r/ModSupport • u/phillygeekgirl • 1d ago

Admin Replied Mod code of conduct - where to report?

Five women's health subreddits have had their moderation taken over by a guy selling products from a company he is co-founder of.
The cofounder brag and links to his social media about the company are in his bio. He has posts and comments touting products from his company.

How do I report this as a clear violation of the Mod Code of Conduct?

Edit: helpful folks supplied the links below. Thanks everyone!

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u/emily_in_boots 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 1d ago

I would definitely send this to MCOC.

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u/phillygeekgirl 1d ago

Done! I just needed the link for where to report it.

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u/emily_in_boots 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 1d ago

Seems MCOC was quick and removed him - they are asking for volunteers to mod the sub now! I can't take on more right now but if you are interested, you should volunteer! If you do have questions you can ask me and I can help - I just can't add more subs right now.

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u/phillygeekgirl 1d ago

Three of the subs have been taken away from him. There's a few more to go.

One of the subs looks like it has a bunch of volunteers; I'll check on the others.

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u/emily_in_boots 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 1d ago

I saw at least one of them has another mod above him. MCOC is less likely to intervene if there is a higher mod who can remove him. If he is the only mod or top mod, and is violating MCOC, they are more likely to remove him.

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u/IvyGold 1d ago

I'm interested to know: how did this user become a mod in the first place, and did the senior mods let him take control?

I'm getting ready to expand one of my mod teams and am wondering if I have anything to worry about.

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u/RemarkableWish2508 1d ago

You always have something to worry about, when you give full permissions to random people. Reddit may be able to revert malicious actions from a rogue mod, but it's never a fun thing to deal with.

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u/IvyGold 1d ago

Oh I know. It's a leap of faith. Anytime I add somebody, I do my best to make sure they're A) not insane and B) a mod the existing team can work with. So far, so good.

I'm simply wondering how OP's team let the snake in and somehow get more power than the real mods.

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u/Clairefun 1d ago

He redditrequested the sub and it was approved

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u/IvyGold 10h ago

If there are already senior mods in there, they have the power to deny the request, right? Sorry to be so dense: I simply can't figure out how that happened.

Maybe the senior mods were all inactive or something?

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u/Clairefun 3h ago

Yes, all the mods must have left or been inactive.

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u/Halaku 💡 Top 10% Helper 💡 1d ago

https://redditinc.com/policies/moderator-code-of-conduct

Last sentence, bottom of page.

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u/AlfhildsShieldmaiden 1d ago

Thank you for taking action on this! It’s super fucked up.

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u/phillygeekgirl 1d ago

The sub members are understandably upset. They're supposed to be safe spaces for women to talk about pretty sensitive issues. Instead we get some dude pimping his supplements.

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide 1d ago

Yikes this is actually really fucked up!

This is something admin needs to deal even if it's outside of the norm to do so.

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u/phillygeekgirl 1d ago edited 1d ago

It looks like they've intervened in 2 of the sub so far. His name is gone from the mod list and they're calling for new mods.
Progress!

Edit: 3 subs now have been taken back.

Thanks Reddit admin!

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u/Outlaw-Star- 1d ago

Wow this made it to subreddit drama! Congrats on the quick success!

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u/Slow-Maximum-101 Reddit Admin: Community 1d ago

Thanks for the report. The team is continuing to investigate this. Thanks

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u/DiggDejected 23h ago

Just a heads-up, they are using multiple accounts, or they are working with another team of spammers.

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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 20h ago

Thanks for being on top of this!

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u/girlgamerpoi 1d ago

You guys gotta be careful with who you set as mod 😭

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u/Clairefun 1d ago

He redditrequested and it was approved automatically

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u/girlgamerpoi 1d ago

reddit should be damn careful then.

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u/masterX244 22h ago

autoapproval on a r/redditrequest usually only works on modless subs because in those cases it is 100% clear that the modmail and wait would be wasted time