I suppose I should probably throw my hat in the ring, but I will admit I have absolutely no mod experience. I've found it pretty easy to be active in this community and have been interested in putting together some weekly stickied threads (e.g. freetalk friday, mentalhealth monday, etc).
this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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- The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, And Love by bell hooks
- Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements by Michael Messner
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I don’t want you to feel obligated but if that’s a yes then
+1
for bringing tons of interesting material as well as making an effort to get users involved.
Sure, I'll volunteer, though I don't know if one can mod cross-federation?
In any event, I admin an instance, https://lib.lgbt, so I feel like I have some pretty good moderation and admin experience. Also some Discords and stuff like that.
I like the idea of men's liberation and think a community dedicated to that pretty cool. I think it's important to moderate it properly because, as I've said in other threads here, men's liberation can sometimes entail a negation of femininity or embracing toxic masculinity. It's important to keep the community away from that and I feel I'd help in that regard.
Please note that even if you have no moderation experience, we can run you through the basics of how to moderate a community on Lemmy. Don't let a lack of experience stop you from applying!
@Spaduf (on their other account) and @Veraticus have been made mods of the community.