When looking at the mods list, an oddity stands out. The top mod is u/dropgun and he has no visible posts or comments and a very low karma score.
I've been around Reddit long enough to know that having a top mod who is not invested in the community is a recipe for disaster.
All that being said, I think this is an alternate account for u/catsfive since both accounts were created on the same day, only 37 minutes apart. Even so, it's kind of odd.
What I've seen happen on Reddit is someone creates a popular subreddit, like the name of a celebrity, a state, or a hobby and appoints a mod. The subreddit grows and the lower mods work to create a community, while the top mod does nothing. Then when it grows large, the top mod can swoop back in and change the direction of the subreddit, sometimes quite drastically and to the detriment of the community.
If it was u/catsfive, then he pretty much already is the top mod (being #2), so it practically wouldn't be any different than it is now.
If it's not him though, then whoever has the account u/dropgun could swoop in and change the community. For example, he could say that the Great Awakening is actually about cryptocurrency, essential oils or a new brand of coffee, and remove any mods/users who don't agree to shill for his new platform.
Understood. Makes a lot of sense. Thank you for that explanation.
I don't know much about the backend of the .win sites, but if they're based on the open source parts of Reddit, then there aren't restrictions on mods, especially the top mod.
If you only get your info from GAW then you may be mistaken. If you’re finding yourself censored on here then you have the choice to take your business somewhere else. There’s still a lot to learn and discuss on here