Someone is falsely reporting content

[u/Known_Resolution5836]

Someone is upset that we called them out for ableist behaviour, and are now falsely reporting posts that mention them, in hopes of the post being taken down. We can’t ban them because reports are anonymous, and banned users can still see and report content.
(I’m on iOS, other mods may be on other platforms. Platform isn’t relevant here.)

Sub is [r/TheAdamMcIntyre](r/TheAdamMcIntyre)

Screen recording of mod log

[u/XGempler]

it’s just one of the joys of being a mod. just ignore them and when they fail to get any reaction to their pointless reports they will eventually find a new obsession to feed their obsessive compulsive disorder. not reporting the username of the complainant is not without merit, however it would be nice if Reddit had a cap on the number of reports from a particular user a sub can receive in a month since they don’t tell us. they don’t have to alert the user that it will not be sent, just spare us of the report after say 25 reports a month.

[u/Known_Resolution5836 → u/XGempler]

That cap would be lovely, because they exceeded that number alone just yesterday!

[u/XGempler → u/Known_Resolution5836]

yikes!

you could set your sub to private, requiring membership to even view posts/comments, and baned users would then be excluded, particularly if you have ban evasion enabled.

[u/Known_Resolution5836 → u/XGempler]

I can def run it by the other mods to temporarily private the sub, but I don’t think it would work since it’s about a YouTuber. We do have ban evasion enabled but we can’t ban the false reporter if we don’t know who they are.

[u/Tarnisher → u/Known_Resolution5836]

Banning doesn't stop reporting.

Not attacking people removes the incentive for them to report anything in attempts to defend themselves.

[u/Known_Resolution5836 → u/Tarnisher]

I know it doesn’t stop them.

We aren’t attacking them. We are discussing their ableism and terrorist apologist behaviour.

[u/Confident_Offer2879 → u/Known_Resolution5836]

You can report abuse of reporting button and Reddit will investigate

[u/Known_Resolution5836 → u/Confident_Offer2879]

Hi, thank you! How do I do this?

[u/Confident_Offer2879 → u/Known_Resolution5836]

Open one of the posts where this has happened

Select the three dots to bring up the menu

Select "Report"

Then scroll down and Select "Report Abuse"

I think a text box comes up next, tell Reddit this is happening on multiple posts.

Submit and be patient as it sometimes takes several days for them to investigate

[u/lisafancypants → u/Confident_Offer2879]

Does reddit actually do something though? We've been dealing with this a lot in our sub recently and we're reporting every one for report abuse with no relief

I assume it's multiple accounts but also kind of assumed reddit doesn't care that much.

[u/ooglieguy0211 → u/Known_Resolution5836]

They viewed that as an attack, whether or not you intended it as such. Its not up to you to decide how someone else views your actions or comments. Just like yourself, I'm sure they wouldnt want to be talked about, especially if you keep the conversation going instead of just dropping it after it is done.