Our ICWSM paper (with @axz@hci.social and Tim Althoff) looks at what it actually means to make online communities "better."
Thru surveys of 6k+ redditors ✒️ , we find that while quality and variety of content are generally considered most important, and size and democracy are least important, there is immense variety in values 🌈!
▶️ no one size fits all solution! 🗜️
Moderators think democracy is less important than non-mods, and there is extra disagreement over safety.