Explicit clarification of mod team internal structure amendment
20260515-4 \\ ??? words \\ Passed \\ No summary
Was in my drafts, why not propose it now, for no real reason ofc.
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Section 1: Definitions
Article 1: "mod team" shall be defined as a members of the citizenry that hold either the status of Admin, Moderator, or Jr. Mod.
Article 2: A "Jr. mod" or "Junior moderator" is someone with the most basic level of moderator privileges. They are often new additions to the mod team or members of the mod team that otherwise don't need or shouldn't have full permissions. Jr. Mods have full power to remove posts against the law, respond to modmail, reflair posts that are incorrectly flaired, remove improper comments, approve and deny posts in the mod queue, and other actions relating to posts but do not have authority over global subreddit rules nor can they promote and demote other members of the modteam. Jr. Mods have 1 vote in internal votes.
Article 3: A "Moderator" is the normal level of moderator privileges, they have the same privileges as a Jr. Mod in addition to being able to edit global subreddit settings. Moderators have 2 votes in internal votes.
Article 4: A "Admin" or "Head mod" is the highest level of moderator privileges, admins have all the same moderator privileges but can also promote, demote, and hire new members to the mod-team. Admins also can hold high office unlike moderators. Admins have 3 votes in internal votes.
Article 5: "Moderation privileges" and "Moderator privileges" shall be defined as the power granted by the Reddit permission system to take action as a moderator on the r/TeenGovernment Subreddit/SMP.
Section 2: General Terms
Article 1: Only the following shall be allowed to have moderator privileges of any kind:
Article 2: Council can create additional roles that are allowed to have moderator privileges. Such a motion must contain:
Article 3: Having moderator privileges does not make someone a part of the mod team by default unless they are an Admin, Moderator, or Jr. Mod.
Section 3: Internal votes
Article 1: Internal votes may take place within the mod team where there is a disagreement. These shall be a simple majority unless specified otherwise.
Article 2: In the case of a vote Jr. Mods have 1 vote, Moderators have 2 votes, and Admins have 3 votes.
Article 3: If there is a tie within the internal vote the side with more admins shall win. If it's still a tie an additional vote from the president, vice president, or a council motion may be requested to settle the issue.
Article 4: Admins are not required to host an internal vote when rearranging or changing the mod-team, changing subreddit settings, or other actions within their power but may choose to do so.
Section 4: Addition of a member to the mod-team.
Article 1: New members can be added to the mod-team through any of the following processes:
Section 5: Removal of a member of the mod-team.
Article 1: Members can be removed from the mod-team by any of the following conditions:
Article 2: As an exception to §5.1 admins may only be removed from the mod team by either:
Section 6: Promotions and demotions within the mod-team
Article 1: Admins may freely promote and demote members within the mod-team except if they are doing it for political gain or promoting or demoting a member from or to the status of admin, in which case greater than or equal to half of active admins must concur.
Article 2: An internal vote may promote or demote members of the mod-team. Except in the case the member of the mod-team is in admin in which case only the same things defined in §5.2 take place.
Section 7: Enactment
Article 1: This shall go into affect immediately upon passing.
Article 2: At the time of passing the mod team structure shall be:
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Edits: Various spelling mistakes & clarifications
Metadata
Internal ID: 476
API access: /476.json
Bill proposed(Unix Epoch): 1778823928
Proposer: Zeedith-
Original link: EXPLICIT CLARIFICATION OF MOD TEAM INTERNAL
Approval link: N/A
ARPD-Curator: Zeedith
Recorded by tracker: 2026-05-15 06:20:54
