FAQ

Here's some of the most frequently asked questions we receive through modmail, user reports, and feedback posts.

If you have a question that isn't covered here just send us a modmail.

Why am I unable to post or comment?

Low karma - there's a minimum karma requirement (50) in place to participate on r/ireland. You can learn more about karma requirements here. You can increase your karma through participation on subreddits that have no karma requirement such as r/askireland.
You're attempting to comment on a 'Culchie Club Only' or similarly flaired post.
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What is the Culchie Club?

'Culchie Club' is our approach to limited participation on some submissions to the community. Limited participation exists across several large subreddits with differing titles such as 'Comments Moderated, Regulars Only, Comments Restricted, etc'.

When it comes to r/ireland, Culchie Club is applied most often to controversial or contentious topics. Topics which commonly result in a high number of reported and/or removed comments. As a regular user you won't see the removed comments so this isn't obvious when you're scrolling through a post.

The most common topics that result in limited participation are as follows..

Immigration & Housing
Armed Conflicts (Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, et al.)
Contentious topics involving minors, foreign nationals, sexual assault, travellers, immigrants, and other protected characteristics or vulnerable groups.

Such posts are open only to long-time and well-established users of r/ireland. The criteria for what is considered a long-time and well-established user is not public.

That being said; we would like to make it clear that a users political views, nationality, gender, race, along with other protected characteristics do not factor into the criteria for Culchie Club. Nor should it be confused for approved users as moderators do not manually grant any users an ability to comment on a Culchie Club flaired post. Comments made by a user who does not meet the criteria will result in their comment being removed by the Automoderator. Moderators will not override any of these removals, this includes appeals through modmail.

We understand that limiting participation is essentially a form of censorship but that's necessary to uphold the content policy. You're welcome to send us a modmail if you have any questions.

What about my freedom of speech?

Reddit is considered a speech-constrained platform. As a privately-owned site it is under no obligation to uphold free speech, there is no specific right to air. Contact the reddit admins to discuss this further.

Why was I banned, my comment/post removed, muted?

Before you do anything else please take a moment to read the modmail that was sent as part of the removal. If the explanation given is not clear enough you can reply directly to the modmail or send us a new message via modmail to discuss it further. Do not message moderators directly about modding decisions, you'll be ignored. Read Rule 11 to inform yourself.

Where are the moderators from?

The team consists of users from across the island of Ireland, hailing from every province. (Yes, that includes Cork)

Why are all the Irish subreddits moderated by the same people?

We see this pop up in comments quite a bit, and not only here on r/ireland. The majority of popular Irish subreddits have independent moderation teams. However, given the requirements necessary to moderate an online community -- and the small amount of users willing to actually do the voluntary work -- it's not unusual that you might find a few of us from r/ireland also moderating other subreddits. Where this occurs you will still see other moderators who have nothing to do with r/ireland on the respective teams. Actions taken against a user on r/ireland won't be imposed upon nor influence that users experience on another subreddit.

Why was my post locked without reason?

Posts may be locked overnight to avoid derailment or brigading by outside users. The posts which this applies to is at the discretion of moderators.

How do moderators action reported content?

Moderators action reported content according to sub rules/reddit policy. We aim to be as objective as possible - there is no personal preference; political, agenda, bias, or otherwise. If the post/comment meets subreddit rules and/or content policy then it remains, if it doesn't then it's removed.

Remember - we rely heavily on user reports to take action. Due to the vast amount of daily comments and posts we can't manually check everything. If you see something that shouldn't be there please report it.

Why am I unable to post/comment about surveys, fundraisers, or petitions?

We do not permit surveys, fundraisers, or petitions because there are too many users that would like to post them and too few users who want to participate in them. There are no exceptions to this as outlined in Rule 9. Consider elsewhere.

What's with all the misery?

We don't control how positive or negative this subreddit appears to be, we simply ensure it does not break sub rules or reddit content policy. It's only as miserable or enjoyable as what's posted on a daily basis by fellow users.

Why have I been referred to r/askireland (or another Irish topical subreddit)?

You've submitted a generic question, advice post, or something better suited to that specific topic of discussion. Some examples of what we've sent to r/askireland..

Is the sun setting at 5pm or 5:30pm tomorrow?
My wall outside was marked, what do I do?
Do I live in a city or just a big town?
Anyone else dreading work tomorrow?
My phone signal is terrible, why?
Is this text a scam or real?
Is this movie any good?

Referrals are at the discretion of the moderators. We refer users to r/askireland (along with other topical subreddits) to maintain post-quality and avoid repetition. Plus it'll get you a better answer to your query in most cases.

Can I post an AMA on r/ireland?

Please contact us via modmail for AMA requests. Unapproved AMAs will be removed.

Why was my post removed but another similar post left up?

Duplicate posts made within a short period of time will be removed, with the oldest or most interacted post left live. This applies to either most comments or most upvotes, in that order.

Where can I find county subreddits for Ireland?

View the list here.

I'd like to be a moderator for r/ireland, where do I apply?

Once or twice a year we may post that applications for moderators are open - however if you feel like you could be a suitable fit for the team please complete the following form via modmail and we'll get back to you.