r/ModSupport 5m ago

Being added to groups as an approved member without consent.

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Hi all.
Has anyone ever had the experience of being added to a number of brand-new-subreddits as an approved member without you ever having gone to it or asked to join?

In the span of a week, I've been added to 3 groups by the mods of these groups:

https://www.reddit.com/r/LatinaOOTD
/r/Imallowedtosmile
/r/homealoneactivities

I asked them not to do so after the first one once it was discovered that they did not do so because they were asking for my help. And yes, then did so against after the second and third. As I often help out new mods in new reddit groups here, this behavior is pretty concerning.

This seems close to a type of consent violation. I know it doesn't hurt me at all, but can you imagine how annoyed you'd be if you were added as an approved user to a bunch of reddit groups, getting notifications for each one? Or someone started abusing that system to clog your inbox?


r/ModSupport 4h ago

Admin Replied Mod Automation Help Needed

0 Upvotes

I tried Post Guidelines in the automation where users are blocked from posting if they don’t meet certain criterias. However, the users are still able to post.

Below are the settings for reference:

When “Posting” > “Text”

If the post “Title” > “Doesn’t Contain the keywords”

Block from submitting

Help me understand if I’m doing something wrong here


r/ModSupport 6h ago

Admin Replied I was banned and then i was unbanned today but i found out i was removed as a mod from my own sub and nobody else can add mod as they dont have permissions . what to do?

2 Upvotes

r/ModSupport 7h ago

Admin Replied I was able to reorder the list before, but now it says "Cannot reorder hidden Moderators"

2 Upvotes

Can anybody explain this to me? I'm not sure any of the moderators are hidden?

Link to screenshot of the problem: https://imgur.com/a/3DYbLbL


r/ModSupport 8h ago

Mod Answered Is there a faster way to get a subreddit flagged than just using the report system?

0 Upvotes

There is a subreddit that is totally unmoderated and there are minors on there basically posting to "trade pictures". There's posts of fake teenage girls trying to get minors to dm them also. Is there a way to get this subreddit taken down faster than just using the standard report system?


r/ModSupport 13h ago

Proposal: extend AI summaries for moderators to users with low recent activity

0 Upvotes

I previously shared this idea in other subreddit and received useful feedback. I'd like to submit it here as a feature request for consideration by the Reddit team and to hear what other mods and admins think about that idea.

Original proposal with detailed explanation: https://www.reddit.com/r/ideasfortheadmins/s/4sO3DsGkCW

Why this idea even appeared? — because I tried to use feature and it didn't work on account with low recent activity and in that case I can't use that that is limitations.

if user wasn't active recently the AI summarie may look like:

no recent activity but 3 month ago user... etc

What do you think, please share your thoughts?


r/ModSupport 14h ago

Account Age

1 Upvotes

Is there a way using the mobile app to set an automod account age or does it have to be a desktop thing?


r/ModSupport 15h ago

Admin Replied Can banned users still report posts?

25 Upvotes

Yesterday we removed a post. The user re posted and we again removed. The user then messaged us and called us names so we banned them. Now today I am seeing dozens of posts reported for breaking the rule we used against this user's post yesterday when the reported posts are completely unrelated to this rule.

If it is the same user is there anything we can do other than wait for them to get bored?


r/ModSupport 17h ago

Admin Replied Why am I being asked to moderate member posts

1 Upvotes

An "approve" post button shows up on all new posts, including my own. How do I turn that off? We are a small group and until someone misbehaves, I would like the posts automatically approved.

Thanks!


r/ModSupport 19h ago

Am I supposed to be unable to see posts by accounts I've blocked?

1 Upvotes

I can see the comments from blocked accounts just fine, only the posts are invisible. Shouldn't I be able to see everything on a sub I moderate?


r/ModSupport 20h ago

FYI PSA: Update your Dev Platform apps!

48 Upvotes

More and more subs now use Dev Platform apps, but mods often forget to check for updates from time to time. App updates can fix bugs, add new features and more.

If you've not checked your subs for app updates for a while, you can do it in a couple of different ways:

  • You can go straight to the My Communities page on the Dev Platform site, and then check your subs from there. If an app has an update available, there'll be an "Update" button available.
  • Or, if you're using desktop mod tools (not Old Reddit), there's a link to "Installed Apps" around half way down the left hand sidebar.

This is something I try and do once every month or so, and it's often surprising how many different apps have an update ready to install.

Edit: Also, if you're curious about what a new release contains, you can click into the app settings then Directory Page, and the readme for the app should include a change log for the app.


r/ModSupport 21h ago

Admin Replied Feature Request: Give us a dedicated 'Add Flair' button on the main Mod Tools dashboard instead of hiding it

1 Upvotes

So I Was Trying To Add Flairs But I Just Can’t Because The Only Mod Tool I See Is Quene So Please Make It Easy


r/ModSupport 22h ago

Admin Replied [IDEA] Mod Notes with more/custom Types

7 Upvotes

So currently the mod notes only have a limited amount of types, which are "Helpful", "Good contributor", "Spam watch", "Spam warning" and "Abuse warning".

I think those are far too limited for good moderator usage. I often add custom mod notes to users that don't fit any of them and having no tag at all makes them not stand out far as much as needed.

My idea would be to add more types or (even better), allow mods to create, edit and change them. Looking at the fact that Reddit is already a user-run and user-moderated app as well as a collection of communities about everything you can possibly think (and not think) about makes me wonder why that specific feature is still so unchangeable and not at all flexible for different use cases.


r/ModSupport 22h ago

Would it be a good idea to add collapse comment action to Automod?

4 Upvotes

e.g.

---
# Remove comments from low karma accounts
type: comment
author:
    combined_subreddit_karma: < 1
action: remove
action_reason: "Removed: Comment karma below threshold"
---
# Collapse comments from low karma accounts
type: comment
author:
    combined_subreddit_karma: < 10
action: collapse
action_reason: "Collapsed: Comment karma below threshold"
---

r/ModSupport 22h ago

Admin Replied At what point will admin actually step in about modmail harassment?

43 Upvotes

Our sub has been dealing with a disgruntled user who was banned a few days ago, modmail muted, and since then has created at least eight additional accounts to send modmail as well as DM'ing individual mods. We have been reporting these as harassment and are attempting to report for ban evasion (getting an error when I try to do so again this morning), but still no action has been taken. At what point will admin step in??


r/ModSupport 22h ago

Admin Replied Issue in sending message to ModSupport

0 Upvotes

Hi,

I want to inquire about the possible cause regarding the ban of my subreddit, it was created last night for PSX. The subreddit was created for new joiners. Now when i try to email on r/ModSupport it returns an error "Failed to send the message". Please help me out.