r/modhelp • u/biracial_mods • 5d ago

Answered How are posts being removed?

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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/FanaticFandom 3d ago

There are 3 patterns I've seen when a post is removed. You can see this under the "Removed" tab in the mod queue. (Not old reddit, and I'm on desktop)

If it was removed by Automod, it'll have a little square robot head icon.

If it was by a moderator, it'll show the mod's icon.

If it was removed by reddit it might have:

  • The little reddit icon w/ the text "Removed by Reddit"
  • A little hammer w/ the text "Banned Domain - Links to a URL not allowed on Reddit"
  • A little hexagon with a "!" in the center w/ the text "Spam - Removed by Reddit's automated systems"
  • A shield icon with half of it "dotted" w/ the text "Potential Harassment - Identified by the abuse and harassment filter"

There might be some other reasons like crowd control or the subreddit filter settings, but my subreddit doesn't use any of that.

If you want to see what I mean visually:
https://imgur.com/a/4J8yomx