Another common thing that happens on nearly every Twitch channel - Buying influence.
Chess streamer Hikaru used to make people who would gift him 1000 subs as mods. Now, gifting 1000 subs is indeed a great way to support your favourite streamer and you should somehow get recognised for that. But your financial affluence of being able to gift 1000 subs in no way translates to your ability to maturely manage a twitch chat, which should be the primary consideration for deciding who gets to be a mod.
This led to mods doing a shoddy job, and many streams like Hikaru's becoming increasingly toxic as there was no moderation on the mods.
Eventually, Twitch itself realised this issue and has started taking some steps like the VIP badge, and recognition badges for most gift subs. Yet, it is still a common practice on many streams to just buy influence.
Streamers should realise that person X being a streamer or a supporter of the channel can be a consideration, but it should not make them automatically eligible for being a mod. If you want your channel to be clean, you got to have sensible mods.
Chess streamer Hikaru used to make people who would gift him 1000 subs as mods. Now, gifting 1000 subs is indeed a great way to support your favourite streamer and you should somehow get recognised for that. But your financial affluence of being able to gift 1000 subs in no way translates to your ability to maturely manage a twitch chat, which should be the primary consideration for deciding who gets to be a mod.
This led to mods doing a shoddy job, and many streams like Hikaru's becoming increasingly toxic as there was no moderation on the mods.
Eventually, Twitch itself realised this issue and has started taking some steps like the VIP badge, and recognition badges for most gift subs. Yet, it is still a common practice on many streams to just buy influence.
Streamers should realise that person X being a streamer or a supporter of the channel can be a consideration, but it should not make them automatically eligible for being a mod. If you want your channel to be clean, you got to have sensible mods.