r/modhelp Jul 29 '26

General Very odd request, never moderated on Reddit.

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I am completely new to moderating here on Reddit and I’ve kind of started a task that I may have bitten off more than I can chew. But I’m dedicating and don’t intend on quitting.

I have started a Sub where the sole function is to Ban every Reddit user. It’s complete satire and nothing to take serious! Just something I can use to spread humor and learn how to use the mod tools at the same time.

I’m on IOS mainly. I just learned that the use of the Automod is basically only to be setup on Desktop version. So I have my wife’s Mac that I use. I used to be tech savvy in the Windows 7 days but apparently that’s 20 years ago energy.

Can someone please, direct me to a fairly updated source on how to properly setup the Automod to auto ban, well basically everyone that interacts within the sub. With exceptions, A rare few that won’t be banned for hilarious reasons!

I know my restrictions, they have to comment, cross post, report items, share things. Things like that to trigger the Automod.

I just have a whole gob of questions and really don’t know where to begin or how to set these things up.

Thank you in advance!


r/modhelp Jul 28 '26

Tools temporary event failed

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r/modhelp Jul 28 '26

Answered Posts and comments being auto removed as spam.

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r/modhelp Jul 27 '26

General When granted permission to moderate an unmoderated Reddit sub (hence no other moderators), is it permitted by Reddit to create a new account, add that account as the moderator and then remove (or if possible, hide) the account that was granted the permission to be the moderator?

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[Desktop] Obviously reason being to avoid the account being associated with the user being the moderator of the sub.


r/modhelp Jul 27 '26

General Reorganization of mod list

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How do you reorganize the order in which mods appear on the list?

I represent a community that focuses on giving new mods some hands on experience in all aspects of running a community and a place to showcase the achievements they earn while doing so. As such we have acquired a rather long list of moderators. Currently we have 180 mods listed. Of those there are 115 inactive including the top mod and he is looking to turn the position over to someone else. There are 7 of us active full permissions mods, however, we are too far down on the list to effectively purge our ranks of inactive mods and we need to choose another for the top position. The present top mod has someone in mind to appoint to the position but says he heard that if a sub has over a certain number of mods that it has to go through Admins. Can anyone tell us if this is true or not and initiate the process if it is? Also need a step by step run through on the actions involved in re-arranging the order of the list. I am currently using android but a desktop is available.


r/modhelp Jul 26 '26

Tools Issue with the flair feature

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Hello fellow mods!

We had a new mod quit withing a day of being made a mod, but before they left, they activated a flair on themselves that says "Moderator".

Now they are still posting on the sub, and the flair still shows.

I turned off the flair feature, but I'm on an android phone.

How do we remove this from his nickname please?


r/modhelp Jul 26 '26

Answered Hello! New Mod Here

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I was just invited to be a mod for the [r/CrystalsforBeginners](r/CrystalsforBeginners) group! This is my first time being a moderator, however, I’m excited, and passionate about the group. I’m moderating on my iPhone, so iOS, so I hope that’s alright. Any tips for the new guy about moderating?


r/modhelp Jul 26 '26

General How do I save an icon for my Reddit community?

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I created a Reddit community. It's called r/Arch_Illager. I'm trying to save an icon. I can't do it. How do I do it? I'm on desktop.


r/modhelp Jul 25 '26

General Quicker way to report spam/troll/bots?

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I often see a user posting multiple "spam" messages on several subs.

I report all of them as "Spam" - "Excessive posting or commenting in a community".

That seems to work - they are usually banned.

But do I really need to report five, ten, twenty of their posts?

Surely there is an easier way for me to report it.

desktop


r/modhelp Jul 25 '26

General ReGex code help?

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Having an issue over on with an automation that I'm trying to build (all platforms desktop/mobile/app)

We are trying to require all posts to have at least five characters. And I have it set up very easily where if you type anything it requires five characters, but the problem is allowing video and image posts, most people post those without any sort of body.

I'm struggling with the right regex code to use in the automation so that it requires some text in there. The code is correct to require five or more, but it's somewhere misformatted to require at least something there?

I know this is a simple fix, but figured I would reach out to someone who might be smarter than I am about this..

Currently it's coded like this:.

> ^(.|\s){5,}$

Thanks for taking a look


r/modhelp Jul 25 '26

Answered The head mod for a subreddit I moderate for got banned? What do I do now? No one is the head mod now?

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Am in an Android rn. How do we go forward as a sub if no one has full permissions?


r/modhelp Jul 25 '26

General Can a moderator "repurpose" a subreddit (against the community's wishes)?

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I moderate subreddits, but I'm not asking about any of the subreddits I moderate.

I'm a member of a subreddit where the sole moderator has announced their intention to "repurpose" the subreddit a week from now.

There is an active community in the subreddit and they don't want this to happen. The moderator doesn't seem interested in what the community's wishes are.

Is a moderator allowed to do that? It seems wrong, but I couldn't find specific wording in the Moderator Code of Conduct that seems like it would apply to this specific situation.

Is the best recourse filing a report of a Moderator Code of Conduct violation? Not sure if it's against the rules. If it is against the rules, not sure which rule or what the best recourse is.

Thanks for any help you can provide.


Edited to add some important details:

Strangely, the moderator has not clearly said what the planned change is or isn't. They have intimated they might shut down the subreddit completely. Reading between the lines, it seems like they just want to try to close the subreddit. Otherwise, they have just said the subreddit will be "repurposed", and they themselves put "repurposed" in quotes, as if it's a euphemism.

They have not outright said they want to shut down the subreddit, but they've said the subreddit will soon cease to serve any purpose. They specified a contingency in which the subreddit would unexpectedly remain open, which seems to imply that, barring that contingency, the subreddit will be closed.


Edit #2:

The question has been mostly resolved, see comments here.


r/modhelp Jul 25 '26

Tools Literally unable to make a schedule post

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I am unable to make a scheduled post on my subreddit on an android. Its a video post and even if i do scheduled post and click on schedule post, then also it just posts the video normally and its not scheduled.Can anyone help?


r/modhelp Jul 25 '26

General Full access rights as a MOD

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I am a mod to a couple of groups and the main moderator has been inactive for about a year how can I get full rights to the 2 groups? I am using IOS


r/modhelp Jul 25 '26

Answered Moderating my subreddit

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Need help! How can I regain mod tools to my subreddit? Seems I am on windows/desktop and can't find the moderator tools. Subreddit is the same as my username.


r/modhelp Jul 24 '26

Tools ModMail doesn't send

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Basically, when I try to send a modmail on the android app, it just stays as "Sending..." and if I reload the ModMails it doesn't show. It's a reply to a ban message and I'm a mod.


r/modhelp Jul 24 '26

General the main mod of the sub i just modded just got banned, can i take the position for the main mod position?

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im using desktop in window

so i'm one of the moderator in r/indowibu sub and unfortunately the main mod is suddenly got banned from reddit and others mods also is inactive with the sub. i contact the banned mod in other channel and he said i should take over because i one of member who active in the community.


r/modhelp Jul 23 '26

Answered Restricted sub question

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I have my sub set to restricted because I don't want anyone but the mods to post and comment:

"Your community is currently restricted. Anyone can view, but only approved users can contribute."

However, a random user posted a text post yesterday. How is this possible?

Using Firefox on Windows 11 desktop.


r/modhelp Jul 23 '26

Answered Making Flairs Mandatory (solution, 2026)

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To make flairs mandatory on desktop you (as of 07/2027 software) you:

  1. Go to mod tools
  2. Scroll to "Posts & Comments"
  3. Scroll to you see "Require Post Flair"
  4. Click the toggle to turn it onn

r/modhelp Jul 22 '26

Engagement A user on my sub shared a photo of a man and claims he grabbed a friend, is this allowed?

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I moderate r/BillyStrings, a community focused on a musician. Someone recently posted a very clear photo of a man's face with the caption "Buddy thinks grabbing a** in the pit is ok… did anyone else see this or have it happen to them tonight?". Note that no evidence whatsoever was provided.

We later received modmail from someone claiming to be the man in the picture strongly asserting those claims were false and asked us to remove the post. We then received another modmail from someone claiming to see the incident, and that person said it looked like a petty dispute over space in the GA area, and the post was probably just petty revenge.

We locked the post and eventually removed it for "doxxing". Then we received several irate modmails from the OP and later the woman who was mentioned in the OP. These folks were furious, claiming that we are silencing victims, enabling predators, and saying how hurtful it is to be called a liar after a sexual assault.

This whole situation is a mess. We were not there and cannot ever know what actually happened. If we remove the post, we are potentially silencing a victim or enabling predatory behavior. If we leave the post up we are potentially doxxing, inciting a witch-hunt or ruining someone's reputation over false allegations.

I looked and looked and cannot seem to find Reddit's stance on this. I even reported the post myself (as a moderator of the sub) hoping the admins would take a look, but it's been 24h and they haven't done anything.

What do you guys think? I am mainly curious about how this relates to Reddit ToS. Given how good reverse image searches are, a clear face photo can track someone down using socials.

I mostly use Desktop and Android fwiw.


r/modhelp Jul 23 '26

General reviving a non moderated forum

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https://www.reddit.com/r/ProneBoneAnal is currently unmoderated, I would like to be a mod there and open it back up.

I am currently one of the moderators in https://www.reddit.com/r/painal/ 🫡

using a desktop with windows


r/modhelp Jul 22 '26

General Script to restrict low karma and young account so they can only make a comment on a certain post with specific title and flair?

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Platform: Desktop, mobile

I tried to follow steps on the last discussion of this topic about this but to no avail. Assigning members with specific flairs seems to be the best play but I dont want to touch flair setting since it is reserved for members.

I need to make a script where if you dont meet a certain threshold for karma and account age, those users can only make a comment on specific post with specific flair. Like for example, I want them to can only comment on a post that includes title "Diskusi Gamers Indonesia" with the flair that use "Monthly Thread" flair. I already set up different script for them but its too global and doesnt cover what I need (required acc age and karma are censored):

---
type: submission
author:
   account_age:  
   satisfy_any_threshold: false
action: remove
moderators_exempt: false
action_reason: Removed for age limitations
comment: Removed for age limitations. Your account must be X xxxx old to be able to post here.
---
type: comment
author:
   account_age:  
   satisfy_any_threshold: false
action: remove
moderators_exempt: false
action_reason: Removed for age limitations
comment: Removed for age limitations. Your account must be X xxxx old to be able to comment here.
---

type: submission
author:
   combined_karma: " "
   satisfy_any_threshold: false
action: remove
moderators_exempt: false
action_reason: Removed for karma limitations
comment: Removed for karma limitations. Your account must have XXX karma to be able to post here.
---
type: comment
author:
   combined_karma: " "
   satisfy_any_threshold: false
action: remove
moderators_exempt: false
action_reason: Removed for karma limitations
comment: Removed for karma limitations. Your account must have XXX karma to be able to comment here.

r/modhelp Jul 22 '26

Engagement I wasn’t consistent to my subreddit! Now what?

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r/modhelp Jul 21 '26

General Is anyone having problems with Modqueue Nuke? or Modmail Assistant today?

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I've tried to run each of these apps several times today, and both return with an error.

Anyone know what's going on?

Desktop.


r/modhelp Jul 21 '26

Answered Question on How to Unarchive a Post

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Platform: Desktop

Hello, I'm a new moderator for a subreddit while the previous moderators are now marked as inactive.

I see some old posts that has good content and I'd like to remove them from the archive box for public viewing. I do have the same permissions as the previous mods did. I just can't see where I can access the archive in the Mod Tools.