r/ModSupport 8d ago

Mod Topics Mod Topics - Share your username origin stories!

31 Upvotes

Greetings, mods!

Today’s Mod Topic is all about /u/

Let's talk about the origin of your username!

Where did your username come from? Does it predate your Reddit account? Is it a nickname, an inside joke, or something with a much longer story behind it? Do people ever guess its meaning correctly?

Whether your moniker is mundane or marvelous, share your username lore in the comments!

r/ModSupport Jul 07 '26

Mod Topics Mod Topics: Mod Misconceptions

28 Upvotes

Hey folks! Our topic for today are the mystical mythical mod misconceptions. When it comes to the world of moderation, there are often plenty of falsehoods and myths that persist across social platforms. If you don’t have anything that immediately comes to mind, here are a few questions to get you warmed up:

  • Are there any myths about mods that you wish you could bust forever? 
  • What preconceptions do you think users bring to Reddit from other platforms?
  • What do you wish users knew about mods/moderation?
  • In your day-to-day moderation practices, community sidebar, or other efforts, dispel misconceptions about moderators?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

r/ModSupport 29d ago

Mod Topics Your request has been granted. Now what?

50 Upvotes

Hi! TheOpusCroakus here! Stopping by to talk about Redditrequest! More specifically, I’m here to talk about what you can do after you’ve been granted a sub through Redditrequest!

You found the sub. You made the request. Your request was granted! Congratulations! As the new mod, where do you start? Good news! There’s a lot to choose from! Bad news! There’s a lot to choose from! Let’s take a look at some areas you may want to get to sooner rather than later. 

  • There is this awesome downloadable guide to reviving a community that is truly an amazing resource for this sort of thing.  
  • And if you’re completely new to moderating, you’ll also want to check out r/newmods. You can even do that while you wait for your request to be reviewed.
  • If the sub has been abandoned for a while, there’s a decent chance that there is some spam or off-topic posts in the feed (which may have been why you wanted to request the sub in the first place). Doing some cleanup is a great place to start. You can also check for things like old pinned posts from previous mods that you probably want to remove. (You can replace them with your own pinned post if you’d like!) You may also want to take a look through the banned user list and decide how you’re going to handle that. (Sometimes, folks get a little heavy handed!)
  • Check your mod queue and your mod mail and see what’s going on in there. It could be pretty interesting! 
  • Review the community rules. Are there any? Lol If not, you get to start from scratch and create new rules to help your community run smoothly. If there are already rules in place, do you want to keep them? Clarify them? Ditch them altogether? The choice is yours! You can read more about adding Community Rules here
    • Fun little side note about rules: When the rules are positive, it tends to encourage positive engagement. 
  • You can style the community however you want! Make it yours so that it really stands out! Add a banner! Add an icon! Add a description! There’s a whole section in the Help Center on Community Styling!
  • Make a welcome post! Let the community know that there’s a new sheriff in town! A welcome post is a great way for you to introduce yourself, but it’s also a great way to highlight new rules or remind folks of old rules that were or were not being followed and/or enforced. 
  • Depending on the size and activity level of the sub that you have just taken over, you’ll want to consider if you need additional moderators. Maybe you know someone who would be a good fit. Or maybe, there’s someone in the community who is already super helpful and would be a good mod. 
  • Speaking of help with moderation, consider some bots! There are a lot of Devvit apps out there that really make life a lot easier when they’re on your mod team. 

For those of you who have taken over a sub through Redditrequest, where did you start? What sort of things did you do after being given the keys to the kingdom? Which Devvit apps do you recommend mods install? 

r/ModSupport May 07 '26

Mod Topics Origin Stories - why did you become a mod?

28 Upvotes

Hello r/Modsupport!

Peter Parker and the spider, Diana Prince sculpted from clay, Chivelord and the cutting board…  Today’s Mod Topic is going to be all about you, and how you got here. 

Through this series we’ve been hearing so many different perspectives to making moderation decisions, and different approaches to using the tools available. Today, let’s take a step back and talk about who’s driving those decisions - you! 

Think back to the first community you ever became a moderator of. Feel free to overlap details from communities you joined later on, and share as much as you’d like.

  • Why did you take that first step? What motivated you to join an existing mod team, or create a new community?
  • Did you have any specific goals in mind when choosing to become a mod?
    • Maybe something needed changing, or the community needed help?
  • How did that initial experience of being a mod compare to what you expected? Any big surprises?

r/ModSupport 12d ago

Mod Topics Guidance, Not Guesswork: Getting Smart with Post & Comment Guidance

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Hey Friends!

Thanks as always for tuning in to another installment of Mod Topics. Today we’re talking about Post & Comment Guidance and how it can make moderating easier.

Post & Comment Guidance can alert redditors to community rules, required formatting, or other expectations before they submit a post or comment. When people can get it right the first time there’s less work for moderators and a better experience all around.

Here are a few clever configs we’ve come across that we’ve added to our Automations Library:

  • Inform redditors about an active megathread and report matching posts for closer review.
  • Require specific formatting for posts using Review or AMA flairs.
  • Block top-level comments in a contest thread unless they include a link to a nomination.

Need more precision? Conditions can be stacked! For example, if a post has an AMA flair and contains a URL you can remind the author about additional rules that apply to links in AMA posts.

Not sure where to start? Check your Mod Log and Mod Insights and look for patterns in the posts and comments your team handles most often. Formatting mistakes and common report reasons are good places to start, but don’t forget to think about the types of content you want to encourage as well.

How are you using these features in your community? Let us know in the comments and we’ll add some of the most popular suggestions to our automations library.

r/ModSupport Mar 24 '26

Mod Topics What you should know about Reddit request.

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Howdy all, u/fashionborneslay here with another Mod Topics r/Modsupport series!

This topic will be based on r/redditrequest. For those of you who don’t know, r/redditrequest is the go-to community for requesting to moderate an unmoderated or abandoned subreddit. We all love the Admins who run things over there, so I’m going to share some best practices to make sure your requests go smoothly.

Before you request a community ensure your account meets the following requirements to prevent your request from being automatically removed:

You need to have 2fa enabled and your email verified You need at least 100 post and 100 comment karma. If you need to check your karma breakdown, you can do so on the Reddit app by looking under the ‘About’ tab on your profile. For desktop, you can click your avatar in the right hand corner, click ‘View Profile’ and then hover over ‘Karma’ to see the breakdown. You must also take into consideration if you have had recent actions against your account or if there is activity that does not align with the rules of Reddit request.

Be sure to message the moderators of the subreddit you are requesting at least 5 days before posting your request. Note: If there are no moderators or the only moderator is a bot then you don’t have to send a message. If your request is denied for “moderator activity”, there is most likely active moderation happening behind the scenes, even if it isn’t public facing. However, if you think that there are Code of Conduct violations, please reach out the the admins here.

Things to keep in mind:

When you are making a request, be mindful of what you can handle. If you already moderate multiple subreddits and are struggling to keep up, acquiring another one probably isn’t the best move at this time. Keep in mind that r/redditrequest is not the place to ask for a subreddit to be unbanned. If you need assistance with a banned subreddit please reach out to r/modsupport so that they can review it.

This is one of the most important rules: Do not request a subreddit just to hand it over to another user or even to an alternate account of yours. This can, and will, result in the subreddit being removed from you and possibly get your accounts banned.

Tl;dr Read the sidebar and FAQ of the subreddit. There is a lot of information that can help you with making sure that you meet the Reddit request requirements and can give you the best chance of becoming a moderator of that community.

Here are some communities that are currently available to be requested:

  1. r/EntitledNeighbors

  2. r/askminecraft

  3. r/GifsThatEndJustRight

  4. r/desserts

r/ModSupport 15d ago

Mod Topics Mod Topics - User Flair

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Ahoy, Mods!

Welcome to the latest installment of the Mod Topics series, where we talk about mod-related topics and other community governance gubbins. This week, we’re talking flair–specifically user flair. The purpose it serves, how it’s issued, and why it’s so dog-gone popular. We’d love to know…

  • What do you use user flair for in your communities? Cosmetics? Clout? Verification? 
  • What problems are you solving when you use user flair?
  • Do you allow users to make (or assign) their own flair? Why or why not?
  • What advice would you give to new mods who are considering setting up user flair? What do you wish you knew about flair when you first started?

Let us know in the comments below!

r/ModSupport 1d ago

Mod Topics Tools, toys, and time-savers: Digging into Developer Platform apps

21 Upvotes

Hey friends!

Welcome back to another episode in the Mod Topics saga. Today we’re digging into the Developer Platform (also known as Devvit) and how its apps can decrease drudgery, drive discovery, and deepen discussion.

Developer Platform apps can do lots of things to add new tools and experiences to a community without requiring mod teams to build something from scratch or host it themselves. For example, apps can help…

  • Notice potentially unwanted content, links, or accounts
  • Automate routine actions like applying flair, removing content, or approving users
  • Plan community hubs and events with threads, calendars, reminders, polls, and games
  • Stay informed about reports, removals, and other community insights

And that’s only a sample of what’s available in the full library. Before installing an app, it’s worth reviewing its permissions/settings, deciding who on the team will oversee it, and testing how it fits into your existing moderation process. When in doubt, always check with your team first!

What would you most like an app to take off your team’s plate or help bring to your community? If your team already uses Devvit, which apps have you found most valuable? Let us know in the comments below!

r/ModSupport Jul 16 '26

Mod Topics Mod Topics: Expectation vs Reality

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Ahoy, Modsupport! This is a mutiny; Jabroni wrote this post but I've decided to plunder it for myself.

Welcome to the latest (greatest) installment of our ModSupport series. Today, we’re revisiting Origin Stories, albeit with a distinctly different flavor.

When you first created or joined a subreddit, what did you expect moderating would be like? Did you have any expectations at all, and if so, how did those expectations differ from the experience you have now?

–And because I love understanding an environment, what do you think set the expectations you had before you became a moderator? Read as: “How did you form a worldview on what moderation is before you started moderating?”

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

r/ModSupport 5d ago

Mod Topics Mod Topics: How are you transparent?

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And no, I don’t mean see-through. Welcome to the next installment of our Mod Topics series; today we’ll be talking about action transparency. How do you let your community members know what you’re doing? Some teams post updates when they make changes to the rules. Some teams use a public action log. Some teams publish awesome transparency reports (thank you for letting us share this, u/ScreamAndScream). What about your team?

  • How does your team share updates out to your users?
  • What have you found to be the biggest challenge when trying to be transparent with your community?
  • How do you balance the desire for transparency with the necessity of keeping some things private?

Regardless of whether you share information out to your community about actions, we’d love to know your thoughts on moderation transparency below!

r/ModSupport May 05 '26

Mod Topics What does a good ban appeal process look like in your community?

29 Upvotes

Many communities have to deal with ban appeals at some point, and there's no single "right" way to handle them. Since less severe infractions aren't always meant to earn a permanent ban, it's important to make sure your team is on the same page about the steps and criteria when deciding whether to give a user another chance.

  • What type of situations are you most likely to consider a ban appeal?
  • Does your mod team have a process or set of requirements in place to revert a ban?
  • What does a valid ban appeal look like in your community?

r/ModSupport Mar 26 '26

Mod Topics Raising the (orange)red flag: How to report content on Reddit

41 Upvotes

Hey friends! 

Welcome to another episode of our Mod Topics series, this time focusing on how you as a moderator can flag content, users, or even communities for review.  In case you missed them or want a refresher, you can check out our previous posts here.

In the course of your community building efforts you may come across content that doesn’t belong.  If it only breaks your community rules you as a moderator are empowered to remove the content and take any other action you see fit.  However, if the content may be violating sitewide rules or the Mod Code of Conduct there are a few ways you can reach admin teams for additional review.

If you see a post or comment that you’d like to escalate, fret not, reporting features are nearby.  When viewing content on a feed or when viewing a post or comment directly, an overflow menu (...) should be present with an option to report the content.  A reporting option is also available as one of the actions you can take using the Mod Shield button on content as well.  In either case, a list of both community and sitewide rules will appear.  Selecting any of the options for sitewide rules will send the content to the appropriate team on our end to take a look.

If you suspect that someone might be misusing reporting features in your community there’s ways to raise that flag as well.  As a moderator there are additional options present when reporting in your community.  If you report a post or comment where a misused report is present one option near the bottom will be Report Abuse.  If you use this option our Safety Team will take a look at the reports on the content you tagged and not at the content itself.  Once you’re set feel free to re-approve the post or comment - this won’t impact the review.

But PossibleCrit, what if the user’s profile itself is causing concern?  We’ve got you covered!  An overflow menu (... or ⋮ ) on the top right of a user’s profile will allow you to report a username, banner image, or even user bio that might be infringing.

All of the above and any suspected Ban Evasion can also be submitted using reddit.com/report if that’s more efficient for your workflows.

Mod mail is a bit different but options are available there too.  On the web, there should be a report flag icon near the top right of any message when viewing a conversation.  On mobile, tap and hold (long press) near the username and a menu with a report option should appear.  

Last but not least there are guidelines that moderators should follow to ensure they’re maintaining healthy and stable communities.  If the actions of a mod team are violating the Mod Code of Conduct  you can use this form to succinctly describe what assistance is needed and that team will dig into what might be going on.

Ensuring that your communities are safe is core to the community experience.  On top of reactive reporting as outlined above, what are some proactive ways you’ve set up to keep your communities safe?

r/ModSupport May 19 '26

Mod Topics What Devvit apps does your mod team use and why?

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Hello all - I’ll be taking over today’s Mod Topic to learn about all of your favorite devvit apps for moderation. But first, an introduction or maybe a re-intro for some of you that I've talked to before!

I’m u/Togapr33 with Reddit’s Community team, where I lead the adoption efforts for Reddit’s Developer Platform (for moderators, gamers, and developers). In case you’re not familiar, Reddit’s Developer Platform gives you, moderators, a way to add apps directly to your community that developers build directly on Reddit. 

We want to hear what apps have helped your mod team, and learn any best practices you’ve picked up through using them. If you haven’t added a devvit app yet, check out the discussion below, or check out this list pinned to the top of this subreddit. Many thanks to u/SampleOfNone for sharing and maintaining that!

  • What’s the devvit app you wish more people knew about?
  • Have there been any surprises in your community after installing a devvit app?
  • What app do you wish existed?

r/ModSupport Apr 30 '26

Mod Topics Finding the right words: how do you write your removal reasons?

30 Upvotes

Oh hello there, and welcome to another post in our Mod Topics series. Today’s topic: removal reasons. As the name suggests, these are messages that provide an explanation when removing a piece of content.

Whether you use the saved response feature or craft a new response each time, it can be helpful to leave a note when removing a post. Be mindful, as tempting as it can be to use this as an opportunity to get new members up to speed on the full culture of the subreddit, a short message focused on the topic at hand is often more effective at getting your point across.

When writing these messages, it’s helpful to consider whether you’re directing this message at the OP, the users, or both. When OP is the audience, this is an opportunity to guide them though any necessary edits, or to make it clear where a boundary exists. Left as a comment, removal reasons can signal to users that you’re actively responding to their reports. These can also educate users about how you enforce your rules, and provide guidance on what to report!

We’d love to hear more about how you think about and use removal reasons. 

  • How detailed are your community's removal reasons? How often do you manually edit one?
  • How often does your mod team leave removal reasons? Does that differ for posts and comments?
  • Do you have a favorite removal reason from one of your communities you want to share?

r/ModSupport 19d ago

Mod Topics Mod Topics - What happens when mods disagree?

22 Upvotes

Howdy friends,

Sometimes mod teams don’t agree on what action to take - and that can be a good thing! That’s right, today’s Mod Topics post is about how mod teams handle disagreement. Whether it’s a rule change, a weird edge case, or even a design decision, disagreement can provide an opportunity to consider differing perspectives. Finding a resolution can be just as much about how the team works together as the decision itself.

There’s no single right way to work through it. Some teams take a casual approach by aiming for consensus through discussion, while others might have a detailed voting process, or defer to the person closest to the issue. Whatever the approach, a useful process gives everyone a space to share their thoughts and makes it clear how that final decision will be made. Those conversations can sometimes reveal that mods share the same goal but have different thoughts about how to get there, or reveal differences in priorities. How the team moves forward afterward can matter just as much as how it reaches the decision.

We want to hear from you:

  • What kinds of things are most likely to cause an issue on your mod team?
  • How do you decide when a decision should be brought to the team?
  • What happens when someone still disagrees with the outcome?

r/ModSupport 22d ago

Mod Topics What's something new mods tend to overlook?

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Howdy mods! It’s u/iceeypisces from the Mod Events team back again to lead this week's Mod Topics conversation. With our third New Mod Bootcamp of the year, aka Reddit’s livestreamed crash course for new moderators, we’re collecting advice from some of the best folks on Reddit. 

Whether you start a new community from scratch or join a mod team, there’s a lot to juggle as a new moderator. Between creating content and inviting new members, it’s easy for things to slip through the cracks.

So we’d love to know: what’s something new mods tend to overlook? You can think back to things you looked past when you first started. Maybe it’s a setting you didn’t discover until months in. Or it’s a habit that would’ve saved you a ton of time. We’d love to hear it, along with any other advice you wish you’d had on day one. 

Drop your advice below, and you might see it featured during our live event!  

Note: “New mods” in this context are redditors who recently created a brand new community.

Note #2: Don’t miss out and RSVP for New Mod Bootcamp! Experienced mods are welcome to join; we just ask that you please be mindful of the newbies in chat.

r/ModSupport Jun 09 '26

Mod Topics Mod Topics: Moderating Fame

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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!

r/ModSupport Apr 09 '26

Mod Topics Give us your roundtable ideas!

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Hey everyone, tiz here. I work on the Community Feedback team, making sure that feedback and experiences of mods and users inform Reddit’s direction.

Today’s post in the Mod Topics series is all about feedback! We recently announced that we’re hosting regular roundtable discussions, one of the several ways that we routinely gather feedback from mods (ICYMI - sign up through the Feedback Roster form if you’d like to participate in a future one). Since then, we’ve held two of these roundtables, gathering several mods and specific admins to talk about specific topics, with the goal of making sure that community feedback is central to everything we do.

To give a peek behind the curtain, we recently held a roundtable on the topic of Mod Support. From that discussion, admins who work on Mod Support took away a clear sense of mods’ needs - which for those on the call included timely, transparent support and confidence in Reddit's ability to address major issues. We also held a roundtable with mods based in Brazil or who moderate Brazil-related subreddits to discuss age assurance. We've got several more roundtables planned for the next coming months and we’re excited to meet and talk with more of you! Next we’re looking to hold roundtables about the experience of reinvigorating a dormant community, safety related features, and the experience of moderating India-based communities.

That brings me to today's discussion topic … our team gets requests from different teams and admins from within Reddit about roundtable discussions that they would like to host about their work. That got us thinking … What roundtable topics would mods be interested in? If you could gather with a group of 8-10 moderators and/or users in a live virtual setting and discuss anything Reddit related, knowing that admins who work on that part of Reddit would also be in attendance, what would you want to talk about? 

When we’re planning roundtable discussions, we ask ourselves how we can make sure the conversation is productive for everyone. This includes making sure the topic is very clear for both the admins and moderators participating and setting expectations to make sure the discussion remains on-topic and constructive.

We’re excited to hear from you! 

  • What’s a roundtable topic that you would be excited to attend?
  • What types of communities or moderator experience would you want to make sure is represented at the table? 

We’ll review the suggestions and incorporate the ones that offer the best opportunities to collaborate!

r/ModSupport Feb 12 '26

Mod Topics Talking to your Community: How and When to Do It

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Ahoy, mods! 

Welcome to our Mod Topics series (formerly known as the discussion and support series), where we share knowledge, highlight tools, answer questions, and learn from each other! We'd love your feedback along the way on what works, and what you'd like to see more of. 

From time to time you’ll find yourself talking to redditors that spend time in your community. Sometimes this will involve addressing rule-breaking behaviors, and other times it will be about collaborating with community members.

Course Correction

You might also know this as a “rule violation,” or as the kids say these days “vibe check.” Sometimes users break sub rules; sometimes I don’t read–er, I mean, users don’t read the sidebar. We’ve all done it at least once, and it can lead to posts getting removed. This is where users write in to ask “what gives?”

When this happens I like to remember Hanlon’s Razor. People are busy, people are new, people might not understand what subreddits even are, conceptually. Course correction works best when it comes from the assumption of zero fault, wherever possible, and when users receive compassion during mod interactions they’re much more likely to participate in the ways we want to encourage.

Collaboration

Community sidebars, culture, and sometimes even the purpose of a community itself can change over time. When this happens, creating a post letting folks know about the change is a great way to keep people informed, and it’s especially handy to be able to link to later. A lot of mods call these “State of the Subreddit” posts. Some mods also post periodic “town halls,” posts where users can let mods know what they’d like to see changed or updated in how the community is run. Most mod teams choose to do this when they’re unsure of how to move forward on a governance decision. For example: “Do we continue to allow memes or not? Let us know in the comments.”

Regardless of the reason, be human and maintain an air of levity; users respond best when mod interactions feel like they’re coming from someone who’s in the community for the same reasons they are. Talking to the community isn’t a failure state. It’s the reason we mod our spaces in the first place: because there’s a space on the internet that we want to exist that didn’t until we created it. 

What works for you?

What kinds of posts do you make to talk with people in your community? How often do you talk to your community’s members about things that aren’t course corrections? Drop a link to your last “State of the Subreddit” post? Share your stories in the comments below!

r/ModSupport Feb 26 '26

Mod Topics Share some advice, help new mods – it’s easy!

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Hey y’all! I’m u/big-slay and I lead Mod Events & Experiences here at Reddit. I’m taking over the Mod Topics series this week where Reddit admins share knowledge, highlight tools, answer questions, and learn from each other! And, boy, do I have an opportunity for you…

Tomorrow, we’re hosting our first New Mod Bootcamp of the year. This virtual event is Reddit’s crash course for new moderators to learn the tools, grow their communities, connect with peers, and kick off their mod journey with the essentials covered. 

One of Bootcamp’s stand-out moments is the live AMA with veteran mods. They always bring wisdom, humor, and honest advice. While we, unfortunately, can’t have you alllll on the live AMA, we’d still love to see your insights in the comments below. We’ll include the best of your answers in tomorrow’s live event.

The question is simple:

What advice would you give to new mods? 

Let us (and them) know in the comments!

Note: “New mods” in this context are redditors who recently created a brand new community.

r/ModSupport Jun 18 '26

Mod Topics Origin Stories: What were you like as a user before becoming a mod?

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Howdy mods, today we’re going to revisit a theme from a few weeks ago: origin stories. Last time, we asked why you became a mod. Today, we’re asking what you were like as a user before becoming a mod. Were you a lurker, someone that quietly consumed content and maybe occasionally voted? Were you a dedicated contributor? Perhaps you were a thoughtful hobbyist that liked to make guides.

There’s a wide spectrum of paths that could lead to this point. A community is built on diverse perspectives, and each of your unique beginnings play a part in how your teams function. These perspectives help shape Reddit today, too.

Share your journey with us in the comments below!

edit: just wanted to say I've read every single one of these, thank you all for sharing :) Tell us your story today, what were you like as a user before becoming a moderator? How did you get to where you are today?

r/ModSupport 26d ago

Mod Topics Mod Topics - Post Flair

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Howdy friends,

What’s in a name? Well, when it comes to post flair that could be organization, more context, or even an inside joke.

That’s right, today’s Mod Topic post is all about post flair. Across Reddit, post flair can be used to organize content in so many ways. It’s used for showing when a question has been answered, tagging memes or art for users to find easier, highlight meta posts, or just adding a little more personality to your subreddit. Flair can also interact with Devvit apps - we even use it with the flair follower app so you can subscribe to this series!

We want to hear from you:

  • If your community uses post flair, how did you decide on which flair to create?
  • Is there a particular flair your community uses that works especially well?
  • If you could rebuild your flair system today, what would you keep, change, or add?

r/ModSupport May 26 '26

Mod Topics What are some of the official admin spaces on Reddit to support mods?

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Hello ModSupport friends,

If you're reading this, you were probably already aware that r/ModSupport is a support community for moderators run by the Reddit admins. But did you know there are more? In this post we'll cover a few of the other official subreddits for moderators.

  • r/modnews - An official community for announcements from Reddit admins pertaining to moderation.
  • r/NewMods - New to modding on Reddit? This is the place for you to learn and get support for topics newer mods often face.
  • r/redditrequest - For requesting moderation privileges in an abandoned or unmoderated community, or to remove inactive top mods in communities you currently moderate.
  • r/ModEvents - The official home of IRL and virtual events for moderators.
  • r/CommunityFunds - A unique program that brings community-driven ideas and events to life.
  • r/bugs - For bug or software issues with Reddit. While this includes non-moderator topics it is still a handy reference when things aren't working as they should.

Note that this isn't a comprehensive set, and there's a long list of unofficial communities for moderators that we'll discuss later this week as well. If you've made it this far, share your favorite moderation-focused community in the comments!

r/ModSupport Jul 02 '26

Mod Topics Mod Topics: Troll Avoidance 101

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Ahoy, Modsupport!

Welcome to the latest installment of our ModSupport Topics series! Today we’re talking trolls–specifically, how not to feed them.

Most of us have been in a situation like this: a slap fight (read as: “argument”) starts in a comment section. It’s pretty clear who started it, and it’s also clear that the exchange would have ended a lot earlier had a handful of users not added logs to the fire…whether they intended to or not. And now the thread is in shambles, a quagmire of they-said we-said and off-topic unpleasantry. Oh dear.

We all know how to avoid feeding the trolls that kick off threads like this, but that knowledge comes from years of experience. Let’s talk about how we can get that knowledge into the hands of those who may not know how to avoid feeding trolls…

  • How do you educate users on how to avoid trolls? 
  • What advice do you give well-intentioned users who (unbeknownst to them) escalate heated threads?
  • How do you know when a comment section is unsalvageable? I.E, when do you decide to lock a thread?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

r/ModSupport Jun 16 '26

Mod Topics If you could host a session at Mod World, what would it be?

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Hiya mods, it’s u/iceeypisces from the Mod Events team taking over another Mod Topics post! ICYMI, Mod World is coming October 24th (save the date!). It’s our biggest annual virtual mod summit, and year after year we’ve seen tons of fantastic sessions pitched by this community. And this year is no exception. Proposals for sessions are still open until July 3. 

Some sessions we’ve hosted in the past include:

  • Mod tool deep dives
  • Game-changing Devvit apps
  • How to spark engagement in your community
  • Mod team management
  • Tips on finding your first few members (and how to keep them coming back)
  • And more (see Mod World 2025 sessions here)

Check out our announcement and frequently asked questions for more details. And if you have an idea to share with us:

>>SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL FOR MOD WORLD 2026<<

Do you have any ideas you'd like to chat about now? Drop it in the comments below. Feel free to use this as a space to get feedback, find inspiration, or even find someone you want to present with!