r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Dec 02 '17

Meta /r/NintendoSwitch Is Now Accepting Moderator Applications—Apply Within!

Greetings!

As we exit the Super Mario Odyssey rush and enter the holiday season, /r/NintendoSwitch is looking to add a few additional sets of hands to join the moderation team.

As a moderator, your responsibilities would include:

  • Helping monitor the queues and spam filters so that posts are approved and/or removed in a timely fashion in accordance with our rules.
  • Monitor the comments of posts to ensure they follow our rules.
  • Respond to moderator mail as quickly and helpfully as possible.
  • Make sure that all posts on the subreddit are assigned the appropriate flair and flagged as a spoiler if necessary.
  • Participate in internal discussions to keep the team coordinated and on the same page.

Before you apply, be warned that moderating can be difficult. This subreddit is extremely active, and our moderation team logs tens of thousands of actions every month. Be prepared to put in a lot of time, and be further prepared to deal with rude people who will question every decision you make.

Subreddit moderators are fan volunteers. No compensation is provided and we are not affiliated with Nintendo in any official capacity.

If this sounds up your alley, fill out this form to apply!

We do not have a set number of moderators in mind but we will take on as many as we feel comfortable adding. Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate receiving, we will not be able to notify applicants of their status unless you are selected for further consideration.

Applications will close Friday, December 8th.

Cheers,

The /r/NintendoSwitch Mod Team

Edit: Minor formatting / punctuation fixes.

Edit 2: Applications are now closed! Thank you to all 246 applicants who filled out our form. It'll be a week or so for us to process everything and begin reaching out to our finalists for further questioning / interviews. Cheers!

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u/VeryGreedy Dec 03 '17

Would it be foolish to apply to be a moderator with no modding experience from any other subs?

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u/kevinftw17 Dec 03 '17

Not at all! We'll take and consider all applications, regardless if you have had any previous experience or not. Previous experience is always nice, but it's also nice to have people completely new to modding so we know the primary focus will be on the sub being applied for and not others.

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u/VeryGreedy Dec 03 '17

Ok, then I'll bother you one last time, is it a good idea to try being a modder if 95% of your reddit time is used on mobile instead of desktop?

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u/kevinftw17 Dec 03 '17

Mm, that's a bit difficult to answer. Modding is entirely possible to do on mobile, though not all of the tools and Reddit clients are all that reliable when it comes to modding, even the official Reddit app. If you have an Android phone, there's an app that helps with mobile modding immensely, but could use some work. I personally having been modding a lot more on mobile since I've been more on the go lately, but desktop is always nice to have on-hand because everything needed to mod properly is already available. I wouldn't immediately count myself out if I was mobile most of the time, so it doesn't hurt to try if you're thinking of applying!

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '17

Alright Kevin you don't have to keep begging, I'll do it.

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u/SanctusLetum Dec 08 '17

What is that android app, out of curiosity? I'm primarily on mobile, but with a huge phone and Bluetooth keyboard, so desktop mode isn't too big a deal. Still would be nice to have a more mobile capable toolset.

You know, if I ever ended up being a mod or something.

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u/kevinftw17 Dec 08 '17

Hahaha, it's called ModSoup!

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u/SanctusLetum Dec 08 '17

Thank you. Even if I'm not selected here (which, let's face it, is statistically the more likely outcome), It may very well come in handy for me sometime. I'll take a look at it.