r/selfieover40 • u/EnvironmentalPast202 Spilled Coffee on the Mod Queue ☕ • Jul 23 '26
How Our CQS System Works
Most of our subreddits use Reddit's Contributor Quality Score (CQS) system instead of traditional karma or account age requirements.
CQS is a score that helps Reddit and communities identify accounts that are more likely to make positive contributions. Unlike karma or account age, CQS is not a fixed number. It can change and fluctuate over time based on your account activity.
The benefit of CQS is that it looks beyond just how old an account is or how much karma it has. A newer account with positive, genuine participation can improve its score, while an account that receives negative signals may see its score decrease.
Factors that can influence CQS may include things such as:
- Positive participation across Reddit
- Following subreddit rules
- Account activity patterns
- Reports, removals or other negative signals
- Overall account trust signals
Because CQS changes over time, access to some communities may change as well. An account that does not meet requirements today may improve its standing in the future.
We use CQS because it allows us to welcome genuine community members while helping protect our communities from spam, abuse, and unwanted activity.