I’m going through all the comms I moderate and asking for feedback from the different demographic groups.
I personally feel like we do a good job moderating hexbear in terms of blatant transphobia, there is a reason why the majority of our userbase is some flavor of gender-queer, and from a moderator perspective: this is the easiest comm to mod as it never seems to have any issues.
However, I would still like your feedback. Is there anything you feel like as a trans person that we could do better in regards to moderating both this community specifically, and hexbear in general?
I dont think its terribly selfish to want that. And like, i really like having posts on the comm as well as the megathread.
why i use the mega and dont post
I tend to only use the mega because it wont show up on peoples feeds on the main site, and also cause i dont have tons of things to say that deserve a post. But even when i do, i generally put them in the mega so that others dont stumble across them on the main feed. Also cause who wants a 5 paragraph crashout post lol, that shit belongs in a heavily spoilered mega comment. Theres also an aspect of taking up space. If i post in the mega, its often spoilered and people can choose whether to engage with it. I also dont want cis people to read/comment on what i have to say a lot of the time, and posts feel more public and feel like its more likely for that to happen.
It also feels like theres just fewer users in the trans threads and less engagement overall. We had big 2000+ comment megas at one point, which were overwhelming but also very fun. I see fewer regular names now, and thats normal and to be expected, but also is maybe part of why theres fewer posts and comments in various trans comms?
Its not shitty to want things to change and complain about how they are. Like, theres a balance to be sure, but its not bad to say “i wish things were this way”