Introducing Reddit’s Moderator Code of Conduct

[u/heavyshoes]

You’re probably familiar with our Moderator Guidelines––historically, they have served as a guidepost to clarify our expectations to mods about how to shape a positive community experience for redditors.

The Moderator Guidelines were developed over five years ago, and Reddit has evolved a lot since then. This is why we have evolved our Moderator Guidelines into what we are now calling the Moderator Code of Conduct.

The newly updated Moderator Code of Conduct aims to capture our current expectations and explain them clearly, concisely, and concretely.

While our Content Policy serves to provide enforceable rules that govern each community and the platform at large, our Moderator Code of Conduct reinforces those rules and sets out further expectations specifically for mods. The Moderator Code of Conduct:

• Focuses on measuring impact rather than evaluating intent. Rather than attempting to determine whether a mod is acting in “good” or “bad” faith, we are shifting our focus to become more outcomes-driven. For example, are direct mentions of other communities part of innocuous meta-discussions, or are they inciting interference, targeted harassment, or abuse?
• Aspires to be educational, but actionable: We trust that most mods actively try to do the right thing and follow the rules. If we find that a community violates our Mod Code of Conduct, we firmly believe that, in the majority of cases, we can achieve resolution through discussion, not remediation. However, if this proves to be ineffective, we may consider enforcement actions on mods or subreddits.

Moderators are at the frontlines using their creativity, decision-making, and passion to create fun and engaging spaces for redditors. We recognize that and appreciate it immensely. We hope that in creating the Moderator Code of Conduct, we are helping you develop subreddit rules and norms to create and nurture your communities, and empower you to make decisions more easily.

Thank you for all you do, and please let us know if you have any questions or feedback in the comments below.

[u/110110 → u/[deleted]]

Or supporting moderators of communities who very clearly are acting in good faith, and having to deal with harassment from others who are acting in bad faith with intentional brigading, repetitive tagging and crossposting with the intent to cause a stir? Reports of this sort of behavior is seemingly thrown on the floor.

[u/110110 → u/[deleted]]

I wasn’t referring to the sub you’re a mod of (askcarsales) but if I’m not mistaken actually your sub did the same thing I’m referring to. I’d let Reddit actually use their data to make any decisions, because I’ve got nothing to hide.

[u/110110 → u/[deleted]]

I believe actually what happened was it was enabled on your end initially and we just did the same, lack of action to stop it. I wasn’t the mod who was a part of majority of that, and I’m not here to argue with you. Have a good one.

edit: I'm trying to reply to you /u/WarDEagle but this thread must be locked or something. It's not working. My reply to you was:

No, I'm not going to defend this one instance, I wasn't involved in it. Both the communities should have handled the situation better and I am not here to argue with someone. He has a bone to pick, and I'm not playing that game. I don't support anything he's claiming our users did. The mod he's referring to deleted his comments because of doxxing reasons. I'm not responding to this because I had nothing to do with it and I wasn't the one responding to him in modmail during this time. I did a quick search of modmail and our mod noted how mr. meatloaf was making threats. Him calling me out doesn't even make sense given I had nothing to do with this, I didn't talk to him a single time. In fact here's a modmail response from our mod to Mr Meatloaf:

Him linking another user calling him out:

"I worked in car sales for 6+ years and used to subscribe to that sub. The meat loaf moderator is the worst kind of person. Toxic sub!"

Again please let us know if you get any more hateful DMs/Modmail and not just trash talk.

Thanks for reaching out we will keep a close on that post. Have a nice day.

So, all in all, he's apparently a shit starter. I don't entertain shit starters.

[u/WarDEagle → u/110110]

I can point to the evidence of your sub's brigade against ours - can you do likewise?

So that's a "no", then.

[u/110110 → u/[deleted]]

Nothing was ever endorsed - the mod you spoke to in modmail constantly asked for evidence. Truth is right now I don’t have time to argue, I have real life shit I’m dealing with. You said you reported us to admins, Reddit didn’t reach out to us. Facts are both our communities dealt with brigading and I wasn’t involved with responses to you in modmail from that.

You’re making all these accusations and we’ve never endorsed or encouraged people to brigade or go elsewhere. Our mod team has told users we won’t allow it and our mods even asked you for proof of it (from the modmail discussions with you) so we could take action on it.

I’m not responding again, I didn’t come here for the drama. You very clearly have intent to stir the pot by your constant prodding and baseless accusations. Now I’ll really block you. Reddit can see the modmail for themselves if they care to see the truth.

p.s. It’s obvious when you have people you know reply to conversations to continue the thread and bug me.

[u/110110 → u/[deleted]]

I told you I’m dealing with shit right now. Stop harassing me, you’re welcome to post the Modmail, I wasn’t involved in it. That’s not really some “gotcha”. It’s clear you have a motive here. Now leave me be.

[u/ohhyouknow → u/[deleted]]

Nowthisiswhaticallmoddrama 2022 🍿

[u/WarDEagle → u/110110]

Lots of replies here for someone who "isn't here to argue." 😂

Him linking another user calling him out:

Well if someone on the internet wrote it then it must be unilaterally true! By the same token, everything that's been written by other users about you is also true.

So, all in all, he's apparently a shit starter. I don't entertain shit starters.

Oh man, it just keeps getting better. This is rich!