This post is to briefly share some more information about what I do on Reddit. I saw saw another mod do something like this, and I thought it was neat.
Moderation needs for subreddits vary by team size, community activity, and tooling/design/purpose of the subreddit. A lot of people ask how is it possible to keep up with each one, but several subreddits are extensions of the same fandom/community, and my role in others is not always to cover everything.
This table can be sorted by column if you use old reddit on desktop and have installed.
| Subreddit | Membership (Jan'26) | Weekly Unique Visitors (Jan'26) | Since / How | What I do there | Actions / year (Jan'25-Jan'26) |
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| 7880000 | 1100000 | 2021.05. Applied during | Queue, Modmail, Automod, Wiki, Auditing, Recruiting/Training, Surveys, AMAs. | 10600 | |
| 3840000 | 376000 | 2024.05. Applied during / | Queue. Mostly sending people to or removing requests for drugs / weapons / other spam. Will be retiring from this team when the mod limits take effect. | 4400 | |
| 3260000 | 340000 | 2020.11 Applied during | Team Lead. Queue, Modmail, Automod, Outreach, Discord, Wiki. | 19100 | |
| 343000 | 498000 | 2024.09 Answered request for help | Queue, Modmail, Automod | 35100 | |
| 128000 | 116000 | 2023.12 Applied during / | Queue, Modmail, AutoMod. Old mods left, recruiting new mods. A surprising number of people have trouble connecting their Wii to modern TVs. | 12300 | |
| 120000 | 41000 | 2020.10 Applied during meta event | Branch of . Queue, Modmail, AutoMod. Text-focused subreddit. Mostly removing trolls. | 2600 | |
| 102000 | 6400 | 2024.08 | Just checking that the bot works. Special-purpose subreddit for tracking removed posts. | 935 | |
| 98000 | 8600 | 2021.05 Made suggestions | Branch of . Queue, Modmail, AutoMod. | 1300 | |
| 87000 | 5300 | 2023.12 Applied | Queue, Modmail, AutoMod. | 2400 | |
| 35500 | 1800 | 2022.06 | Queue. It's a really chill subreddit. | 175 | |
| 23400 | 12000 | 2021.01 Asked to help | Branch of . Queue. | 1500 | |
| 20400 | 4100 | 2024.08 Made suggestions | Branch of . checking the same bot. | 80 | |
| 19900 | 135000 | 2024.12 | Branch of with a focus on peer-support. Queue and Automod/Bots | 2700 | |
| 16200 | 5400 | 2021.01 Asked to help | Branch of . Queue. | 580 | |
| 11300 | 7300 | 2022.04 Asked to help | Branch of . Queue. | 207 | |
| 6220 | 3000 | 2022.04 Asked to help | Branch of . Queue. | 93 | |
| 4160 | 571 | 2019 Creator | Queue, Discord, Wiki | 250 | |
| 2340 | 19 | 2020.09 Creator | Queue. Also a chill subreddit. Made to replace which had gone restricted | 182 | |
| 1400 | 13 | 2023.02 Creator | Branch of . temporary community for spoilers. Now archived. | 3 | |
| 1270 | 12 | 2020.10 | Mostly an art bookmarking subreddit. Not very active | 13 | |
| 1110 | 235 | 2020.10 Asked to help during | Branch of . Not very active | 65 | |
| 1100 | 9 | 2025.12 | A previous iteration of that was restricted and abandoned. Now archived. | 88 | |
| 388 | 15 | 2023.05 Creator | Branch of . Only active during events. | 38 | |
| 362 | 21 | 2021.07 Creator | Similar to | 1 | |
| 141 | 3 | 2020.12 | Similar to | 1 | |
| 141 | 13 | 2023.04 Creator | Branch of focused on questions. not very active | 38 | |
| 81 | 7 | 2025.05 | Similar to | 80 | |
| 75 | 11 | 2024.05 Creator | Wiki-focused subreddit for more documentation about AutoModerator. | 14 |
I also assist with the AutoModerator config at (eg, ). I have helped other subreddits with their configs by request. I browse often to answer questions there.
I also help out at the .
Feel free to ask me questions about general moderation tools/theory or about my experience as a moderator. But for questions regarding specific moderation situations (eg, content removals or bans), please .
Other recommended communities:
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- A community for non-mods to ask general questions to moderators.
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- A community for peer-written resources for moderation.
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- An official (Admin-operated) subreddit for mods to ask questions about moderation / tools / bugs / feedback.
FAQ
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How to say my username? It's "". Seph for short.
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Why do you moderate? I moderate these communities because I enjoy them, and I want others to enjoy these communities too. I started moderating with because I was inspired by the community at , and I wanted other players to be able to share and find resources for the niche hobby. From there I was able to learn the mod tools and help out in other places.
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Do you get paid? I do not get paid to moderate, and refuse gifts from 3rd parties when offered. Reddit's does not fully forbid gifts to moderators, but I feel that it's best to avoid potential biases or apparent conflicts of interest, per the older and . If a creator makes something I am personally interested in, I will purchase it personally, just like anyone else. If a creator wants to give something away in gratitude, I recommend they give it away to the community () instead of to the moderators.
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How do you have the time to moderate? I check queues and modmail about 3 times a day (when i wake up, lunch break, when i go to sleep) for about 15-30 minutes, when I check other messages / emails, and so on. And then there's downtime while at work and I'm just waiting on samples to run (eg, most days i have to run a 3-minute test every 15 minutes for 4 hours). That's where most of my time comes from.
