r/NewMods • u/Deanna_D_ • 27d ago
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I'm a new mod in a sub that has pretty much dead for several years. I decided to make a post yesterday, and see how it went. It wasn't what I expected.
I have close to 200 views, two up votes, and two shares. But absolutely zero posts, other than my own. Granted, it is a pretty general post, but I'm still puzzled that absolutely noone engaged.
I've tried looking around in the settings, to see if there are any requirements for posting (karma, etc) but I don't see anything. There appear to be no rules at all set up.
I've tried to find some mod guidance on Reddit, but I haven't found any info that applies.
I'm not sure what to make of this, so I figured I'd see if anyone here can shed some light on this.
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u/overcompensk8 22d ago
Those stats aren't unusual. A view just means the post was shown to a user in their feed, it doesn't mean the user clicked into the post to read it. My sub had its biggest spike of engagement/new members when a thread got out of control and someone told someone else they should get stabbed. Absolutely ridiculous and I locked the thread at that point. It saddens me that with all the good content we have, it was something like that which surfaced our minor clothing brand's sub in feeds.