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/r/modhelp

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How to enable subreddit wiki

Desktop and iOS

I need to enable the wiki for a subreddit, how do I do said task?

5 Comments
2025/02/04
03:31 UTC

1

Can community chats be paused when a mod isn't around?

Greetings. I'm looking into making a public chat for my sub, but i would like it to be open only when a mod is available to keep an eye on it. I found some old info saying that there was a way to pause the chat, is that still possible? or is it the only way to do it to delete the chat and create it again later? I'm working mostly on desktop.

3 Comments
2025/02/04
02:14 UTC

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Curious About Scope of Scripting Automation

I was wondering if you could write a script that would do the following:

  1. look for new posts marked with a certain tag and remove them, but send a message to the redditor.

  2. In the message would be an HTML form containing several fields including a submit button.

  3. Pressing the submit button would send the completed form back to the script

  4. Which would process and format the response into a standardized presentation

  5. Then post the modified thread to to the sub.

This could be extremely useful when there are critical pieces of information you require for a post to be helpful. I was thinking in a forum like #logodesign, submitting a post with the "procritique" flair would allow you to fill out the necessary fields required for a professional critique. It would be voluntary, but it would establish the details needed and it would cut down the number of times people had to complain about not knowing enough about the logo goals/constraints/etc.

Another useful example of this would be in r/techsupport where you need to know a bunch of details to effectively troubleshoot a problem. The form would contain things like : Platform, Version, Type of Problem, etc. So when the final post was presented in the sub it would have everything people needed to effectively help.

I doubt that something like this exists, but could it? Is the Reddit API flexible enough to handle this kind of request? Has anyone tried anything like this? Thanks in advance for any constructive advice or information.

P.S. This sub requests that you include the platform you are using,. Though I am using Windows Desktop, the idea should be platform agnostic.

6 Comments
2025/02/04
01:06 UTC

7

Reddit is auto removing comments. Why?

Desktop - A lot of the comments are legit. Why is reddit auto removing them? Are they any settings I can access to turn this off or down?

18 Comments
2025/02/03
20:36 UTC

4

Getting update notifications from random subs that I can't disable

Given the size of the subs I moderate this is a pita. I get notifications for these random subs I haven't even joined but NOT for mod mail which I actually NEED to see.

This has been happening the last few days in a desktop chrome browser.

4 Comments
2025/02/03
17:43 UTC

1

Scheduled Posts and Events - Wrong month name in one sub. Failed to submit in another

Platform: Desktop

I moderator 2 active subreddits.

On r/bangalore, the scheduled posts have the current month name in them. However, the post submitted for February somehow bugged to be January for two posts. What's going on?

On another subreddit, one scheduled post was not submitted and I got a modmail from "reddit" that said "failed to submit post...".

Is this feature buggy?

4 Comments
2025/02/03
13:13 UTC

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The name of the subreddit I created was changed without my permission

Edit: commenters thus far have made great points about my sub being mostly unused, and that this isn't a pressing issue. All true, I do agree. I've come to the conclusion that I wanted to learn more for curiosity's sake than for actual practical use; I've also realised the true issue in my mind was moreso that I wondered if my account had been compromised. Thanks for the input, helpful comments with where to find more info, and for being kind to me, friends! Have a lovely day 🙂


So, as the title says, the name of my subreddit was changed without my permission. It wasn't taken over by someone else as far as I can tell, it just suddenly has a new name- a list of random characters and numbers. I don't have other moderators or anything like that, I'm clueless as to what might be happening.

I'm using the official Reddit app on iOS if that makes any difference. Does anyone know what might have happened and/or how I can remedy the situation? Thanks, all!

16 Comments
2025/02/03
11:23 UTC

1

How to invite users to private sub while also allowing for mods to vet them?

This is a question for users using all platforms, iOS, web, android etc

I recently started a private sub with the intention of attempting to keep bots out. This means we (the mods) want to be able to vet them on the way in.

We want the community to be able to invite people but for mods to be able to vet them on the way in.

We noticed if you invite through the sub and they accept they are immediately accepted into the sub without us getting the chance to vet them, which makes sense of course.

As a work around we started inviting people and sending the link to the sub instead because that way they would get the option to “request to join”. However it only seems to work for some people. We’ve been making sure they’re logged in and clearing the cache. I assume it’s a platform related thing.

Is there any other way we can go about this?

Thanks

1 Comment
2025/02/03
07:56 UTC

2

Posts won't load

Won't load comments. It says "let's try that again. sorry about that. There was an error loading content" then if you click "try again" it says "we had some trouble getting to reddit" Help, how do I fix this?

1 Comment
2025/02/03
06:11 UTC

2

Users cannot chat in subreddit channels

So many users of our subreddit report that they are not allowed to chat in the subreddit channels , they say that they "lack permission" , i thought it was just due to newly created accounts or accounts which have joined the subreddit recently but users claim that they have joined the subreddit for a long time but they still cannot chat in the subreddit channels. Platform- ios and macbook

3 Comments
2025/02/03
05:51 UTC

4

Announcements broken?

Why don't announcements or highlights get traction in our communities?

I've seen this before and heard complaints from other folks too. I'm primarily on mobile and it seems like announcements only really work well on desktop.

Are there good ways to handle this?

7 Comments
2025/02/03
03:20 UTC

0

Aide pour ma communauté avec mon i phone

Desktop avec mon iPhone je cherche a rendre ma communautés visible pour les gens sur reddit et je trouve pas comment faire pouvez vous m’aider merci

3 Comments
2025/02/03
00:25 UTC

1

I have a private subreddit, how can people join?

I have a community that is private. I thought people could just tap into the subreddit and they would have a space to write to mod mail, But I've received comments, and I've checked, that there are people who get a message saying that they can't see the community, and they can't even ask to join. I checked it with another account on my android mobile device

9 Comments
2025/02/02
22:24 UTC

5

Approving posts and comments that have been flagged

Desktop: Recently I've seen some people's NSFW subs getting some comments and posts flagged by reddit, and sometimes reddit will leave other similar posts and comments alone. I am wondering why this is happening, and if it is still safe to approve the ones that get flagged. And will it cause the subs to eventually get in trouble?

8 Comments
2025/02/02
21:23 UTC

9

Some comments only visible while on desktop, but not mobile

I keep seeing posts where the comment count shows me there's a comment that should be there, but its missing. (For example, it'll show 2 comments, but only one is visible.) This is while using mobile. When I switch to desktop, the missing comment is visible as it should be. If I switch back to mobile, I still can't see it.

Any idea why this might be? I've noticed it several times in the last week or so.

4 Comments
2025/02/02
19:45 UTC

1

How do you customize the "Online" and "Members" to whatever name you want?

Using a Desktop, I was a little confused how to change the names.

3 Comments
2025/02/02
18:48 UTC

0

Need advice for promoting my subreddit wihout using reddit ads.

Is tiktok a good place to promote it? (Desktop)

9 Comments
2025/02/02
14:04 UTC

1

Promoting my subreddit

Is crossposting memes from my comunity the fish council, in other comunitis a good idea so they know my comunity(Android)

5 Comments
2025/02/02
08:05 UTC

0

Can someone be a mod on my subreddit?

I'm new to reddit (Desktop), and want someone to moderate my subreddit! I don't know how anythinf works around here so if i'm doing something wrong by asking this, don't be afraid to let me know.

16 Comments
2025/02/02
03:48 UTC

1

How to add this?

I am on Android, and need help making sure that in order to post, your posts needs a tag. Can someone help me?

My phone is the latest Samsung Galaxy

3 Comments
2025/02/02
02:50 UTC

8

Help/Advice: Subreddit with One Mod

Hi everyone.

I’m appealing to the community for some guidance/help/advice/support please.

There is a subreddit that exists that only has one moderator. This is important because said mod is only allowing negative posts to exist on the subreddit about the topic it is focused on, and anytime a user posts a positive review/post the aforementioned mod then promptly removed those posts.

This has been going on for almost 2 years. I have filed reports on the web for 2 years, and it is still happening. The mod is not allowing for constructive conversation to occur on the subreddit and is perpetuating a full blown smear campaign against this individual and their business, with the intention very clear to cause harm.

I’m very lost and really hope someone can help me with this. Ideally I would like the subreddit removed completely because it’s being used to harass and defame a particular individual and their business. Thank you for your time.

iOS

10 Comments
2025/02/02
02:16 UTC

4

Shreddit: Is there a way to pull up a user's subreddit-specific "profile" on demand?

Desktop shreddit

If I click on a user in a subreddit I moderate, I can see a nice UI which provides an overview, mod log, comments, and posts for that subreddit. I'm just wondering if anyone knows a way to pull this up without finding a comment/post by them in the sub? I looked in mod tools and didn't see anything - the users portion (mods/approved/banned users) doesn't, and even if it did, I'd like to find for *any* user, not just those types

I also would like to see a full-screen version of this UI, so if that's available and anyone knows, it'd be nice too

I'm aware I could use toolbox's user history and profile -- just trying to use shreddit more, as I'm not a big fan of old reddit (and used new reddit + toolbox until new reddit died)

11 Comments
2025/02/02
01:09 UTC

4

Low or no karma points setting

Mobile app, Android I read all the documentation but cannot still figure out how to set minimum amount of karma points to be able to post. Please help I need details apparently I don't understand the directions.

8 Comments
2025/02/01
22:12 UTC

1

How to get a text post, with an image in it, show the image on the feed?

Do we need to modify configuration of our community so a post with an image will show the image in the feed? Or the only way of doing this is

  1. Create a Images & Video post
  2. Add a comment with the text right after it

Is it there some config we could change to allow a text+image post to show the image on the feed?

Using Desktop (Macbook pro)

12 Comments
2025/02/01
20:56 UTC

7

No matter what I do, my community is letting people post without flair, which is a rule violation in this subreddit!

I am using the apple iPhone platform to moderate the subreddit, but people are still able to post without post flair. I want to make it so that I can’t do that, but I tried everything. I even tried enable the “flair required” thing, but It still lets me and other people post without the flair. What did I do wrong for this to happen? For this disability themed subreddit I have, the rule is to use post flair, I want everyone in this subreddit to use post flair to describe the post better, but it doesn’t work and now I have to add flair to their posts, which I wish I didn’t have to do. It even lets me post without flair. Why can’t I fix it myself, what’s wrong with it?

8 Comments
2025/02/01
20:30 UTC

0

Is there a place for feedback on the new mod queue?

Overall, I think this latest queue is the best one we've had, and it's clear you're trying to make mod lives easier with meaningful features and using existing tools (eg, 2018 reddit's queue, toolbox, etc) to take the best from everything. So thank you, I appreciate this

Looking to give some feedback for further improvement:

  • Could it be more clear in the queue what subreddit an item is for? Maybe the top part could be: subreddit-username-time-votes? The app shows it, but desktop doesn't
  • Could it be configurable whether "add removal reason" auto-pops up after removing something, like toolbox does? I think the default behavior for mods should be to leave a removal reason - it should be exceptional for someone to remove something without telling the user why
  • It seems some updates are a bit slow on desktop - for example submitting a removal reason takes a good part of a second to close - any way to make that UX a bit nicer? (even if failures pop up after the menu is closed)
  • Any chance the split screen behaviour could be more configurable on desktop? Maybe open to the default and then allow the user to drag one section skinnier (and I love the ability to scroll horizontally when reviewing chains!)
4 Comments
2025/02/01
18:00 UTC

2

How do I have AutoModerator comment and pin under every post?

I think I have to enter code, but I have no clue how to make it and I’d prefer to copy paste something. Desktop.

7 Comments
2025/02/01
10:19 UTC

2

Help with reoccurring posts and the date function

I've been trying for months to get date placeholders in my template to work. It looks like this:

{{date %B}} Megathread: Was lest/zockt/guckt ihr?

Willkommen im Megathread für den {{date %B}}! Hier könnt ihr euch darüber austauschen, in welcher Fantasy-Welt ihr euch gerade herumtreibt, völlig egal welches Medium.

The placeholder works fine in the title, but the second date never gets replaced. Also, how can I translate the month names into another language? Trying to do this on Desktop. I’d really appreciate some help, thank you!

5 Comments
2025/02/01
09:48 UTC

1

Switching Accounts

Why when I open reddit to my main community it switches between my accounts. Why? It's a pain switching it back and forth. Android.

2 Comments
2025/02/01
08:21 UTC

1

How to make users be able to view subreddit wiki

I use iOS and desktop, I'm trying to make the users in a subreddit able to view the wiki as they can.t

3 Comments
2025/02/01
05:25 UTC

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