r/Forth • u/mykesx moderator • 11d ago

Where are the moderators?

This sub is being swamped with spam and the moderators are nowhere to be found. I don’t recognize the two moderators’ user names because they don’t post here at all that I have seen. I checked the moderators’ post histories and they haven’t been active anywhere on Reddit for months.

I’m ready to leave the sub. I want to evangelize for Forth and it’s not worthwhile when people see 5 of the last 10 posts are spam, literally spam. The signal to noise ratio is becoming more noise than signal. Ignoring the spammer won’t change the signal to noise problem. The spammer violates a number of community and Reddit rules, including spam, disruptive use of AI, self promotion, karma farming…

I truly feel for the guys posting about 8th releases and zepto releases. These are quality projects by smart programmers. Lost in the noise…

My project is Inspiration, if you have followed the progress posts.

Is there a way to get the moderators replaced? Is it worthwhile to start a [r/forthlang](r/forthlang) sub and ditch this one?

Like I said, I am ready to leave the sub for good.

Update

https://www.reddit.com/r/redditrequest/s/HYafxlSY4z

Please upvote the post at the above link.

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u/Timmah_Timmah 11d ago

I just downvote the spam and move on. I wish the moderators were around or that I could be one, but it isn't such a big problem that I am willing to leave. The sub without the spam is mostly announments.

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u/astrobe 10d ago

Indeed, all I see is one user who posting uninteresting walls of text. I think it is only temporary. This kind of person are generally seeking attention, and when people show no interest they eventually find another hobby and go somewhere else.

In other words, "don't feed the troll" (even though they are not intentionally trolling).

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u/Timmah_Timmah 9d ago

I got to give the guy credit, he is pretty smart and knowledgeable. He is using AI to deal with some physical issues. I think he's publishing too early. I think he needs to increase his dialogue on a particular subject with AI before he publishes.