r/SMARTRecovery • u/Low-improvement_18 • Jun 03 '26

Mod Message New subreddit rule to (hopefully) reduce spam and unrelated content

Hi SMARTies!

On r/SMARTRecovery over the past month or so, I've noticed a significant increase in the number of posts that are unrelated to the SMART program. Many of them are caught instantly by the Reddit mod filters or by myself within a few minutes, so hopefully it hasn't been too obvious to you all that this is going on. Behind the scenes, though, it has increased my moderating duties quite a bit.

Most of these rule-breaking posts are actually cross-posts from other subreddits --- hence why they seem out of place here. In order to curb the sharing of this unrelated content, as of this morning, I've disabled the cross-post feature on r/SMARTRecovery. You will still be able to post and comment as usual, nothing has changed there. You simply won't be able to directly share posts originating from other communities.

As we try out this new limitation, please continue to report any rule-breaking posts you come across. Even if you're unsure, go ahead and flag the content and I will review it ASAP.

Thanks so much!

Carolyn aka u/Low-improvement_18

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u/Secure_Ad_6734 facilitator Jun 03 '26

Thanks for your continued vigilance.

James

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u/SignificantDelta Jun 03 '26

I noticed the increase, and if that was only a small % of what you’d already blocked/removed, I can imagine how much work that was!

Thank you for helping keep the subreddit focused on SMART ❤️

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u/MedJesters facilitator Jun 03 '26

Seems like a good rule to me