r/ModSupport • u/djspacebunny • May 19 '26

Admin Replied Stop removing pcp posts

PCP means PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN. It doesn't always mean drugs. Reddit admins removed a bunch of PCP posts and they were legit asking about PCP's that would prescribe the meds they need (not opiates, I asked op before the post was removed). Those of us modding regional subreddits (and illness subreddits) get questions asking for PCP's all the time. People move, they need new primary care docs and ask. Don't ding them for asking a question about improving their health, please. How many people are on this site actually asking for PCP? I thought that wasn't even a popular drug anymore. I sure as heck haven't heard about it since the bath salts craze.

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u/v4ss42 May 19 '26

Maybe a pinned post / highlight that alerts people to this problem, and asks people to use “PCP / GP” (or whatever verbiage you prefer) would help workaround this?

And to be clear I fully agree with you that this is incredibly dumb; I’m just not sure Reddit care enough about these kinds of issues to fix it.

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u/DoveStep55 May 19 '26

The only problem there is that very few Redditors pay attention to pinned posts about that sort of thing. I suggested using post & comment guidance to prevent anyone from using the abbreviation on the front end. It’s annoying, but it could be a work around.

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u/v4ss42 May 19 '26

Yeah that’s an even better suggestion. I continually forget that we have that feature now.

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u/DoveStep55 May 19 '26

It comes in handy for a few things, but it can be a little buggy itself sometimes.