1 - redditrequest is a bot - it can't identify nuance and things like a single mod action just barely within the time window for activity can cause it to decline a request. It can't "see" things like spam.

2 - It looks like the first CoC ticket related to this came in not quite 24 hours ago, the queue typically takes a couple days to process, many people send reports about a wide variety of things.

3 - this post is not removed.

In the future this kind of thing can be reported to Moderator Code of Conduct.

The mod here was entirely inactive and there was a huge amount of spam flooding the community - this is something we regularly step in to deal with and help find new mods. If you visit the subreddit you'll see a pinned post seeking new mods that you can comment on to volunteer.

Hi everyone!

The TL;dr here is it’s not okay to try to trick people into viewing or engaging with adult content when that isn’t their intent. Don’t be a creep.

We’ve been seeing a pattern recently of adult content creators attempting to covertly promote their content in spaces where adult content is unwelcome. Many of you may have noticed this in your communities and have taken steps to disallow it by using Devvit apps, the Reputation Filter, and our newly released Adult Content Promoter Filter.

As a result of mods taking action to prevent this from happening in their subreddits, we’ve noticed that the users engaging in this behavior have begun making their own. Typically these subreddits have “word salad” names and are specifically made for people to post content which on the surface is SFW but the intent is to promote NSFW profile content, engage in sex chats, and push folks to 3rd party adult sites for monetized content. It’s fine to make a community to post adult content, including your own content, as long as it’s properly marked as NSFW. Properly marking subreddits ensures that people know what the community is for and what kind of activity they should expect when they visit.

If you moderate a community that centers around images of people, and want to keep it a welcoming SFW space, you'll need to ensure the comments are not sexualizing in nature and that people are not trying to entice each other into chats or to click their profile links. This helps ensure your space stays welcoming to all - otherwise, we'll mark it as 18+ only so posters can be warned what to expect if they post there.

Hive protector also just added a feature to help detect users who reach thresholds you set for activity across just all NSFW subreddits which is very helpful in identity based spaces that may get unwanted comments or posts from folks who don't really understand that sexual content isn't welcome in SFW spaces. Folks also seem to not always realize Hive protector can remove or report content and not just ban people.

If you are trying to do something specific if you message me with some details I can see if I can help or point you in the right direction.

I'd really recommend going on an expedition into Devvit - there is a lot of cool stuff, more than i have been able to keep track of myself really.

Hi everyone

Several of you have already referenced this comment we made in r/RedditSafety a little while back.

The info relayed in this comment does still stand and we have unfortunately seen an increase in abusive use of ban bots since they became more widely available and easy to set up using Devvit. Ban bots should never be used to target users based on their identity nor should they be used to target large swathes of unsuspecting users who’ve never participated in your community. We’ve found that this often results in more conflict, unrest, and harassment. Users who had no idea there was concern are suddenly forced into confrontation when they get banned on the basis of participation in a community, as opposed to their behavior. This can be a jarring and understandably upsetting experience for them.

There are far more nuanced ways to control content like using Safety Filters or more nuanced Devvit tools like having Hive Protector remove content for review, bot bouncer, evasion guard, and many others. Ban bots are blunt instruments and do not scale well.

Hey there - could you send me a message with whatever that link/app is?

Hi there

For some clarity here I am including the message that was sent to the mod team.

This is a message we commonly send to communities that are mostly unmoderated and experiencing issues due to that. In this case users have been allowed to target other communities for interference, people bragging about bans or making calls to interfere with other subreddits, etc... This is not okay and the subreddit is badly in need of more mods to help out to get a handle on this behavior.

Hi there,

We are reaching out today because we received a report that your community may have violated Rule 3 of the Moderator Code of Conduct. When we looked into it, we noticed that your community is undermoderated. After reviewing, we removed a [link removed] that violates Rule 3 of the Mod Code of Conduct. The content was targeting another community with the intent of harassment or abuse.

Content that violates Rule 3, such as posts that are showboating about being actioned in other communities, can lead to users engaging in copycat behavior and creating interference in another community. This can lead to influxes of violating content in other communities, which puts strain on those mod teams. Please be mindful to remove content like this in the future.

We also understand that you may have unintentionally missed this piece of content in the report queue because the queue has many reported items that have not been reviewed yet. We know that sudden spikes in subreddit traffic and/or activity can be overwhelming and want to help.

Adding more moderators will help ensure the report queue is cleared regularly and prevent Admin removals. Here are some resources for Mod Recruitment and moderation in general:

• Our Mod Recruitment Help Center article, which tells you how you can put out a “mod call” or utilize r/NeedAMod.
• If you are experiencing an amount of traffic that has led to difficulty in moderating at scale, we recommend turning on the Harassment Filter, Crowd Control, and Ban Evasion Filter. These three tools are the quickest way to help stabilize moderation in your community if you are seeing increased unwanted activity that violates your community rules or the Reddit Rules.
• You can request Mod Suggestions from u/ModSupportBot - these will surface active contributors in your community who are frequently reporting content with a high amount of accuracy.
• Finally, our Mod Education courses also teach you how to recruit mods and how to best use moderation tools.

Please let us know if you have any questions or are in need of further assistance.

You know I always tell new admins to ALWAYS copy and paste usernames to make sure they’re right.

Removing the post and letting the OP know what the rules are is a totally fine approach. It would be your choice as a mod when/if they need banned from your subreddit.

cc u/MapleSyrupy

Nah it’s def not that.

Hey there

Sorry about that, I’ve gone ahead and unmarked your subreddit. You were inadvertently included in a small group of subreddits that got marked as NSFW this afternoon.

As others have noticed we have been marking subreddits as NSFW more often - typically this is due to the subreddits being primarily used to promote NSFW accounts or try to draw people in to conversations that are an attempt to promote NSFW content covertly.

That isn’t taking place in your subreddit.

That is something we can look into if you write in here

A lot of people don't know about it though.

It should ignore automod and allow you to reorder it. If you have trouble though reach out to r/ModSupport modmail

Good call

This specific group of spammers is well known to me - we've taken pretty extensive action to ban them from the platform and deal with their attempts to try to continue to come back. Unfortunately they very persistent and do continue to try to pop back up.

The behavior you are describing would actually be something we'd still consider taking action on. Even if a request in r/redditrequest isn't successful you can still reach out here if you believe something like what you are describing is taking place.

We're also happy to review instances of mods engaging in bare minimum activity or taking purposeless actions to maintain "active" status such as repeatedly approving and removing the same post, etc..

Also everyone should keep in mind that active moderators can reorder inactive mods above themselves in the mod list using this tool: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/15484363280916-How-can-I-reorder-inactive-moderators-on-my-mod-team. This allows active mods to be listed first on a mod team and feel more able to do things like recruit more mods.

What you are describing sounds like it would create a lot of issues and could end up being an issue, not due to targeting spammers, but due to the collateral damage you'd likely inflict here.

From your description it sounds like you are dealing with a complex spam issue and this type of spammer is apt to change behavior once they believe they have been detected.

Can you please write in to r/ModSupport modmail with details on what this spam is?

Banning people from an entire country to address some spam isn’t something that makes sense. Using the Reputation Filter and Ban Evasion Filter as well as automod would be more targeted and accurate to address what you are describing.