More about being a mod?

I've always been a lurker, but now seeing lemmy's growth, I figured I would like to contribute somehow.

Would becoming a mod be a good way to do it? How? What does it take to be a good mod?

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You can contribute as mod.

The general gist of being a mod is to check for rule violations of the sub your modding in and the general unspoken rules obviously that everyone knows ( no racism, insults and so on)

You also shouldn't act on your thinking and more based on these rules.
- Being a good mod is probably more about restraint and calm than it is about being a stickler for rules. Because you will get called named and threatened at some point.
This is also my first time being a mod, but for a small community, doesn't seem so bad so far. Take this advice with a huge grain of salt, I'm also a newbie:

Be a mod for a topic you actually care about and can contribute to

Delete any comments/posts that break the rules on your community

That's... kind of it? I haven't actually had to delete anything on my community yet, but it is tiny, so that's probably a factor.
I'd like to know about that as well! Plus, given the relatively small size of some Lemmy communities, I'm sure it'll be way easier than being a mod on their Reddit counterparts.
Depends a lot on the community I think. If it is a small community about something quite benign such as gardening, I doubt you have to do much. Post up the rules and intro and try to post regularly to get things off the ground. If it’s a large community about News or politics I imagine there is plenty to do and a fair bit of agro. You can always ask the community for another mod to help you if it starts to get too much