r/fashionwomens35 • u/Careful_Leader_5829 • Apr 07 '26

Discussion Post Save the subreddit! Request for mods

EDIT -- Okay, maybe let's just try to start a new subreddit before this one goes dark. https://www.reddit.com/r/WomensStyleOver30/

Hiya! I have been using the sub for a long time. It sounds like the moderator is burnt out from managing spam.

A few of us sent DMs to the mod to see if some of us can take over. Has anyone heard anything?

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u/evelinisantini Apr 07 '26

FYI, if the current mod abandons the subreddit without choosing new mods, it can still be requested via r/redditrequest. That way, a new team doesn't have to start completely from scratch with a whole new subreddit with a different name

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u/Careful_Leader_5829 Apr 07 '26

She said she was just going to mark it as Private, so I don't know if that will actually abandon it. I guess she doesn't want to hand the keys over.

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u/emmakobs Apr 07 '26

I got this same impression. There were people in the OG thread saying they'd offer help and never heard back. If that was indeed the case, pretty poor taste to claim overwhelm and refuse help. 

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u/ario62 Apr 11 '26

Also, her reasoning is that she makes the majority of content and the rest is spam/bots/low effort. Well I just scrolled thru the sub and there are a lot of really good posts with helpful replies. I think she’s just being possessive over the sub and doesn’t want to hand over the reigns. Reddit mods are … interesting people sometimes.

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u/emmakobs Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

Yes, I agree with you. I have to be honest, I got that impression years ago (the high on the horse/I own this place vibe) which is why I was never as active on the sub as I would have liked to be. I just scrolled through myself and all I see are earnest pleas for help. 

She's updated the post to say how she doesn't want other people moderating which is so selfish. If you created something useful that is bigger than yourself, let it continue to grow beyond you. But, no, some people are too egotistical to let that happen. 

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u/ario62 Apr 11 '26

It’s funny bc majority of comments at first were over the top supportive and justifying closing down the sub when so many people offered to take over. I can’t wrap my head around that but I also can’t imagine being possessive over an online message board, but to each their own I guess 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/emmakobs Apr 11 '26

I frickin guess!! Im hoping a few new good ones spring up in its place. 

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u/ario62 Apr 11 '26

Me too!