# Are reddit moderators asleep at the wheel?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-reddit-moderators-asleep-at-the-wheel/696196>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 22, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-reddit-moderators-asleep-at-the-wheel/696196 "2014-08-22T12:34:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-reddit-moderators-asleep-at-the-wheel/696196/1 "2014-08-22T12:34:39Z")

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Reddit is probably one of the least moderated places I have ever seen, stuff that I would assume no company would want to touch with a ten foot pole.

There is a reddit for loaning people money where the guide posted on the side says use paypal but make sure you lie because they don’t allow this.:dubious:

There are reddits where illegal drugs are being openly sold, not even in PM.(no doubt plenty of scammers there)

I think the only time I have seen the admin or main staff make a pronouncement was that they were cracking down on threats of suicide being posted.

Odd place.

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**Author:** ![andrewm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@andrewm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewm)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-reddit-moderators-asleep-at-the-wheel/696196/2 "2014-08-22T14:02:58Z")

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FWIW, it’s owned by Conde Nast.

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**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-reddit-moderators-asleep-at-the-wheel/696196/3 "2014-08-22T14:03:10Z")

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Depends on the subreddit. Try to go into AskHistorians and make assertions without providing cites - your post will be deleted in seconds. The moderators there are very strict (and it makes that particular subreddit extremely useful as a result).

The problem is that there are literally thousands of subreddits. Reddit doesn’t assign moderators, as far as I know, either. The people who make the subreddit can moderate or give other people permission to moderate. As a result, there are some overly strict areas and some lawless wastelands.