Call for /r/Economics Moderators

Our end of the year survey, comments in BE discussion threads, as well as comments in the subreddit itself have indicated that users want a more aggressive moderating style. However, our current modteam is too small to cover the thousands of comments we get every week.

More consistent enforcement of Rule II (for deleting off-topic threads) and Rule VI (for off-topic comments, anecdotes, political comments, etc.) will increase the quality of /r/economics discussion. New mods can help fill this gap.

What do moderators do?

• Ruthlessly enforce our rules. Remove off-topic posts. Nuke comment threads. Ban Nazis.

• Answer questions in modmail and (occasionally) interact with media/researchers.

• Coordinate with the /r/badeconomics and /r/askeconomics mods.

• Some cool projects to make the subreddit a better place. We would like to keep expanding the FAQ. And we're interested in any ideas that new moderators (or community members in general!) bring to the table.

What are we looking for?

1. Interest in economics and evidence of a decent knowledge in the subject. We're not looking for subject matter experts, just a passion for the subject, and an ability to distinguish links that are good for /r/economics from those that really should be in /r/politics, /r/investing, or /r/business.

2. History of well-written comments and consistent engagement in any of the REN subs (/r/economics, /r/askeconomics, /r/badeconomics, as well as a mature behavior on Reddit as a whole. In the past the number one reason we have rejected candidates is they have very little history in any of the economics subs.

3. Ample time to devote to moderating. At a minimum we are looking for users who could, on a typical week, check the subreddit/modqueue 1-2 times a day, 5 days a week.

Please leave a comment in this thread if you are interested!

Please write a few sentences about your background, time spent on Reddit and anything else which may help us evaluate your fit. Including links to a few high quality comments would also be useful.