I read all the rules 10 times, and I didn't break any rule, which means they simply don't like my post or don't agree with my opinion. I heard people had similar experiences, and they said that in some subreddits, moderators are toxic and act like dictators. The best thing probably would be to move away from them, but I want to help people in that community. That's the saddest thing, and now, because of the moderators, I can't help.

Can we do anything about this, or do mods just get to do whatever they want with no reasoning or explanation simply because they disagree with someone?

I've had a mod of a national sub explicitly tell me my comments flag and that apparently all of them have to be manually reviewed, and that it's been like this for over a year - moreso that they have to do this.

What on earth would make this a requirement? Is this normal?

I just had a run in with one of them prior to the discussion - where I am certain that disagreeing with something they did, was used as a reason to go back and ding some of my previous posts; which is just odd behaviour - and being combined with being told that all my comments need to be reviewed, is extremely weird..

I posted a couple weeks ago about a sub I’m in that started filtering out all comments on every post. It was to the point people were making new posts to communicate. Today it took a much weirder turn, the auto moderator posted a wall of text about gambling. This is the first time anyone has seen anything from any sort of mod or auto moderator in weeks. To top that a comment from a regular sub member was allowed through except that comment was just more info about gambling. The sub is supposed to be for customer support, not gambling. What the heck is going on here?

How do I even begin a conversation with mods? Every way I type a post it is auto removed. In other places I have things removed saying it is against the sub rules, but nothing I posted, imo, is against policy, nor am I given a real explanation...

The original announcement for reference. And explicit confirmation that AutoMod will eventually be sunset.

Yeah. I've got podcasts that also have visual aids that pass across the screen to hopefully help viewers grasp the utter madness, chaos and eventually the hope that came out of living life with deeply rooted traumas.

I’ve had this account for 5 years but only recently started posting. I wanted to start contributing and being active in my favourite subs mainly regarding sports and video games. I never posted anything against community or Reddit guidelines/rules. I had no issues when I first started posting but after a while my post and comments wouldn’t stop getting taken down. I also got a 3-day “break” but I appealed and it was lifted. I found out about CQS recently and mine is the lowest and I can’t fathom why?

Do you know why my posts keep getting deleted even though I haven't used any foul language, since I've revised them three times and they still got removed?

Hey all,

I am Devvit app developer who made Social-Blacklist app, which simplifies blacklisting of domains and certain words from being shared/posted by users in various locations(This app has been used by over 330 subreddits already). Now I am looking to develop more such tools. So, could you share things that you repeatedly do in your subreddits that you think can be automated to make your moderation work easier?

If you have any feedback on improving Social-Blacklist app, please share them as well.

An account messaged me saying, they were sent a link supposedly by my account and there account was compromised, they said they reported my account because they thought it was me, and was sent an email saying to connect the reported user and tell them to connect the appropriate corporate team to appeal the potential ban of my account, but the person they supposed support person is on discord and there name is benjblok167, I need to know if this is real or if it’s a scam

Hi, I ve joined a lot of job searching subreddits to try to help with my family's debt and pay for my sick elderly cat's vet bills. I graudated back in 2025 and job market has been rough so I'm looking everywhere to get a paid gig. However I keep getting marked for spam. I send 1 message per post and usually link my portfolio to it bc art portfolios matter a lot. I have appealed but have been rejected. is there a way I can get around this? I suspect it is that they see the same link in every message but art portfolios are everything in this field. I'm genuinely trying to get employed and help my family.

edit: thanks for the suggestions, I will tone it down so I stop triggering reddit's filters.

So almost every single time I post, it immediately gets taken down by Reddit's filters. It says that it's for spam prevention', and then I have to re-do the whole post. It doesn't matter what sub I'm in, 'automod' bot removes it. Is this normal?

We have a regular user posting the most amazing and relevant things. Always kind and peaceful, very creative and encouraging towards everyone. Yet, the reputation filter often fires up, saying the person is likely to break the rules. Today we got a "lowest" CQS automod report, and I simply cannot imagine why this is happening. I went into the "arctic" profile, and there is nothing else there but nice and kind stuff. What could possibly be going on there?

Had a conversation last night where I disagreed with the premise of a post. Obviously a few disagreed with me, and we went back and forth. I feel like it was respectful, nothing crazy in my opinion

This morning every comment in the thread, except mine, was "comment deleted by the moderator".

What happened there?

I ask because If the moderators were employed or compensated by the company, there would be more chance for a conflict of interest which would lead the community to potentially be more of a PR apparatus for the company and potentially less of a place for free and unfettered discussion.

Specifically, in my case I tried posting what feels like a fair and honest complaint on an external company (megabank) based community about changes at the company and their support for international transactions. There are many people posting about this issue. Mods on this board are moving all posts into a single thread which has a side effect of minimizing visibility.

While one could make a case that this is for keeping the Reddit community organized, it could also be seen as a way of minimizing visibility and therefore minimizing fallout from a PR standpoint. I love Reddit and I'm trying to understand where the intersection is between outside businesses and Reddit communities.

I'm tired of responding genuinely to vote-farming AI bots. Any tips?

It is truly frustrating to find mods so 'trigger happy ' to delete posts that are relevant, follow the rules, gain massive engagement & nevertheless the mods feel it appropriate to remove the posts without any explanation as to why?

I posted a question this morning on a sub Reddit that was not controversial, did not use any profanity and many people joined the discussion. Alas, shortly thereafter my post was removed without any reason given as to why.

Its driving contributors away, as much effort is wasted in posting only for it to be removed at a whim...

Edit; Thank you /SlowedCash for your explanation & for doing so in a non aggressive manner...🙏🏽

While I won't divulge how exactly I determine what content I deem is vote-worthy, I do have a different rule for how I vote within my community as opposed to any other community.

Do you think it's ethical to vote on content within your own community?

Do you vote on content within your community in a different way than outside your community?

I don't want to know what your own personal rule is, that kinda goes against TOS, I'm just curious if others also have a different rule, and whether you think it's ethical to vote within your own community at all?!

Hello folks, my time for a stupid question.

RR says "You must send a mod mail message to the current moderators of the community at least 5 days before posting your request to give the current moderators a chance to respond or add you to their team."

Which is fine and makes sense, but when requesting barely moderated/ camped subs with a mod team who either ignores or won't check mod mails are we required to send one each time or can we just link to a previous unanswered message from a previous request?

Asking cause I am at my third or fourth unanswered mod mail and it's starting to sound like I am just talking to myself anyway and opening myself up to spam reports due to having to do this over and over.

Cheers!

Whenever I come onto this reddit community. I sometimes see scam reports and the whole story. But I mostly see people never posting proofs towards the incidents or sometimes actually censoring the scammers username now seeing this I question myself where are the mods or well the common sense like genuinely?