An introduction and some tools for Moderators.

Hile.

I'm W and I mod...roughly 40 different subreddits, most of them fairly small. The biggest one is /r/GetMotivated . I built that one from the ground up. I consider myself very lucky in that I get to moderate some subreddits that are very relevant to my life, such as /r/Golf, /r/ColoradoRockies, /r/Colorado, /r/BooksAMA, /r/InstrumentPorn, /r/Percussionists, /r/MSCD, /r/StephenKing, /r/TheDarkTower, and /r/Wordplay.

Among others.

I suppose that my stance on Moderation is fairly hands-on. I think specificity as applied to subreddits is a very good thing and should be diligently practiced. That being said, I generally don't make a move without consulting the community first. I like being a Moderator and I take it seriously, as I would hope that's what users want in a Moderator.

Some tools for Moderators:

To "adopt" an existing subreddit:

• /r/RedditRequest
• /r/AdoptAReddit

Once you've attained the status of Moderator:

• /r/NewReddits
• /r/CSSHelp
• /r/ModHelp
• /r/ModNews
• /r/RedditHax
• /r/RedditLogos
• /r/PimpMyReddit

Other good links:

• VA's Blog by violentacrez
• Raerth's Moderation Guide
• The FAQ from /r/newreddits

Reddit needs more good Moderators. May we be them.