Keep things civil. Rules still apply.

We get questions sometimes - “Why be a mod? What’s it like to be a mod?”

It's a lot of things. Fun, boring, frustrating, rewarding, annoying, distracting... any and all those things depending on the day. Why do we do it? We're dorks who participated here and cared about the state of the sub. We want this sub to be a place for judging assholes - not a place for users to be assholes themselves. We enforce the rules to try and set the right tone.

What does it take to be a mod?

• Thick skin. You will be told to kill yourself because of something as benign as automod removing a post for being too long. You will hear the most unoriginal insults almost daily, and they don't even ring true to your life.

• A few combined hours a week. There's no set commitment. Just pitch in and take the time to read internal convos around mod actions. Whether you mod during breaks at work (or during those Teams calls that you’d rather not be on), free time, or when you can’t sleep, that’s entirely up to you!

• You need to feel comfortable sharing your ideas/thoughts/concerns/etc. Once you’re on the team, you’re on the team, so please share your thoughts and ideas. “Senior” mods will definitely listen to input/feedback.

• You need some patience. This is arguably the most challenging aspect of being a mod. You will be badgered to answer to people who refuse to read more than 10 words at a time. You will deal with people double/triple/quadrupling down on lies as obvious as your cat trying to bark at you. You will deal with people intentionally playing dumb just to waste your time. However, you will also deal with people who really, truly want to understand and follow the rules and for whatever reason just can't seem to wrap their head around it. And, believe it or not, you'll encounter some really nice people that may make your day.

What does a day in the life of a mod look like?

• Wake up in mom's basement. Scratch the neckbeard and take a big swig of M Dew. Walk upstairs and fight with dad about how you're unemployed, and how he didn't work 40 years at the plant for his ungrateful shit of a kid to refer to the family home as your "mom's" property.

• Working the queue first and foremost. But Modmail is also an important component.

• Leverage our macros and your own knowledge of our rules and guidelines to approve/remove content, and answer modmail messages. Don’t be shy if you’re not an expert with the rules! It takes time to learn them all, and we have plenty of in-depth training and the rest of the team to help along the way!

• Ask a question or seek a second opinion in modmail or our team discord when in doubt.

So. All that being said...

We're currently accepting new mod applications

We’re always looking for mods with Typescript experience when the apps are open.

And we always need US overnight time mods. Currently, we could also benefit from mods who can be active during peak "bored at work" hours, i.e. US morning to mid-afternoon.

• You need to be able to mostly mod from a PC. Mobile mod tools are improving and trickling in, but are not quite there yet.

• You need to be at least 18.

• You have to be an active AITA participant with multiple comments in the past few months.