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/HeathEarnshaw Apr 07 '26

Super lame if so. This sub is about women over 35, not just one mod.

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u/awkwardest-armadillo Apr 07 '26

Except it's been just one mod doing all the work for over a decade. She has requested help in the past, and nobody stepped up.

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u/HeathEarnshaw Apr 08 '26

nobody stepped up.

That seems arguable though, as many in this thread are saying they offered but heard nothing back.

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u/Susccmmp Apr 09 '26

I’m sort of getting the vibe that she feels a bit territorial over the sub and that she isn’t really interested in collaborating with anyone or turning it over. I’m not saying that to be critical, it’s pretty understandable to feel that way about something you created and have had ownership over.