Biography
skeen is the Reddit handle of the user who created the r/atheism subreddit and was for years its top moderator; no real name is published in reputable sources. A Reddit user since 2006, he ran the community, which grew into one of the platform's largest and a former default subreddit, with a deliberately hands-off approach to moderation. After an extended period of inactivity, with reporting noting his last post in 2012, he was removed as top moderator in mid-2013 and replaced by other moderators who moved to overhaul the subreddit's content rules. The change was contentious among the community's millions of subscribers, with some users welcoming a more active moderation approach and others describing the transition as a coup. The episode is a documented example of how control of a major Reddit community can change hands and reshape its character.