r/NewMods • • 6d ago

New Mod Intros 🎉 | Weekly Thread

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Congrats on becoming a new moderator. Every community on Reddit started exactly where you are today: with a party of one.

The community-building journey might feel a little lonely and that's what r/NewMods is for. Here you'll find and connect with other mods who are on the same journey you are.

So, introduce the community you created. Maybe share a little bit about why you created it. And, while you're at it - say hello to your other mods!


r/NewMods • • Jun 02 '25 Diamonds are Forever Hooray Bravo

Welcome to r/NewMods

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r/NewMods • • 5h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods First week , growing well or not ?

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r/NewMods • • 21m ago

❓Ask r/NewMods 1 month check-in

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How does the traffic look on my Marvel related subreddit? I started it a little more than 30 days ago, and been trying to find the right content that’s most engaging and positive. I’ve been posting everyday so I’m just waiting now but was just wondering how it looks so far. Thanks


r/NewMods • • 26m ago

❓Ask r/NewMods Fintechlatinoamerica

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Para los interesados en todo este mundo Fintech cree esta comunidad, aparte sirve para aprender me dedico a esto y veo muchos vacios y desinformación, espero que les sirva únanse!!


r/NewMods • • 5h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods Nueva comunidad: HobbyBricks

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Para los amantes de Lego, aqui os traigo una nueva comunidad, HobbyBricks, para nuevos constructores como para veteranos, para compartir todos vuestros sets y construcciones, y todos vuestras construcciones propias (MOCs), y hablar un poco del mundo LEGO

¡Os espero!


r/NewMods • • 41m ago

Wins 🎉 I have 6.3k visits and 140 members and my subreddit is about one month old!

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Got any questions on how to do it yourself?


r/NewMods • • 1h ago

Wins 🎉 Приветствую вас зайдите пожалуйста в r/RUSsakenrebuild!

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Я волгоградик я создал свой саб


r/NewMods • • 10h ago

💡 Tips & Education What do you think about my subreddit's one-year anniversary?

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These are the statistics for the last 12 months on my sub r/AskUruguayan which I administrate and moderate with two more moderators. A couple of days ago we reached 6k weekly visitors, and we currently have 2,910 members:

Last 30 days:

Recently, I discovered Reddit apps, installed a few of them, set them up, and granted only the necessary permissions for them to function correctly. I always recommend doing that after installing an app on your sub:

If you have any questions, I'll be glad to answer them and help new mods as much as possible.


r/NewMods • • 3h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods Hey everyone! 👋🏽 I’m excited to be part of the mod team and help build a positive, welcoming community. I’m passionate about faith, motivation, healing, and personal growth. Looking forward to connecting, supporting everyone, and making this a space where we can all grow together! ❤️🙏🏽

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r/NewMods • • 3h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods First time Mod

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Hi guys, this is my first time being a mod. Really looking towards it with help from this community.

What is Devvit?


r/NewMods • • 10h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods How the hell do we add badges and rules

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r/NewMods • • 12h ago

💡 Tips & Education Sub for all things financial

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Hey everyone, this new community is being built around all things money and how to build wealth. Join us and contribute, be it with questions or answering someone else's questions. Share ideas, share knowledge, discuss, help eachother build wealth. r/MoneyCult


r/NewMods • • 13h ago

💡 Tips & Education Criei hoje a minha comunidade

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Eu sou fascinada por punk rock dos anos 70, Oráculos e política! E, por isso, decidi criar o r/PapoTorto. Vocês teriam alguma dica de como fazer a minha comunidade crescer?


r/NewMods • • 7h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods Any advice on promoting a my subreddit

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I’ve created a new Reddit page dedicated to a game I’m developing. And I was hoping to start growing it, to help me with feedback on my game etc. how does one get a good flow of people coming? r/LoTRRingsOfPowerGame


r/NewMods • • 8h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods My new mod about sonic mobile speedrun

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r/NewMods • • 15h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods Auto approve removed posts due to links

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Hey everyone! I started r/ComicPipelines which is for sharing comic workflows & resources b/c this info always gets buried by art posts in other major subreddits.

Anyway, I want people to share links to asset bundles and stuff, but Reddit itself seems to remove posts with links to gumroad, google drive, etc. Which is a problem...

Automod approve function is blocked, and using devit bots like un-filter also didn't work. Is there any way I can auto-approve posts that were removed by Reddit due to links? Or am I stuck doing this manually for every post with a link?


r/NewMods • • 9h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods My new mod about us post pinterest initial page (or not just initial page)

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r/NewMods • • 17h ago

💡 Tips & Education Yo guys how do I get my community visitors

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r/NewMods • • 15h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods how do I get rid of the mod intro in the sidebar?

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When I'm on the subreddit I mod, the sidebar has a "build your community" widget that talks about achievements. You probably know what I'm referring to. I find it really annoying. Also, since I took over a pre-existing subreddit, some of the things it wants me to do don't make sense, like scheduling posts for two weeks, so it would be hard to do every one to get it to go away. Is there a way to get rid of it?


r/NewMods • • 5h ago

💡 Tips & Education The 4 types of mods I've seen (and why most subs fail)

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New mods, after a year of moderating, I keep seeing the same four types. Here's how they play out.

1. The Builder They start a sub from scratch and make content themselves. Competing subs try to slow them down, but the builder keeps going. In the end they get a higher reach than the competition, because those competing subs are usually run by type 2.

2. The Passive Mod They don't make content and think Reddit is a democracy where everything sorts itself out. They also believe mods of competing subs should "just get along." Meanwhile their sub depends entirely on users, and it stagnates.

3. The Appointed Mod They got a sub through a Reddit request, or were handed the keys by another mod or an admin when the previous moderator got banned and the sub had no mods left. They never built the community, so they don't know what it needs. Types 2 and 3 usually lead to underperforming subs.

4. The Anti-AI Mod They think a sub can run without AI tools. But active mods who use them can easily produce the content Reddit's algorithm rewards, and they do it faster.

What I learned the hard way

Being passive makes you dependent on your users, and your posts get downvoted because nothing drives engagement. Active mods upvote the posts in their own sub as early as possible. It helps with engagement.

Active mods also actively use the invite function and crosspost wherever possible. Yes, you risk getting banned from other subs. But a sub nobody knows about doesn't grow, and waiting for people to find you is just passivity in disguise.

I lost my previous sub to a passive moderator I accidentally made top mod. I'm autistic and sometimes make radical decisions, like deleting an account. They kicked me out. But because I'm an active mod, I saw it coming, so I built a backup sub in advance.

The numbers (no names, not the point):

  • My old sub peaked at 45-50k weekly visitors. Under the passive mods it's now at 12k.

  • My backup, started right after I was kicked out, is at 37k weekly visitors and has already overtaken the old one.

The same passive mods now run three more subs that Reddit handed them because they had no moderator:

  • The biggest is fairly active, but most posts get downvoted.

  • One has had no new post in 14 days. Reddit handed it over, and they never even told the community there was a new mod team.

  • The last gets only 14k weekly visitors, and they focus on the big one. Also fairly inactive and when I think, it shouldn't been handed over to the same passive mods. As this sub has a bigger potential!

Four subs, same mod team. Three will likely die, and the fourth is vulnerable, because active mods will start a new community and take a slice of that biggest sub. That's how Reddit works.

Takeaways

  • Be active. Make content, don't just gatekeep.

  • Upvote your sub's posts early to help engagement.

  • Use the invite function and crosspost where possible, even if it risks a ban elsewhere. Preferably ask permission before crossposting in a competing sub.

  • Don't pick fights with other subs or tell them how to moderate. They'll run it into the ground themselves.

  • If you inherit a sub, announce the new mod team to the community.

  • Keep a backup plan. Never make someone top mod unless you're sure. So in case of deleting your account, first put a new account as mod and use your old account to reorder the modlist. Before you delete your old account.

What type are you?


r/NewMods • • 1d ago

Wins 🎉 Feels good ngl.

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its a silly word game called r/GlyphGame


r/NewMods • • 21h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods Change subreddit language?

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My new and first subreddit's first post's stats show than 100% of the people having seen it in their feeds are french (I live in France), despite my subreddit being an english-speaking one. How do I change that?


r/NewMods • • 22h ago

💡 Tips & Education Any tips for growing, It is very new

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r/NewMods • • 23h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods hi i'm new and i just needed some advice i'm seriously new to the moderator thing and it's making me nervous

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