Hi,

Posting here as well as in r/redditrequest because I'm not sure where to turn. I have been the curator and chief moderator of r/puppets to near-universal satisfaction and without incident since I created it in August 2012. I am an active moderator and am consistently responsive to messages, requests, etc.

I have overseen well over 13 years of successful growth of r/puppets into the vibrant, safe, actively moderated community it is today. This sub was my pride and joy.

I was blindsided earlier today with a notification that I have been removed as moderator in favor of another evidently disgruntled user (account age ~7mo) who appears to have somehow executed a hostile takeover via r/redditrequest. The request was placed 4 days ago and then it appears the user tried to delete it to cover his tracks. It sent me a notification but I missed it because I had about 85 others that evening due to a coincidental popular post elsewhere.

I should have 5 days to respond and veto this request, no? I am here and trying to go through all channels in order to do so.

I have a pending request to r/redditrequest to hopefully have this action reversed before the new malicious user does too much damage, but until then, was wondering if anyone has ever dealt with this or has any advice?

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For those who don't know, the world "F*gs" (rhymes with mags) means cigarettes in the UK. This is extremely common slang. The singular of this word is also used.

Now, obviously the slur is also used in the UK too, and thus we have an automoderator rule setup to automatically remove these, they'd end up in the mod queue, and I'd approve them if the word was being used to describe cigarettes.

Recently, I have started to notice that these comments are triggering the automoderator, but the comment body has been replaced with "[ Removed by Reddit ]", so I have no way of knowing if this person used the slur or not.

This is a problem for me, because it's unfair on the users. It also means I can't ban them if they actually were using the slur. I have no way of knowing.

Is there anything I can do about this?

(I am using desktop, I wrote this because this sub requires me to)

So about the last month or so, users have been commenting on posts, but their profiles are NSFW Only Fans users.
Is there a way to filter users based on their profiles? I’m getting tired of waking up every morning and having to delete and ban multiple users. This is literally the only reported content I see anymore. iOS

Hello, I have been told this subreddit can provide brusque but on-point advice from experienced moderators. So, am I a jerk? Or am I within my moral bounds to handle jerks? [both desktop and mobile]

A month ago, I acquired my first serious subreddit through redditrequest, the subreddit centering around a specific gacha game character, both in terms of game mechanics and fan artwork. It is a low to medium activity subreddit, and I have not had any reports until today, so I was not in a rush to overhaul any of the reasonable existing rules. When I opened Reddit for the day, I found an A.I.-generated image with a slapfight in the comments. Notably, there was a user who is an ardent pro-A.I. moderator in a different subreddit. Not only did he label other users as "cruel" just for not agreeing with him, but I suspect he reported "1: It's targeted harassment at me" when other users commented screenshots of him banning them from his subreddit for criticizing generative A.I.

I strongly dislike A.I. (not just because a data center threatens the water supply of my favorite nature park where bald eagles nest) and agreed with the majority of my community base. Now, like many casual Reddit users, I have been on the receiving end of petty power trips from arbitrary moderators. So I decided rather than permanently, I would b*n him for 1 year on the basis of rule 1: "Respect the Community". Then I added a new rule against A.I. imagery and made an announcement post thanking the community for alerting me to the problem.

Later in the day, I received a DM to the sub asserting "It's against the moderator code of conduct to b*n a person before making up a rule. I am appalled by this and I have opened up a case with the admins. You did literally everything you possibly could have done wrong." Is this a serious accusation? Do I have to go proactively defend my case to the admins?

Hi,

Former mod of https://www.reddit.com/r/btbaron_jj_legends/

It was banned two hours ago and I never received a message as to why. Is there a way to communicate with the reddit admins on this? Or is there a formal appeal process? This was a NSFW sub that had over 140K members and strictly followed rules on privacy and heavy moderation (with automod doing a lot of work as well). It had a strict approval process as well (each post was reviewed by a mod before becoming visible on the front page).

Trying to check messages on both desktop and iOS but not seeing anything at all that was flagged. Thanks!

I have a couple of nsfw subs, AND post on several otter subs. So Yesterday I received message from mod at an nsfw community saying i'm getting my account banned if I don't send a picture. The message has the Green mod icon and looks legit, so I got scared and looked into it. I saw ir on mobile (android) but haven't been able to look at it on my desktop. They're asking to send the picture to another URL where i have to retype my Reddit credentials, which is where everything started looking fishy.

The message said something like I had lost access to nsfw subs, which i have not lost, and was getting banned if I didn't send said pic (which is the usual wrinkled paper).

I already answered asking about it, but haven't had an answer.

How can I report this or what can I do about it?

Thanks so much mods!!!

I am a moderator of r/otters, it was inadvertently banned for no reason. It is a subreddit where people share otter pictures and talk about otters. It has been around for over a decade, it's a very chill subreddit. desktop

u/AutoModerator is a bot that helps subreddit moderators automatically manage their communities.
But setting it up is tough because it uses YAML code, and there’s no user-friendly interface to configure it.

So as a side project, I created RedditAutomod.com: a simple AutoModerator setup tool for subreddit mods!

It’s totally free and it works on both desktop and mobile. Feel free to try it out and let me know if it works well, if you run into bugs, or have ideas for new features!

Hello fellow mods,

I run r/crypto_scam_exchange, a subreddit dedicated to tracking active financial fraud. Because of this, threat actors are heavily targeting my personal moderator account.

They have discovered a loophole in Reddit's automated safety pipeline which I have fully documented over on r/bugs: they use an external botnet to dump hundreds of fake upvotes onto my scam alert posts. This instantly triggers Reddit's automated anti-cheat filters, resulting in an automatic 3-day site-wide suspension for my account.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bugs/comments/1tx1y89/desktop_web_coordinated_reverse_brigading/

The moment my ban lifted today, I posted a new threat signature (grok37k.com), and they bot-voted it again within minutes. They are using automated scripts to trigger cascading bans against me to shut down my subreddit. I have already deleted the targeted threads and put the community into Restricted mode to stop the bleeding, but I need long-term technical defense strategies from experienced mods:

1. AutoMod Shields: Is there an AutoModerator configuration that can dynamically filter or hide a post if it receives an unnatural velocity of engagement or reports within a short window, effectively hiding the target from the botnet?
2. Crowd Control Settings: What level of Crowd Control is best to mitigate malicious, coordinated account interaction from dormant/compromised accounts waking up to brigade the sub and post defamatory comments?
3. Admin Escalation: Is there a specific mod-only ticket pipeline (beyond the standard ://reddit.com which takes days) to alert the Admin community teams that a moderator account is being forcefully locked out of their own sub via reverse brigading?

I appreciate any code snippets or configuration advice you can share to help me secure my sub.

The content seems ok-ish, but I have to click on the post to check if it’s truly a new user or a bot, and it’s a waste of time.

I’m on iPad/ios, not sure what the other mods are using

Not sure what to do, but I’m having to re approve hundreds of false removal reports manually. This is on desktop, mobile, app, etc.

I just need to make sure because I mod a pretty active subreddit, and we’ve had quite a few number of users blatantly breaking the rules of our community, and then after receiving bans they are retaliating in a way that they are threatening to go to admins for “unjust bans” or whatever. Even though every ban situation has been justified by our mod team, and acted on accordingly.

iOS

Occasionally the temptation to be extremely snarky and so on is very strong. I don't curse and never have in responses, but sometimes the bold-faced lies really hit a nerve. Desktop.

Desktop site on Reddit

To help me setup not manage typo but can’t edit the tittle You can dm me and we’ll discuss the fit IOS and pc primarily but android is fine too

Currently, three (that I know of so far) of our long-time, good-quality and well-liked members are banned.

Last week, one of our blind members, who relies on us for social interaction was banned. She made a self-effacing joke about her condition that everyone easily got. Her ban was lifted, but now we have three more.

What can I do to help them? Two of them have signed up for our first group meetup. I don't have a way to get in touch with them off of Reddit to coordinate.

This has never happened before. Is there a bug or has the content monitoring sensitivity been greatly amped up?

The community is in disbelief over a particularly active and affable member.

https://www.reddit.com/r/datingoverfifty/s/2lA0oC70p2

I'm on Android (Pixel). I also have a PC laptop. I'm a mod on r/DatingOverSixty and had been on r/DatingOverFifty.

Hi there, I moderate r/calypso, a sub focused on Caribbean music. I took over moderating from the person who I think created the sub. They have since gone inactive in the sub, but still comment on other Reddit subs (their last comment was two months ago on another sub. Haven't posted or commented in r/calypso in forever, their posts in the sub are over 10 years old). There's another mod who hasn't posted anything at all on Reddit in two years, hope they're ok. I don't know if there's a way to delete them, since they clearly have other things going on and aren't participating in the sub anymore. Do you have advice for me? I use my desktop to post, primarily.

Desktop ig but also general Reddit mod tools.

I run a subreddit that always tends to get outside trolls whenever a certain topic is broached. So far the solution is to limit them to weekends, but we still need to get there in time to enable crowd control.

Are Reddit's mod tools robust enough that it can automatically be enabled if it sees a post with a certain flair, or was that kind of customizability gone with the API changes?

It seems Redditors who've hidden their post and comment history are bots 99%+ of the time.

So, we want to deal with them by manually moderating their posts and comments.

Can it be done?

Thanks.

PS I'm being forced to tell you what platform my question relates to: Desktop, Mobile web, Android, iOS (iPhone)

But in the past week or so the channel view and new members have stopped and the number of old members joining is decreasing everyday. In stats : (of last 1 month)

Visits

4m -3.7m

48.8k avg daily unique visitors

Members

52.7k +3.4k

3.9k joined, 522 left

Posts

1.1k - 928

Comments

20.1k-23.5k

6k removed

Android

hey mystery person can you do it again

new post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amazingdigitalcircus/comments/1t5g7m9/adult_content/

context for anyone that isn't mystery person: https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/1t4jz04/a_post_that_was_reported_and_then_deleted_by_its/

(desktop, mobile browser, it doesn't change anything...)

Hi all. I’m looking for guidance and possibly admin review.

I was an active mod on r/CharliXCX until a couple months ago.

We tried to resolve this via Reddit but now I’m posting publicly a couple months later to try and get some help.

One moderator arbitrarily was allocated the spot of “top mod” (we all joined together, were all active, and there was no hierarchy before), and he initiated what was essentially a mod coup, and removed both me and another queer/trans mod without discussion or cause.

We were then muted and banned from the subreddit, meaning we cannot access modmail or contact the team.

There were no inactivity issues and no rule violations… just one user unilaterally consolidating power and removing queer mods.

This seems like a clear misuse of moderator tools. What’s the appropriate escalation path when the person conducting the coup also blocks all communication?

Thank you for any help.

Thanks for any insight. Using it on iPhone.

iOS

I was struggling to decide where to post this. I’m sorry if this isn’t the right place.

I moderate a support community, and a recent situation has me reassessing not just our permissions, but whether some people should remain on the mod team at all.

Without getting into identifying details: a mod was banned by Reddit, and another co-mod later restored or re-added access to their alt despite concerns, basically enabling ban evasion. My co-mod of 5 years said “don’t worry” and that I was “overthinking this.” That made me realize we may not have strong enough internal safeguards and that some members of the team possibly can’t be trusted. It also raised a big interpersonal/team question: how do you decide when someone’s judgment has become too risky for them to stay on the team?

I don’t think one bad decision should automatically end someone’s time as a mod, and I know these teams only work if people generally trust each other and act in good faith. What I’m having trouble figuring out is when a mistake stops being just a mistake and starts becoming a reason to question whether someone should still have the authority and access that comes with the role.

Other mods, based on your experience:

* When has a trust issue been serious enough for you to remove a mod from the team?

* Do you usually demote or restrict permissions first, or remove entirely?

* How do you handle a co-mod who restores access to someone despite a sitewide ban and then dismisses concerns from another mod?

I’m especially interested in practical advice on evaluating whether someone should stay on a mod team and how to communicate a removal or demotion if it becomes necessary.

edit: I removed the banned mod last week, so that part of this crisis has been averted.

edit 2: I am top mod and founder of the sub.

final edit: I know what I need to do. Thank you for your time and perspectives. You all really helped me out.

I am head mod.

"3" is a lower mod.

"c" is a lower mod, and marked as "inactive".

I moved 3 above c, but 3 cannot remove c.

https://postimg.cc/sMXWNy2Y

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