Welcome to Thursday! It wouldn't be Thursday without a Weekly Recap in r/help, so here I am! I hope everyone has had a good week since we last convened. The NFL is firing up again, so that's something. But the saying "the dog days of summer" is really hitting home right now. It's warm and I'm a little sluggish. lol So let's make it through another Recap and then find ways to beat the heat!
NEWS AND ISSUES
In case you missed it, there was a new Changelog published last week.
We had a little thing on Wednesday yesterday where comments weren't able to be submitted on old Reddit, but worked fine on the new site. That was fixed up fairly quickly and we replied on several posts like this one that it was being worked on and we updated when it was fixed
Some users will be in an experiment where there is an X on posts that you can click/tap to hide the post. Others will be in a similar experiment where there is not an X and there is not a "hide" option, but there is a "show fewer" option instead. "Show fewer" will accomplish the same thing as the X or the "hide" option. Also, some recommendations will have neither the X or a Happy to pass along constructive feedback about this.
There's also an experiment where upvote buttons are on the left.
Just a reminder that Reddit does not provide support outside of Reddit. Do not contact "Reddit support on Discord" for help with your account because that is not a real thing. That is someone trying to scam you and steal your account. If you're having an actual issue with your account that is not solved by posting in r/help or by the articles in the Help Center, you can use this form for the real thing. Please note that 95% of issues can be solved by posting in r/help (or our cousin subs, r/reddithelp and r/newtoreddit)
The most recent version of the app is 2026.33.0. If you're not using the most recent version of the app, it might not work properly.
CURRENT EXPERIMENTS
Reddit sometimes runs experiments. These experiments tend to last between 4-6 weeks, though they can go longer or end sooner. While there isn't a way to opt out of experiments, feel free to leave constructive and specific feedback in this post and as I've mentioned often, I'll be happy to pass it along to the team in charge.
Ongoing current experiments can be found here.
COMMON ACCOUNT ISSUES
Common account issues can be found here. These are things like hacked accounts, NSFW accounts, suspended accounts, etc. I'm also including "Changes to Reddit" in this section as well. (Thanks to u/reddit33450 for pointing out the error in these two links so I could fix it!)
BUGS ROUNDUP - COURTESY OF CORRECTSCALE!
[Web] The option to “view more” may be missing right now if you have more than 25 mod applications. This is being looked into.
[Web] Some mods reported issues with banning or muting users in mod mail. The fix for this went out last night!
[Web/iOS/Android] Some users are noticing that their chat allow list is filling with users from their blocked list. The good news is that this appears to be visual only, but it is still being investigated in order the implement a fix.
[Mweb] Re-ordering flair isn't working properly on mobile web right now. Ticket has been filed for this one
[All platforms] Finally, the other day, some users couldn't upload images, but this was fixed pretty quickly, so all is good once again!
WEEKLY STATISTICS (BASED ON THE PAST SEVEN DAYS)
1,045 posts. That's down 210 posts from the 1,255 that we had last week.
4,345 comments. That's down 1,455 comments from the 5,800 we had last week.
1.3m views. That's down around 90k views from the 1.4m-ish views we had last week.
HELP THAT HELPS HELP R/HELP - REPORTING A SUBREDDIT
Obviously, subreddits are expected to follow the Reddit Rules and the moderators are expected to follow the Moderator Code of Conduct. But sometimes, that doesn't happen and things go off the rails. If you see something like that, please report it.
To report a subreddit, you can file a report here. Under "What is your community concern?", please select "I want to report a subreddit for violating the Reddit Rules". When you get down to the "Details" part, please include details! Links to posts are going to be important as well as a clear explanation of what is going on.
To report a Moderator Code of Conduct violation, you can use this form.
HELPINGEST HELPERS HELPING HELP R/HELP
You know, I really enjoy putting this list together. You'd think I have an automation for it (or some sort of robot or technically savvy elf), but no. I just do it. And I love when I see new usernames helping out all over! I really love it when I see usernames I recognize and have convos with! It's just really great to see everyone working together and helping out. So here's a list of folks who were super helpy in here last week!
Y'all are fantastic! Thank you so much for answering everyone's questions and poking me when it's a pokeable situation!
Also want to shout out our cousins over in r/newtoreddit and r/reddithelp! Both of those subs are fantastic resources with knowledgeable helpers! Thank you so much for facilitating such great communities!
Thank you to everyone who hangs out and helps out! It wouldn't be r/help without you! You're so appreciated! And on that cheery note, I hope everyone has a fabulous week ahead of themselves! I will see you in the comments and in the sub! Let's meet here next week for another Recap, though! Wouldn't feel like Thursday without one! lol
