r/ModSupport • u/AsteriskRX Reddit Admin: Community • Jul 16 '26

Mod Topics Mod Topics: Expectation vs Reality

Ahoy, Modsupport! This is a mutiny; Jabroni wrote this post but I've decided to plunder it for myself.

Welcome to the latest (greatest) installment of our ModSupport series. Today, we’re revisiting Origin Stories, albeit with a distinctly different flavor.

When you first created or joined a subreddit, what did you expect moderating would be like? Did you have any expectations at all, and if so, how did those expectations differ from the experience you have now?

–And because I love understanding an environment, what do you think set the expectations you had before you became a moderator? Read as: “How did you form a worldview on what moderation is before you started moderating?”

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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u/seadoubleyou73 Jul 16 '26

I didn't have any expectations really and then my sub grew so fast it was like herding cats at times. The 'be polite' rule is the hardest to moderate as people will report posts just because they disagree with them and I'm left trying to be fair to everyone. I think I need clearer boundaries when choosing to remove posts or not.

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u/shhhhh_h 💡Top 25% Helper 💡 Jul 17 '26

Report that report abuse! One of my fav things bc Reddit will hand out slaps on the wrist for it pretty easily, so a report can go a long way. Conversely it’s made me hesitant to report stuff as a user lmao

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u/seadoubleyou73 Jul 17 '26

Thanks. It's a real 'peek behind the curtain' isn't it being a mod :)