I’m a reddit refugee considering spinning up a lemmy instance. I’ve always been a lurker and I want to be more active in this new community. My biggest deterrent in starting an instance and adding some communities (I know I don’t have to have communities on an instance, but I want to!) is moderating users and posts. How much time does it take? How often do trolls need to be dealt with? What are the other things I’m not thinking about? Am I overthinking this?
I think it really depends on the ratio of the number of mods to the size of the community, it can vary a lot.
And some communities are inherently just more toxic than others by the subject manner
I haven’t had to do a single thing so far as mod of /c/animals@beehaw.org
Your response is both encouraging and discouraging. I miss the Pit Bull subreddits. I have had them my entire life, and they are the derpiest, loving, lazy, and happy dogs I’ve ever met. However; I know the reputation, and I know that people who shouldn’t be allowed to take care of a pet rock tend to abuse, neglect, and fight them. So, they of course always make the news.
Tried to attach a pic, had some issues. Dog tax link: Iris & Riley