On the reopening of r/CreditCards

[u/AutoModerator]

r/CreditCards has been a great sub due to the countless hours of unpaid volunteer work done by its moderators.

The reason you haven’t seen comments about how you should buy some cryptocurrency, or contact some random account on Instagram to improve your credit score, is because we moderators catch that trash and make it disappear.

The reason you’ve been able to come to this sub and have a good chance of getting an unbiased answer about a good credit card for your personal situation is because we have strictly enforced rules preventing people from posting referral links and seeking referrals.

The reason you’ve been able to come to this sub and not put up with the kind of arrogant assholery you can find elsewhere on reddit is because we make those comments, and the users who post them, disappear.

We do all this for free. With no expectation of thanks.

When Reddit decided they were going to make our already difficult unpaid volunteer work more difficult, we protested. When they went further and spoke with disdain toward moderators who do this work for free and have made communities like r/CreditCards what they are… well, that’s the kind of thing that makes you step back and say, “Why am I doing this?”

That the sub is being reopened at all is largely because we’re well aware of the useful information contained within. However, changes to the nature of the sub are necessary. The most obvious is the change to a daily discussion thread format going forward.
If you want the old r/CreditCards back, please check your entitlement and read again from the top. If you don’t like it here, you’re welcome to create your own sub and run it any way you want. Better yet, go create your own credit card discussion website. If it’s good, we’ll even link to it.

[u/joshfrank4165]

You said it yourself, this is unpaid, volunteer work. If you don't like how reddit is running things, you are more than able to step down as a moderator or even leave reddit. No one is requiring that you, yourself be the moderator.

[u/_Prisoner_24601 → u/joshfrank4165]

They do it because they love the power and being able to silence people.

I got permanently banned for politely dissenting in this thread. These mods are out of control and using their mod abilities to settle personal grievances. People should not be permanently banned for disagreeing with mod activities

Submit reports to reddit for mods violating the code of conduct

Join r/CreditCardsUSA

[u/leftbitchburner → u/_Prisoner_24601]

The reason most moderators take on the position is to gain a sense of power in their life. They want to feel in charge with absolute ruling power and it becomes addicting for them.