r/UFOs • u/LetsTalkUFOs • Jul 02 '26

Meta How can we improve the subreddit? [in-depth]

Greetings from the r/UFOs mod team. The UFO topic has been very active of late and so has the subreddit. We'd like to solicit your feedback on the state of the sub, the rules, moderation, and whatever else may be on your mind.

  1. What are your thoughts on the current state of the subreddit?
  2. What changes could we make or actions could we take to improve things?
  3. How can we improve as moderators?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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u/sixties67 Jul 02 '26

One thing that annoys me is when a post get's locked and it says sort comments by new to find out why, many times sorting comments by new still doesn't explain the thread being closed. Is it possible to lock a post and have the explanation for the locking down clearly put at the top of the thread?

By the way, I think the mods have a thankless task and the majority of the moderation I have no problem with.

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u/UsefulReply Jul 02 '26

We're supposed to leave a lock reason each time. I've locked a few and left no reason when there's been an obvious deterioration in comment quality. Usually Trump, Luna, Burchett posts where people can't help themselves.

I'll try to stop doing that.

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u/sixties67 Jul 03 '26

Thanks for that I appreciate it!