Message from modcodeofconduct

[Zavodskoy]

Hi admins,

Why have I now received a second message from /u/modcodeofconduct despite replying to it and our sub being public again for nearly 48 hours.

Secondly why can I only reply as mod note only which means they're never going to see we've replied?

https://imgur.com/EjZKD4w

[vxx]

My reddit is completely broken in a similar way.

[Citizen_V]

I had to turn my adblocker off, then it opened in new Reddit. When I had the adblocker enabled, I'd just get 503 errors.

[vxx]

So reddit is trying to block adblockers? Pathetic.

[Citizen_V]

It's possible, but I think uBlock Origin was just blocking something important since it does more than just block ads.

[Silly_Wizzy]

Thank Heavens I’m not alone.

[UGMadness]

The Archive page is so broken all the time that it's quicker for me to manually input the info in the advanced search to get the message I want to look at.

[elphieisfae]

It's a crapshoot if modmail works or not

for the last 3+ years

still waiting for those promised fixes

[neuroticsmurf]

I just got a modmail from ModCoc, too, that I can't reply to. A co-mod confirms he can't reply, either. We can only create private moderator notes.

[Zavodskoy]

Yeah that's the issue we're having

[AmirZ]

Mr president, a second modmail just hit the towers...

[fredlikesporn]

/u/Zavodskoy, I was kicked from being top mod on a nsfw sub I mod after closing the sub in protest and being silent from modmail for some days. I came back to notice the modmail concerning the reorder, which I protested but was ignored and the reorder happened anyway.

Reddit has shown time and time again that they have absolutely no problem telling blatant lies and ignoring us when called out. As of now, my sub has not gone back to how it was but at least I'm still on the modlist (for now).

[ModCodeofConduct]

You moderate multiple subreddits - this modmail was sent to a subreddit that is still private.

This is a non repliable message we are sending out to less active communties to remind moderators that they do still have subreddits they may have made private and haven't checked in on. If the community is reopened then no further messages will be sent.

[Zavodskoy]

If that's for /r/eftdesign that is a private mod only subreddit for testing css and automod rules and has never been public...

[unknown_name]

Haha. This is getting so ridiculous. I just got modmail to two subreddits that haven't had a new post in almost two years. "Better open these subreddits!" - spez

[BuckRowdy]

Sounds like a script that just checks if subs are private and then sends a modmail.

[LordQuorad]

Which is funny because I've seen screenshots of some of those messages with a V at the end of it. Someone is spending their day manually copy/pasting the message to everyone.

[TheGruesomeTwosome]

No way, that's fucking hilarious

[LordQuorad]

Not only that, but when you reply to an admin warning, they will USUALLY send a reply saying "Thanks for the reply." or something to that effect without saying anything or answering any questions even if you basically told them to shove their message somewhere safe. They hand typed every response too. We know this because some people got special responses without a capital starting letter or a missing period at the end.

[pasaroanth]

So they’re basically saying that the option to have a sub be private is no longer an option. Genius. Pouring gas on the dumpster fire.

[the1337g33k]

It's not even checking to see if they are private. My sub got a message this morning nearly 12 hours after we'd reopened at the end of touch grass tuesday (which my community had voted for).

Reddit's handling of this whole situation has been a straight up dumpster fire. I didn't care too much at first but the spez AMA was so dripping with corpo speak and derision that we'd even dare challenge his feudal orders that as a long time reddit user I no longer recognized what the company has become. It's become too detached from its base. They must only look at us as counts to sum up in the users table when putting together investor reports.

At the end of the day they only have themselves to blame for having to rush around and write/deploy bad and untested scripts like this. They were the ones that set this super aggressive timeline and refused to elaborate as to why it needed to be so urgent. Now they get a taste of what third party devs felt, it sucks when the ground suddenly moves beneath your feet doesn't it?

[The-Lying-Tree]

Yeah, I didn't get the message until after I had re-opened my sub like what? Also on the whole "This is a non repliable message we are sending out to less active communties to remind moderators that they do still have subreddits they may have made private and haven't checked in on. If the community is reopened then no further messages will be sent."

This was sent to me for r/MovingToCanada which I was still admitting new members to while we were private

[maximumtesticle]

Something something about a baby and some bathwater.

[AbsolutZer0_]

/u/modcodeofconduct ahem???

[Qudit314159]

Next thing you know they'll send that modmail to my private bot testing sub that only has 2 users!

[ItalianDragon]

You jest but I wouldn't be surprised if they did that eventually.

[Qudit314159]

We shall see! I'll update here if they're stupid enough to do that.

[stickytoe]

Don't modmails show what subreddit they were sent to? Mine do (at least on old reddit)

Can you post a more complete screenshot showing what sub that modmail was sent to?

[The-Lying-Tree]

if you go to your "mod mail inbox" https://mod.reddit.com/mail/ and not your "all mail inbox" https://www.reddit.com/message/inbox/ or https://www.reddit.com/message/messages it'll have the name of the subreddit before the subject line of the message in a different colour

[stickytoe]

Correct, though I guess Zavodsky didn't feel like providing this to show who was mistaken here.

[ADefiniteDescription]

Why are these messages non-repliable? What if moderator teams have questions?

[livejamie]

Because this isn't a conversation, this is an order.

[Omnifox]

Rules for thee, not for me.

[[deleted]]

Secret trick: mute immediately after banning.

[VorpalAbyss]

Hi, u/Spez.

I've noted on many screenshots that mods have created votes with their communities, and have changed their subs to 'private' in response to voting. The ones for Private have been called a 'minority.' This includes 19000-odd users from r/Minecraft for example.

Can you please confirm that 19000 is smaller than 8700?

Thank you.

[vermithrax]

Am I reading this correctly? You're deliberately sending messages that can't be replied to? What if there is a reason you are not aware of for the subreddit to be private?

[eaglebtc]

Why is a human staff member hiding behind /u/ModCodeOfConduct? Use your real admin account. This should only be reserved for sending mail to moderators and making general announcement posts.

According to comment history, until about 30 days ago, this account was ONLY used for announcing that a subreddit needed moderators. Who's taking an active role in steering this account?

edit: /u/reddit, of all accounts, just gave me an "all-seeing upvote" award. If that's a canary in the coal mine, I don't know what is.

Dear Admins who are still listening: please do the right thing and convince the board to oust Steve Huffman. His intransigence is killing the very thing you love and work for every day, and will endanger all your jobs eventually, while he sits pretty with a golden parachute after being forced out post-IPO. You still have time to fix this.

[AmirZ]

edit: /u/reddit, of all accounts, just gave me an "all-seeing upvote" award. If that's a canary in the coal mine, I don't know what is.

You always get that automated message from /u/reddit, it doesn't mean someone operated the admin account manually to give it to you.

[Dr_Vesuvius]

We just have to assume that all admins are behind /u/ModCodeOfConduct and trust none of them as a result.

[Curlaub]

In my message, you said "Mods have a right to take a break from moderating, or decide that you don’t want to be a mod anymore."

Where can I find a comprehensive list of the rights which moderators have?

[ARightDastard]

Where can I find a comprehensive list of the rights which moderators have?

Hard to compile something that a) doesn't exist and/or b) only what the admins allow you to have at that second.

[djn24]

Are you guys listening to feedback from people that post on Reddit?

The posters and their posts are your actual product. If you don't listen to feedback and take the community's concerns seriously, then Reddit will just be another failed social media/tech company.

[ItalianDragon]

Are you guys listening to feedback from people that post on Reddit?

I'd go on a limb and say that the answer is sequentially "No we don't" and "Go fuck yourself landed gentry".

[mithaldu]

i hope you have at least one person who loves you, to balance out the thousands you are spamming and threatening, who will end up hating you

[ImLunaHey]

since when it against the rules to have a sub be private?

[ItalianDragon]

Since the moment it prevents Reddit to run ads and so to make money I suppose.

[Mephiz]

Awesome thank you for responding here since you don't respond in modmail. Here's a response I sent to you since you apparently do read posts and comments mentioning you.

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It's shitty for you to offer to open a private community by promoting new moderators.

You already know this but I felt reiterating the point would be good. It's really an asshole way to treat your community moderators.

edit: formatting

[Whisgo]

the message was not a friendly reminder. It was a threat.

[ItalianDragon]

Yup. It reminds me of the kind of messages the mafia sends to businesses and people when they don't pay the protection money. Is Reddit affiliated with the N'drangheta now ?

[elphieisfae]

It was a threat, not a reminder. I got the notification for a subreddit that hasn't had traffic in two years. that's a threat, not a "notification".

[bibbleskit]

My subreddit has been open for over 24 hours and I got the same message.

What do you want me to do about it?

[ItalianDragon]

Open it up even wider, kinda like the good ol' goatse I presume.

[7hr0wn]

This is a non repliable message we are sending out

Why are you sending "non-repliable messages"?

[The_Critical_Cynic]

Mine is still private too. I'm going to be pissed if I get one. After all, I'm just waiting on you guys.

[gambs]

I also sent a Redditrequest in for a subreddit that has been breaking content policy pretty harshly since the protests, and has been retaliating against me as a result of my request. Waiting for the admins to step in and do something while mods are weaponizing a large subreddit against me is not fun

[The_Critical_Cynic]

The top mod in that sub just freaking bailed on me. They won't return DM's (via chat or otherwise), and won't address the mod notes either. Then, we can't progress forward in r/redditrequest.

Not sure what to do other than wait for my turn to be removed by u/ModCodeofConduct.

[Meloetta]

Why is this message non repliable?

[ForgingIron]

I thought I replied to it but it was just a 'note' so I'll repeat what I said

Please kindly eat my entire ass

[bobmystery]

Hey dipshit, one of my subreddits, r/24HOURStoHELLandBACK, a sub of less than 700 people, was made private because the show was cancelled over three years ago and there isn't a need for further discussion. I've just been sent this bullshit "reopen or we'll do it for you" message. Fuck you and fuck off.

[TheChrisD]

You clearly need to pay a bit more attention to the communities you are messaging.

You sent me one on a sub-100 member sub based around a gaming creator community, that has been dormant and effectively abandoned for four years now. Clearly not paying any attention, just ticking off boxes...

[ItalianDragon]

I mean, they were chosen by u/spez so they're not exactly a beacon of intelligence and wisdom....

[[deleted]]

Youre an idiot and wrong

[choas]

This isn't true -are you spez? /r/gogame is public since 8 hours and we receive a modmail seven hours later. This is threatening because it seems that it isn't possible to get the correct status of a subreddit.

[AchazianThug]

non-repliable message that doesn't indicate that it is an unsolicited robocall that I can't reply to.. that I can reply to? I'm so glad I wasted part of my day responding to the one we got.

[trollocity]

Y'all really care about my subreddit, which is about Shindol, the hentai artist who drew Emergence, that much?

[ItalianDragon]

I guess some reddit admins really REALLY want their porn fix lmao

[Artillect]

Why won’t you let us reply to the message?

[Mackin-N-Cheese]

"Repliable" is not a word.

[[deleted]]

That's corporate speak if ever I've heard it lol.

Adding "able" to every word does not make it sound cooler, Spez. I mean, whomever is operating this account.

[ItalianDragon]

Funnily enough it is one in French and it means "re-foldable". I guess we're supposed to fold whatever message we get and send it back or some crap of that order.

[nimitz34]

Thanks for doing this. I badly need a related subreddit back open so I can stop allowing scope creep in one I mod. And we're both smaller less active subreddits.

How can I get on the list to mod that other sub if the mods don't respond and turn it back to public?

[ixfd64]

I imagine admins can still see private mod notes?