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• Modguide guides on design
• Mod help centre on new reddit styling

This image shows the theme for this sub so you can see the effect

(no individual colours applied to sidebar widgets etc - this would override the theme on those specific widgets)

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Image showing the colour theme for this subreddit under community appearance

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• Modguide guides on design
• Mod help centre on new reddit styling
• Bannerrequest artists guide

The basic graphic elements are the banner and icon/avatar.

• Banners need to be different sizes depending on which interface you are adding them for (new reddit, mobile etc)

You can also add emojis, awards, thumbnail placeholders, image widgets, image buttons, and custom vote icons.

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Free graphics you can use:

TBA

Rules

Setting rules - how to choose rules (looking to similar subs is a big help)

Adding rules - how to add them

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Basic rules:

• Behavior - Most subs have a rule about behaviour that is unwanted. It is commonly titled "Don't be a dick", but can also be "Be kind", or "Remember the human" etc. You may want to point out the Terms of Service and Reddiquette for any new redditors.
• Spam and adverts - it should go without saying, but sometimes it's handy to have a clear rule to point to when removing content, so some subs have a rule against spam and promotional content spelling out what they mean by that. Reddit help on spam | Reddit.com wiki on spam | Reddit.com on self promotion
• What else is not allowed? No politics is a common rule for non-political communities. Try to think though what users might want to post and decide what is and what isn't the content you are after. "Stay on topic" might be a useful rule to spell out what the desired and undesired content might be for your community. No memes, or no re-posts are also pretty common rules.

When your sub is small you probably won't need many. Be prepared for your rules to adapt and change with your community. It's good practice to announce rule changes and even seek community consensus - though you'll never please everyone.

Whatever rules you choose try to be clear and concise to avoid confusion. You can provide additional guidance in a linked wiki page if necessary.

Example:

Remember the human
Follow the [Terms of Service](https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy) and [Reddiquette](https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439)

No spam or self promotion
* We do not allow advertising or self promotion
* No more than 3 posts per user a day

No partisan politics
This sub is somewhere to escape some of the stress of life so please refrain from sharing politics.

Stay on topic
This community is about xxxx. Anything outside of this concept will be removed, such as xxxx.

Automoderator is an integrated bot that can help you moderate your community. Every subreddit already has AutoModerator, you just need to let it know what you'd like it to do, but adding 'rules' to its configuration page.

Mod Help Center article

r/automoderator is the best place for help.

Here is the documentation from their sidebar:

• AutoModerator Wiki
• Full Documentation
• Library of Common AutoModerator Rules

There are other guides here:

• Full list of guides and resources
• Automoderator - what is is, and how to set it up
• Automoderator beginners tutorial with examples
• VIDEO GUIDE Adding rules to automoderator (redesign)

Here are some basic rules to help enforce the Reddit Terms of Service on your subreddit as a starting point:

First, Anti doxxing (sharing others' personal information) rules (phone numbers, email addresses, IP addresses, Street addresses, credit card numbers)

And report alerts...

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# Sends a modmail if a submission receives a report

reports: 1 
modmail_subject: Post has received a report.
modmail: |
    {{permalink}}
    The above {{kind}} by /u/{{author}} has received a report. Please investigate.
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Or

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# Removes submissions that receive 2 reports and sends a modmail

reports: 2
action: remove
modmail: |
    {{permalink}}
    The above {{kind}} by /u/{{author}} was removed because it received 2 reports. Please investigate and ensure that this action was correct.
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Plus here are a few common rules:

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# Filters content from brand new users (possible throwaway accounts or spammers)

    author:
        account_age: "< 1 days"
    action: filter
    action_reason: "New user"

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# Filters content from users with negative karma (possible trolls)
    author:
        comment_karma: "< -50"
    action: remove
    action_reason: "Low karma user"
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# New post alert for new or low activity subs (modmails when there's a new post)

    type: submission
    modmail: |
        There is a new post in /r/{{subreddit}}!

        - Title: {{title}}
        - User: {{author}}
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ModSupport thread on automoderator

More useful automoderator rules

Hello!

Welcome to r/GuideSubreddit! I am an example subreddit to illustrate some of the features you can set up in your subreddit, point you in the right direction for some help in doing so, and provide some basic building blocks to get you started.

Have a poke around and if you need guidance on how to achieve something that has been done here, check back to this post and the links below.

It's important to note that some things can only be done or viewed on desktop. Have a look at the sub on desktop and on mobile to spot the differences

Modmail with any feedback or ideas for improvements.

Pop your questions in comments here.

• We highly recommend Reddits mod training courses https://modeducation.reddithelp.com/

• And the mod help center https://mods.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us

• plus r/modguide has an index of guides and a wiki full of resources.