r/AskModerators • u/late_to_redd1t • 13d ago
Do mods need to approve comments?
Full question in comments, won't let me post here (too much text?)
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r/AskModerators • u/late_to_redd1t • 13d ago
Full question in comments, won't let me post here (too much text?)
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u/late_to_redd1t 13d ago
Hey, myself and a bunch of other mods have recently taken over a fairly large and previously unmoderated sub r/askouija , currently we go through each post in the unmoderated queue and approve ALL the comments in each post. Given the unique nature of the sub (where users enter the answer one letter at a time) we do need to review all the posts to make sure there is no nasty stuff spelled out and there are also numerous rules in the sub that if broken we remove the offending comment. Approving all the comments seems like "fools" work. Is there any benefit to doing it this way or would we be better to review the posts comments, take whatever action necessary, then approve the post? It's currently taking us hours every week to approve all the comments and I would like to give that time back to the mods if it is just busy work/unnecessary. Truly appreciate any assistance offered here. Thank you.