Howdy there, r/deathbattle users. It’s been about two months since the last time I posted one of these, but as Season 10 continues to chug along and new members continue to flow into the subreddit, the mod team thought it appropriate to make another update bringing y’all up to speed on how things are going to be going forward.

1. Searching for a Mod

For the past few months, basically all moderation has been handled by just three individuals, and not to toot our own horns or anything, but I like to think we do a pretty good job. That being said, we are just three dudes, and with a steady growing userbase and us all having commitments outside of Reddit, extra manpower is something we’re definitely in need of. So, if you feel up to it, please fill out the mod application form below. The deadline for the application is tentative, but while you don’t have to fill it out right this instant, the sooner you fill it out, the better.

Mod application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeX9X4vRF2vH0jalUcEghJKPZF3_hD404k-yHt2_CPqpAMYOw/viewform?usp=pp_url

2: Respect Staff Member’s Privacy (Again)

Yeah, this one has to come up again. If you read the last subreddit address, you know what this point pertains to, but for those of you who haven’t, what this basically means is that posting screenshots of offhand comments/messages from members of the official DB team is prohibited.

Simply put, it is all too easy for words to be misconstrued, ran with, and/or taken out of context when you’re just posting one message in a discord thread thousands of messages long. We’ve had several incidents arise where offhand comments made by researchers have been treated as absolute gospel, led to confusion and frustration for multiple parties as a consequence, and it’s not something we’re going to tolerate. In the past, all that violating this rule meant was your post being taken down; however, seeing as the issue has persisted, and this is now the second formal warning being posted sub wide, the consequences will be harsher going forward.

Going forward, please keep the following in mind: if something was meant to be an announcement for everyone to see, then it probably wouldn’t be done so via a random discord message in a private server.

I’ll conclude this section the same way I concluded it in the last address. It would be very annoying if every message you ever sent was posted somewhere else, and you had to deal with people constantly misrepresenting what it was you actually said. Thankfully, nobody does that to you. Now please afford the members of the DB team that same courtesy, and don’t do it to them.

Conclusion

We’d like to end things by letting all of you know how much we appreciate your continued interest in the subreddit as a hub for discussion of all things DB. Here’s to the rest of a killer season, both figuratively and literally. Have a wonderful day and thank you for reading.

-r/deathbattle mods.