is abusing their power.
Recall elections seem like a good balance between accountability and simplicity. If you have the job and don't fuck it up, fine, cool, whatever. But if the community has recurring issues with you it's fair that they should have an opportunity to vote you out. If we get rolling with a good mod team this would also minimize the potential for bad-faith actors to come in, take power, and fuck things up.
Once the community spreads out a bit I assume things will run similarly to reddit, with different mods on different subs. I don’t really see how mod elections would really result in improved moderation (how do you or I know any random user will be a decent mod?) but mods should be recallable obviously if someone is abusing their power.
Recall elections seem like a good balance between accountability and simplicity. If you have the job and don't fuck it up, fine, cool, whatever. But if the community has recurring issues with you it's fair that they should have an opportunity to vote you out. If we get rolling with a good mod team this would also minimize the potential for bad-faith actors to come in, take power, and fuck things up.