He was listed as a mod on /r/jailbait. While the man deserves pretty much all that’s coming his way, this part is mostly constantly repeated misinformation.

Back then you could add anyone as a mod to your subreddit without their confirmation or agreement. Every admin was listed as a mod on tons of subreddits.

Still, this is what happens when you rile up an angry mob against yourself.

I still think of this every time (YouTube link)

I also think reddit is still the overwhelmingly greatest source of human-written information and discussion on the planet. That will take a while to replace.

I have tried googling for things without adding on “reddit” these past two weeks, and it’s… not good.

Thank you for the tip!