Lemmy is great, but there are some “subreddits” that would be great to implement on Lemmy. This means I will have to add them myself and be a moderator.
How much work will this likely involve? Assume moderately popular. Both in “hours per day” and “frustration”.
Are there legal risks?
Assume I am in the USA, in a state with a functioning government.
Thank you!
It’s not that bad on Lemmy compared to a similarly popular subreddit on Reddit. But even on Reddit, it wasn’t, like, hella stressful.
At least… Not to my terminally online ass. 🤷♂️
As a moderator you wouldn’t necessarily face any legal risks (assuming a sane government; obviously this may vary in some instsnces. Donald Trump could try to sue you for calling him a piece of shit, for example). The admins are the ones who would be more in trouble for illegal content. But the admins can also ban you from not enforcing the rules of the instance in your moderated communities, so it’s best to follow the rules of your instance and properly moderate your community with them in mind as well as any rules you add of your own.