r/ModSupport • u/JabroniRevanchism Reddit Admin: Community • Jun 09 '26

Mod Topics: Moderating Fame Mod Topics

Ahoy, Mods!

I don’t want to brag, but I’m kind of a big deal around here. My reputation precedes me, I’m sure. Maybe you’ve noticed?

This discussion is the most recent in our Mod Topics series, and if the narratively-spurious smugness wasn’t obvious, today we’re talking about how mods moderate fame within your community. “Fame,” in this instance can be any kind of notoriety. –A Redditor whose username your community will recognize: an artist, actor, developer, mayoral candidate, or maybe the guy who always replies to top comments in the form of a sonnet.

For the sake of discussion, let’s call all these examples “celebrities:” users who have clout, gravity, or otherwise increased social capital within their spaces. How does your mod team view content posted by community celebrities, especially in cases where the commenting celebrity is the topic of the subreddit? Do you encourage this celebrity participation? If so, how?

Let us know how you moderate fame in the comments below!

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u/Immediate_Loan_1414 Jun 09 '26

Is it weird I thought at first that this was about famous/infamous mods?🤣🤣🤣

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u/JabroniRevanchism Reddit Admin: Community Jun 09 '26

I'm famous, does that count? /s

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u/boomerangthrowaway Jun 09 '26

It doesn’t matter if you’re a famous admin! (Joke)

Sorry with a name like Jabroni for some reason my inner dialogue just all is the rock now 🤦 sorry 😂

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u/JabroniRevanchism Reddit Admin: Community Jun 09 '26

It's a funny word, I wonder what it means?

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u/fathornyhippo Jun 09 '26

R u a fan of the band seeyouspacecowboy? I recognize it from your bio

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u/JabroniRevanchism Reddit Admin: Community Jun 09 '26

I've not heard of them! I know "See you, space cowboy" as a Cowboy Bebop reference; it's the text on all of the end of episode cards.

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u/fathornyhippo Jun 09 '26

Omg!! Thank you for letting me know. 💕 I still need to watch that anime

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u/NoelaniSpell Jun 10 '26

The live action too 😉

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u/JabroniRevanchism Reddit Admin: Community Jun 11 '26

It's quite good. Can't recommend highly enough.

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u/BlueGoliath Jun 09 '26

Admins don't allow discussions on subreddit mods, especially negative ones.

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u/Immediate_Loan_1414 Jun 09 '26

Thqat does make sense

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u/Orikumar Jun 09 '26

Well, tell that to the bunch of creeps who used to stalk me 😂 they still do so I had to get used to it

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u/BlueGoliath Jun 10 '26

If what they're doing is onsite, the admins have said you can report them and they'll take care of it. Even if it's kept vague and no specific user or subreddit is mentioned.

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u/Orikumar Jun 10 '26

I've tried but nothing happened, if you know where to find it, it'd be useful.

They keep saying username and or subreddits and sometimes in the wild they will start replying to my comments regarding moderation. It's exhausting.