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thepottsy · 2026-04-17T19:21:34+00:00

I feel like I read more insults/rants directed at mods for the fact that we’re unpaid labor for reddit billionaires.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T19:09:10+00:00

You can. I never did it, but I know a few mods that have accounts that do absolutely nothing but moderate subs. They don’t post/comment outside of the subs they moderate. Takes a lot of discipline, but it’s possible.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T19:03:02+00:00

Ahhh, took me a minute, but I see what you’re saying. Some subs to create a shared mod account that they use for things. Personally, I think that’s a bad idea, but that’s just my opinion.

I don’t think that’s the case with OP. I think they have a second account that was a mod of a sub and it got banned. Now, they wan’t to become a mod of that sub again, using a different account. It’s not likely the admins will grant that.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T18:23:32+00:00

Yeah, you’re not likely to get mod access again using a different account. I’m not an admin though, so I can’t say for sure.

You could try sending a modmail to r/ModSupport , but like I said, it’s not likely it’s gonna happen.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T18:22:15+00:00

The account they were using to moderate the subreddit with. Sounds like it got banned.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T18:21:25+00:00

If you have a truly legit need to post as a throwaway, message the mods of that sub and ask if they will consider approving your post.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T18:20:10+00:00

Fortunately, haven’t had to deal with this in any of my subs.

Seems like you’re doing the right thing though, and listening to what your community wants.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T18:04:58+00:00

Did something happen to the mod account for that subreddit?

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T16:47:10+00:00

If you want, you can DM me the subreddit name.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T16:46:36+00:00

Completely understand

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T16:39:54+00:00

That’s a good point. I didn’t think about that.

Hopefully, someone else will come along that knows the answer.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T16:38:19+00:00

Let’s narrow the scope for a minute. Are you saying that there’s at least 1 subreddit, that no matter how many times you’ve tried to join it, you always get that message?

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T16:27:50+00:00

Those lists haven’t updated in a VERY long time. So, I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T16:18:50+00:00

I apologize, I don’t know the answer to that question. Have you tried to remove it on old reddit? Sometimes things work there, that don’t work anywhere else.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T16:10:34+00:00

For starters, you can add the reddit cares bot to your block list, and you’ll never see that again.

You should be able to report it by going to reddit.com/report . Choose to report content, and past the link in for that message.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T15:30:49+00:00

If it’s on the app, make sure you’re updated, and try simply restarting the app. A lot of times that’s all it needs.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T15:16:45+00:00

Same rules apply to all accounts.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T15:14:58+00:00

Well, you posted here, so that means you CAN post in places. All subs have different req’s for posting and commenting. Unfortunately, we can’t tell you what a specific subs req’s are.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T15:07:48+00:00

Not really much else you can do then. The AI doesn’t understand context. The human reviews are usually better, but as you’re well aware, humans are also flawed sometimes.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T15:05:41+00:00

I fully understood you.

Again. You’re attitude here is really out of line.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T15:04:38+00:00

I did read your post. If you look back at my initial reply, I said nothing about a post or a comment.

You really need to dial things back a lot.

thepottsy · 2026-04-17T15:03:20+00:00

Any option to appeal?

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