reddit the company doesn't produce any content. they rely on people creating communities, cultivating them, and actively moderating them (for free!). i'd say that gives those creators more of a claim to ownership than the platform hosting that content. reddit doesn't exist without them - what value does the site have if they kick out everyone who "occupies" reddit.com?

would you participate in an online forum only populated with chatbots?

> This will be educational to them when they are all banned and replaced with chatbots.

If they are replaced with chatbots, then I'm sure that the result will be educational to somebody. Not necessarily with the conclusion you imply, though.

I would love to replace my modding activities with a bot.

We're not there yet.