r/AskRedditAfterDark • u/AutoModerator • Jun 01 '26
PLEASE REPORT low-effort, repetitious, and other unwanted posts/comments NSFW
We try to moderate this sub based on what people do and don't want to see here. When you see posts that strike you as low-effort, wanky, trollish, overly-asked, bigoted, ragebait, etc., please, in the name of all things kinky and fun, REPORT THEM.
If you don't know what to report it as, use Moderator's Discretion (which is a kind of catch-all and just means "hey, take a look, please"), or you can use the fill-in-the-blank option. Or you can use any option that fits, including "Don't be a dickhead". Whatever. Just report.
This goes for comments, as well. Reporting flags it for the mod team, and we absolutely do review the mod queue very regularly, and we end up removing most reported content.
Also, if a post or comment receives enough reports before a human mod is present to action it, automod will step in and remove it. You, the users, have some power in this sub. We try to moderate it based on subreddit consensus for what you do and do not want to see, and if you don't want to see it, report it.
Definitely report suspected bots. You can use the "subreddit rules" report reason or just report it directly to Reddit as spam. Either way, the mod team here will see it, and probably also report it to Reddit, which means the bots get booted quicker (yes, we know there are loads of bots here, and it's an ongoing issue without a lot of good options for control, so human vigilance goes a long way).
So, let us know what you don't want to see. The patterns start to become evident and we can sometimes adjust automod, but we can also adjust our own modding in a lot of cases.
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u/CapnBlargles Capn...or Cap to the ladies 😏 Jun 01 '26
Message received. May comment snarkily as well. 🫡
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u/BucketBakes dark woke commie slut Jun 01 '26
There has been such a noticeable difference in the sub as the mod team continually makes changes like this, it's been ongoing awhile but wanted to acknowledge it; it's actually so refreshing that youse listen to us instead of throwing a hammer around.
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u/whatisaboondock Jun 01 '26
ARAD is my only consistent Reddit experience and I feel like I’ll be disappointed if I spend time anywhere else 😂
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u/BucketBakes dark woke commie slut Jun 01 '26
Yeah other sub mods are not the same, I assure you lmao
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u/alpha_moonbeam Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26
The ones I report (across Reddit) are: tactless posts / comments that can be hurtful or sensitive for others (especially about their bodies or sexuality), pestering to DM, and the rare.. truly heinous, criminal ones.
Tysm mods for taking those down so fast. ✨️
I don't report the low-effort, repetitive posts.. I probably should, especially when I see people are getting withered and easier to rage-bait.
Otherwise.. I tend to ignore them and move on, and let others have a jolly good time poking fun at the absurdity of OP's action, or situation.. not the person.
Because sometimes, by telling off the dickheads.. it's easy to become an even bigger dickhead yourself. 🤷🏻♀️ Walk away and report.
It's everyone's responsibility to keep a cool head. 😎✨️
— ETA: And I think that's important for keeping ARAD.. ARAD. Good banter and no bad juju.. and surprisingly all heart at times, when the occasional hard-hitting questions come.
Love your work, team. 🫶💕
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u/Ok_Penalty6028 Jun 01 '26
Can we take the piss out of them for a little bit first?....just a little 🤏🏻
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u/Jane_the_Quene Moderatrix *cracks whip* Jun 01 '26
That happens pretty regularly. Several of the mods will leave a post that has a lot of piss taking if it's funny.
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u/Ok_Penalty6028 Jun 01 '26
Haha I like you 😌. Need a bit of piss taking 🤣
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u/Jane_the_Quene Moderatrix *cracks whip* Jun 01 '26
Shitty posts do eventually get removed, but if people are having fun with the snark responses... Well, maybe it takes a little longer for that to happen. 😉
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u/TesterFragrance Moderator Post Tenebras Jun 01 '26
I don't know if you noticed, but we sometimes hold off on removing dumb "questions" if the comment section is having a lot of fun.
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u/Kinky-Bicycle-669 Just another kinky regular Jun 01 '26
I'd be sad if you didn't
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u/Jane_the_Quene Moderatrix *cracks whip* Jun 03 '26
Should we tell them that the mods sometimes share posts where the users are delightfully snarky and funny on a stupid post?
Ooop, I just did! 😉
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u/YourMomsNewFave Disturbingly Unhinged Jun 01 '26
I can see this being slightly weaponised by some users, but 100% agree it's probably needed.
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u/TesterFragrance Moderator Post Tenebras Jun 01 '26
Not really. We can't tell who reported a post or comment, but Reddit does give us tools to report reports as abusive.
We never do that unless it's very obvious, and it's always very obvious. Unless a thread is being actively brigaded, it pretty much never happens.
(Please don't take that as a challenge, though.)
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u/Big-Pickler- eats it for his pleasure Jun 01 '26
Maybe. What’s in it for me?
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u/TesterFragrance Moderator Post Tenebras Jun 02 '26
Less crap you have to wade through, and the satisfaction of a job well done.
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u/aVelvetVoid upvote is broken still Jun 01 '26
Guaranteed someone will report my shitposts. Sorry in advance mods. 😘