Reddit Inc. runs an event called ModWorld (previously known as Mod Summit), with the ambition to bring mods together in a single day event under a select few topics and speakers with pretermined questions and answers. Some moderators in the community of r/ModSupport love the idea so much, we wanted to do an event as well, but to try an approach that Reddit Inc. can't necessarily take on its own. We're calling it, Mod Underworld.
With mods at the helm, Reddit Mod Underworld can be focused on topics mods truly want to discuss, have proper Q&A with the audience after presentations, and host numerous sessions across many days to reduce fatigue and increase productive participation from everyone.
Join us in the first ever major community organized mod event and tell us what you want your Mod Underworld experience to be!
| Phase | Description | Timebox | |
| Survey | Find out what mods liked and didn't like about ModWorld, and get suggestions for what Mod Underworld could feature, how it should operate, etc. Survey available here. | January 2024 | |
| Draft planning | Based on brainstorming in public meetings and feedback from previous survey phase, outline and scaffold a loose plan with all possible features and attributes suggested by community. | February 2024 | |
| Call to vote | Vote on the draft plan, each element, and make adjustments and introduce additional calls to vote as necessary. | March 2024 | |
| Final plan | Based on voted on and established features and atttributes, finalize official plan of action that includes inviting specific groups and presenters, how they will present, how mods will interact, what platform to use, who will be doing what tasks, etc. | April 2024 | |
| Registration launch | Launch registrations for the event, allowing number of expected attendees to influence decisions around platform, reachouts, scope and scale of breakout sessions, schedules, etc | May 2024 | |
| Reachouts | Any and all reachouts and time-sensitive actions will begin in this phase (inviting speakers and presenters, preparing any relevant deliverables, etc) | June 2024 | |
| Event live | Have a fantastic community-driven and community-organized mod event | July 2024 |