back-seat moderator

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Etymology

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Formed by analogy with back-seat driver.

Noun

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back-seat moderator (plural back-seat moderators)

  1. (Internet) A user who is not a moderator but zealously identifies and polices rule-breaking by others.
    Synonym: minimod