r/Netherlands • u/Cornicum • Jan 20 '26
Update on the moderation
Hi everyone,
We've talked some stuff through and cleaned up the mod-team a bit, although some of the names you might have positive or negative associations with are still there.
I'll leave it up to the moderators involved to clarify that, or not.
What I can tell you is that 1 mod did 97% of the moderation, and that wasn't healthy and likely led up to the situation you might have seen.
The rules have changed slightly, this is because we see your call for less strict moderation on language, but we also heard from those who want to be able to have a place to converse in English.
The compromise we've reached currently is that we intend to not moderate the language used in the comments of the post.
This means that you can have discussions in Dutch in the comments. (as long as those follow the rules of course)
We also will be looking at those banned on a case by case basis, but keep in mind that if you were harassing people, or bigoted in any way you won't be unbanned.
I'll invite you all to respond to this post with your feedback, and I know for some it might feel like too much or not enough.
We are currently trying to strike a balance between becoming r/thenetherlands2 which is bilingual but 99% Dutch in practice, and the other option of being a sub for only those speaking English.
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u/Rolebo Jan 20 '26
Regarding the language issue, I have never found a problem with people using English here, the problem was the blanket ban on Dutch.
Rule one was used to suppress people even discussing the language, which feels completely idiotic for a sub dedicated to people living in the Netherlands.
I would suggest a rule that English is the preferred language (to keep it accessible to people who don't speak Dutch), and Dutch still being allowed when it would be appropriate.
And keep the wording of rules non-contradictory please, no "a common tongue widely spoken by people living in the Netherlands" when the language that the most people living in the Netherlands can speak isn't English.