Diary of a moderator (November 7, 2020)
At times I wonder if I am the only moderator left, the only one left who reads, comments, and tips if possible.
I joined over four months ago and saw one change after the next. Each one had the goal to fight plagiarism and spam. Each time new rules were announced the platform became a bit better. Unfortunately it only worked for a short time. It's remarkable how easily people forget.
Upvoting isn't rewarded, neither is commenting. The only rewards you can receive is if @TheRandomRewarder finds you or a user tips you!
Read.cash is getting chaotic again. I remember at the time I joined we had topics! The topics were removed and the communities should take this over. Communities should have a topic, posts could be found by topic. It only worked for a very short time, that time users felt it was rewarded. It surprises me no one cares if his/her article will be read, can be found. I wonder why? Why don't you care, don't you try to attract readers from everywhere?
November is my NaNoWriMo month.
The month I like to invest in writing more. It's what I like most and no matter how many times I say I will or do it daily, I don't seem to come by spending my days writing, the real writing. I keep fooling myself on a daily base, tell myself I am satisfied if I can read at least something.
Thanks to @TheRandomRewarder I no longer feel the need to spent many hours a day on @Read.Cash. There's no need to do so. I should say "there was no need to" after the new rules were set. The platform increased if it comes to good, longer articles, and writers, storytellers are finally rewarded. There is time to write now. I have time to write.
Since the communities I started and moderate, changed their rules, there's no longer the need to read every post.
The one and two-minute reads, no matter how good they are, are no longer accepted by most communities. It's not what this platform likes and we, we stick to their rules.
This doesn't mean I neglect each short post. Some one-minute reads are good, many longer articles are hardly worth reading. If it's good it's good and not only as a moderator but also as a reader I reward what I like.
The notifications... 78 are waiting for me. Over 40 are from the same person. The "wow', 'nice', and 'great' are replaced by 4 'new ways to comment'. In short: the spammers are back and this user knows nothing about the rules set. Although the comments were missed by some, because many left and those who stayed or returned mainly focus on publishing, I can't say the platform increases if I read mine.
A comment is appreciated but these, spamming, comments are not!
It only proves the commenter never read what I wrote. It's not flattering but insulting plus the user breaks the rules set by this platform!
This user isn't the only one investing mainly in 'promoting' his name. More users started to respond to a title only. This response can be funny at times but frequently it causes painful situations.
How will I deal with it? In the same way, as I did before. Spam will be marked as such and the user will be blocked. If you, commenter, are too lazy to read me, not even willing to invest in reading a few sentences to know what the article is about, I will not invest my precious time and energy in you. I will not follow or tip you either.
I noticed some of those I tipped blocked me. It's fine with me but keep in mind you cannot be approved to any of the communities I moderate.
I thought I finally arrived at my 2-month-old notifications but the new spammers make it impossible to work through the long list. Answering or visiting those I like to read next to all those texts showing up in my moderating list is a problem. I will try to read and answer as many notifications as possible but it's not my first priority of the last weeks of 2020. Just like many, I have other things to deal with and my interests are diverse.
I really enjoyed reading that, especially as a new user. It’s super helpful to understand some of the history and know what you moderators go through. I appreciate you!