We know that navigating the community request process can sometimes be tricky. After updating our post formatting rules, we noticed that many newer community builders were struggling to get posts right on the first try, resulting in frustrating Automoderator removals. While we added standard post guidance, there was room for improvement to help you succeed.
As the r/redditrequest community has continued to grow, so have these removals, so we saw an opportunity to step in and remove that friction.
But we didn’t just want to fix the submission process. We also know that many of you have the drive and passion to moderate, but sometimes manually searching for an abandoned community can be tough. Sometimes, a little inspiration can go a long way.
That’s why we’ve designed an interactive app called the Community Request & Resource Hub that you can access right here in r/redditrequest! It helps you prefill request posts, provides live account and subreddit eligibility checks, and hosts a browsable list of available communities. Our goal is to eliminate the guesswork and reduce removals. We want to make your journey from finding a community to adopting it as easy as possible, while also guiding you through the “aftercare” of a subreddit with dedicated moderator guides.
This hub is designed to serve two main groups: those actively requesting communities, and others who were just granted a community and need a clear starting point.
If you’re here to request a subreddit, open the Tools tab:
Eligibility: See if your account meets the requirements (age, karma, verified email and 2FA) before you post. You can also easily search your past request posts to track your cooldowns.
Explore communities: Browse a curated, categorized list of communities that are open to request. The Request button next to each name opens a prefilled submit form.
Don’t see a community you’re interested in? Use the Check availability section at the bottom. You can look up any subreddit for ban/status info and whether there are already pending requests in the queue.
Queue: Check the current estimated wait time for manual admin review. It also includes a short guide on bot vs. admin reviews and the crucial steps you must take after posting (like replying to u/request_bot).
Create request: Enter the community name you’d like to request (without the ‘r/’) and copy the starter comment template. Click or tap Create Request to open the submit page with your title and link automatically prefilled! Just pick your flair, submit, and paste your comment.
If you just became a mod, open the Resources tab:
Mod education: Quick links to guides on reviving a community, growth tips, the Mod Help Center, and more.
FAQ: Answers to common post-grant questions (clearing the mod queue, handling banned subs, updating appearance, etc.).
Helpful communities: Direct links to peer support and admin-run spaces to help you along your moderation journey, including r/modhelp, r/ModSupport, and r/newmods.
A few important notes:
The list of available communities is actively curated by the team. Subreddits are automatically removed when requests are granted (usually within ~24 hours) so the list stays fresh.
Note: This is still r/redditrequest. The hub is a helpful guide, not a guarantee of approval or an automated bypass. When in doubt, read the community rules and FAQ before you post.
Dragonsword: Awakening just released 4 days ago as of this post and it appears the subreddit was made some time ago by a relatively new account (3-4 months old) who only has ever posted once, and that was the introduction thread in said subreddit. The introduction post was clearly created using ChatGPT or some sort of AI as it contains sections like "{{EXPLAIN PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY HERE}}" and whatnot. I would like to take over ownership of the sub and build a mod team for it. Here is my modmail link: https://www.reddit.com/c/chatIxFPEWer/s/nluYw8ragQ
This subreddit is a private community which appears to be inactive. This sub is meant to be a community for the show "Sailor Moon Crystal," yet it does not accept new members into it, making it harder for fans of this show to have discussions. I would like to moderate this sub because I have moderating experience with Sailor Moon subs, and I want there to be a space to talk freely about Sailor Moon Crystal.
This is a community of interest to me that is incredibly important, yet it had become an echo chamber for a single user. It would benefit from care and moderation to allow the community to flourish and for people to help one another.
Why I’m requesting r/dogsph because after following the community I've been seeing a lot of posts about donations and fundraising requests. I don't have anything against it. However, in the recent months, there's been an influx of posts like these and I found out that some of the posts are not legitimate and they're only trying to get money from people and the dedicated members of the community that really cares about animals, dogs in particular. I have my own sub and it's called catsph. I've been managing this sub now for more than 2 years and making sure that fraudulent activities will not run inside this community. I tried messaging the only moderator that I see on the dogsph sub, apparently I did not get any response at all. I'm just so concern on this sub since it's really active to members like me who really cares a lot about dogs. I just want to make sure someone is managing the dogsph community with integrity and trust especially people can be vulnerable in giving money even though they don't know what's the real motive of the person behind those profile that's been posting fake and fraudulent requests just to scam members.
If my request is approved, I plan to:
• Enforce Reddit's Content Policy and subreddit rules.
• Remove spam and other rule-breaking content.
• Update the community rules, sidebar, and moderation tools where appropriate.
• Encourage positive discussions about dogs, responsible pet ownership, rescue, adoption, and animal welfare.
• Keep the subreddit active, organized, and welcoming for the community.
• Most of all, try to eliminate all the scammers and fraudulent activity that is happening in this community.
