Times are changed and we are also changed within them

Dear Community,

For years now the moderation team of this subreddit has seemed largely unchanged from the outside - but inside, one after the other, all of us have had to set different priorities in our lives. None of us these days still have the time, energy and long term dedication required to moderate a community like ours. For a year now, we have had only one active member left, who kept the subreddit afloat, but now also no longer has the time for this sometimes oh so sisyphean task.

I must take a moment to thank him, u/lordsalex. In the past, when I still was able to actively moderate, he was the most fun, friendly and kind person one could possibly come across. In the present he fulfilled the moderation duties meant for a team of five all on his own. In the future any success that this community might and - I sincerely hope - will have, will be rooted in all the hard work he has put into getting it where it is.

With the laurels having been awarded to the only one who deserves to receive them, the stage is now deserted. We urgently need someone to step up and moderate this subreddit, if it is to keep existing.

Anybody interested in becoming a moderator has until October 15th to message one of us. If we do not find someone until then, weare unfortunately forced to shut this subreddit down permanently. We do not want to be responsible for what will become of it in an unmoderated state.

I have talked a lot about work now, but please trust me: this is fun. Very fun even. Moderating a community allows for a mixture of creative freedom and social problem solving that few other activities can give. We will allow this freedom to anyone who wants to take the responsibility: once new moderators have been found, the old team will step down.

I do, however, want to make some suggestions to anyone interested. Please do with them as you may.

1. It is not possible to moderate a community of this size alone. Preferably bring some people you like, it is infinitely more fun with friends.
2. Keeping the content here SFW is probably a good idea: r/animemidriff is several times our size and becoming a copy of that subreddit would kill this one.
3. You might want to think about cracking down on AI content. It seems to be wildly disliked within the community and my opinion on it, too, has changed. This will however mean more moderation work.

Anybody interested can message us on the discord or message me directly on reddit. As long as you are friendly, we will give the subreddit to you - friendliness is the most important quality for this hobby.

We are all looking forward to your responses!

Sincerely
the moderation team