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by Eisenstein 1134 days ago
> the main subs

The list is the top 100 subs.

Anyone can create a sub to moderate, so one person having 200+ is going to be mostly squatting -- almost all of those subs are going to be empty.

I got the list from someone who made a script to get the info and posted the results in the github I linked to.
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concordDance 1134 days ago
Ah, so you interpreted my statement about "supermoderators (who are mods in hundreds of subs)" to be saying that they are mods of hundreds of the top hundred subs?

Not sure how relevant that list is tbh...

I'm also perplexed as to what criteria is used for "top sub" given that r/ContagiousLaughter (which has 6.7 million subs) and isn't on the list while r/EldenRing (which only has 1.9m) is.

Anyway, are you satisfied that I was not just parroting talking points and had checked myself?

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Eisenstein 1134 days ago
> the main subs are policed by a bunch of supermoderators

This is a common talking point and you are backtracking. By 'main subs' you meant something which you are now trying to get out of on a technicality. You have not proven that what you initially meant was based on any fact checking and my contention is that you were spouting hearsay.

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concordDance 1134 days ago
Eh? I thought we cleared this up?

The main subs (e.g. the most popular ones) ARE policed by people who also police hundreds of other subs, right? That was what I meant (and indeed what I wrote). I'm not actually sure what you think I wrote any more...

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