Reddit uses a type of top-down, farming it out to users. User mods moderate the community spaces that are subreddits. When I submit to a subreddit, it isn't me that moderates my post, but the mods of the subreddit.
Right but the crowd has the control on what actually is visible on the subreddit by the up/down vote system. Reddits mod tools are terrible and the users can bypass every single one of them and the system is designed deliberately this way. My advice on the matter is to take a strong stand early and keep being strong, reddit got overrun with mouthbreathers because of relaxed moderation and poor mod tools.
By the way what is your policy about trolls following others around and posting harassing replies? The influx from reddit has brought a few here.
We will see what the effect of the new update has. Personally, if someone is trolling another user on my post, I'll ignore them. Especially if they are bothering someone that follows me. Because of the following/sharing dynamic, there's more affinity between poster and commenter here. That will likely make the posts less tolerant of trolls. We will see how it plays out. I'm always looking to adjust and improve.By the way what is your policy about trolls following others around and posting harassing replies? The influx from reddit has brought a few here.