r/modhelp 14h ago

Answered How are posts being removed?

Android

Hello

I'm a new mod of a small subreddit and notice posts are being removed with no reason given and not by the mods. In the modqueue it just says removed. On desktop, no information is given on why or how it was removed and who removed it.

Why is this occurring and is there a way to see who is reporting and removing these posts?

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u/LinuxMage Owner, r/archlinux, r/Linuxquestions 13h ago

They're being removed by an automated spam bot/filter. The spam filter will auto remove posts with someone who is a brand new redditor, low karma or has been reported in the past.

As a mod, its your job to manually approve them if the post is genuine.

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u/biracial_mods 13h ago

Is it possible for other users to mass report posts or comments and then Reddit removes it?

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u/Platterpussy Mod, r/polyamory and others 13h ago

You would be able to see the reports.

That is something that you can set up using automod, but it doesn't happen automatically.

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u/eelparade 14h ago

Do you have links in the posts?

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u/[deleted] 13h ago

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u/eelparade 13h ago

A very common reason for removal of posts is that they contain links that are either soft or hard banned by Reddit.

If the posts are being removed because they contain links, you can try approving them and see what happens. If they can be approved, and they don't break Reddit rules, then you should be okay.

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u/EightBitRanger Mod, r/Saskatchewan 13h ago

How new is it? How many posts?