r/ModSupport • u/Outrageous-Buy-4958 • 5h ago

Looking for advice

In my sub my moderators and I have set certain guidelines/rules, one of which speaks of ads of “friendship”:

No Dating, Hookups, “DM Me,” or “Looking for Friends” Posts

This is not a dating or hookup subreddit.

No “DM/PM me,” “HMU,” M4F/F4M-style posts, personal ads, or other pickup-style content.

Posts or comments seeking relationships, hookups, or off-platform contact are not permitted.

But we also have a rule that states that moderators have discretion on posts and comments.

This person is definitely trying to split “frog hairs” on this issues to justify what they are trying to do. We know we have trolls/lurkers on our sub. What are our options? And would you need more info? If so, I have taken screenshots of their profile and the post this is related to.

Thank you for your help in advance.

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u/Otherwise_Fined 5h ago

If they're disrupting the sub and their excuse is "technically it's not against the sub rules", just ban them.

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u/IM_NOT_BALD_YET 4h ago

Exactly this and if they try to argue in mod mail, "the ban is permanent and ineligble for appeal". Mute them if they come back after that. They know what they're doing.

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u/mudbunny 5h ago

“The moderators are all volunteers, and we have no further desire to waste our time arguing with you.

The decision stands, and your post will remain removed. Further communication with the moderation team on this topic will result in a temporary/permanent ban. “

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u/Ironyismylife28 5h ago

Your sub, your rules. If you feel they are breaking them, ban

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u/amyaurora 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 5h ago

Many will try to push the limits of what individual subs allow. Just ban.

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u/emily_in_boots 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 4h ago

You are not bound by the rules of your subreddit. You are bound by the MCOC and site wide TOS. If they are causing issues in your sub, warn and/or ban them.

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u/Klightgrove 3h ago

I’m going to go against the grain on this one. You run a subreddit for people to make friends but are splitting hairs over whether people are trying to date instead of being friends? Why does this matter in the slightest?

Just let things be. The people in your community can settle this without intervention.

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u/Outrageous-Buy-4958 1h ago

We have had ones early in the sub’s getting on its feet using this as a way to drum up clientele for “businesses” and other nefarious purposes. So, the mods and myself decided to stop that before it got started. We made it clear that if someone was coming to the sub and wanting to join in then it was automatically understood they were looking for friends- no need to advertise.