On Thursday, September 13, 2012, the people of Reddit were surprised and delighted to see that Laina, the "Overly Attached Girlfriend" meme's starring actor, took some time out of her day to let Reddit know what it's like being a meme and how Internet fame has impacted her life, known in site lingo as "an AMA" or Ask Me Anything. It was all well and good for about 1 hour, until darkness befell the thread no one could have previously imagined.

Reddit moderator (and super-user) SupermanV2 used his "power" as a moderator to delete the AMA despite reaching front page status shortly before. His reasoning, you ask? "There are no 'Internet famous' AMAs allowed in this subreddit." This was his rationale, he stubbornly stuck to it. This also negated the fact that numerous “Internet Famous” persons have been allowed to “do an AMA” before, most notably Zeggy Little, aka “The Ridiculously Photogenic Guy.” A few months prior, after achieving Internet fame a few weeks before that for looking ridiculously good in a road race photo, Zeggy did an interview for Reddit. He captured our hearts.

Deleting an AMA based on shoddy reasoning is one sad thing. But SupermanV2 took it one step further. He responded to scorn in the thread about deleting the AMA, responding to a user inquiring about the reasoning behind his act to delete it, and he said: “I’m no one’s bitch, I made this decision because fuck you.” That kind of moderator behavior will not be tolerated. Moderators are supposed to enforce the site’s rules, not blatantly disregard them.

We, the people of Reddit, demand that SupermanV2 be removed from his moderator positions, and that administrative actions, such as modifications to Moderator Qualifications, are made immediately. And these “rules” or “guidelines” are to be added to the site’s overall Reddiquette, or system of basic rules governing the site. The Reddit admins, while markedly laid back, should step in to remove abusive mods everywhere on Reddit when a situation like this one arises. I implore you, hueypriest, aka Reddit co-founder Erik Martin, step in and punish SupermanV2 for this transgression. Rampant and unchecked moderating leads to site unrest, therefore diminishing Reddit overall. You don’t want Reddit to have a bad reputation, do you, Erik? Didn’t think so, and neither do any and all signees of this petition.

Thank you for your time,

The Undersigned