• NotMatt@lemmy.world
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    I mean… It’s technically true, but unfair. Back then you could add anyone to moderate your subreddit and they didn’t need to accept, they were just made a moderator. He, and every other high profile person on Reddit, were probably listed as a moderator in thousands of subreddits back then.

    There’s plenty to hate Spez for (like allowing the subreddit to exist in the first place).

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      You are correct about that, but Spez also created a custom unique Pimp Hat award for the top mod of r/jailbait so I don’t think he necessarily hated the situation.

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        Holy shit, will you please provide a source for that. That sounds glorious

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          Sure thing, here you go.

          I will add that Pimp Daddy was most likely awarded for his role as a general moderator of NSFW subs during Reddits early days and not specifically for creating r/Jailbait, but violentacrez was controversial in more ways than just creating that sub and he got the award all the same so it’s still not a fantastic look.

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      Yeah this accusation is dishonest to some extent, but it’s not entirely without teeth. If Huffman was decent human being he should have removed himself, not stayed as a mod for years.

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      Ah, thanks for the explanation.

      He was (to my knowledge) still an admin at that time and, like you said, allowing the sub in the first place is very problematic.