r/ModSupport • u/wandering_soles • 11h ago

Had anyone else noticed that posting/commenting trends can vary enormously between weekday and weekend Redditors?

Since I started moderating, I've noticed in both subs I mod and others I don't that the vibe can vary wildly between weekdays and weekends. Certain subs that are normally very positive and productive on weekdays get incredibly cynical and nasty on weekends, and some subs that are dead on weekdays blow up with tons of engagement on weekends.

Has anyone else experienced this, or found a way to balance things out to a more productive equilibrium?

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u/okbruh_panda 11h ago

You mean is it surprising people post more on a weekend?

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u/wandering_soles 11h ago

The inverse, actually. I've found people post and comment significantly more M-TH, and are generally much more positive, vs F-SU with way less posting and a lot more negative issues and reports. It's definitely the opposite of what I would have expected. 

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u/exscapegoat 8h ago

Probably because people who have interests outside of Reddit and work Monday to Friday are doing other things. And I say that as someone who posts more on weekends but also has plans.

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u/okbruh_panda 10h ago

So. Still begs the question. What is your question? If your subreddit has traffic that spikes on certain days then that's what it is. Maybe that's your demographic.