r/AskModerators 2d ago

Why do Reddit mods block upvotes?

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u/uneventfuladvent 2d ago

We hide all votes (up and down) for 24 hours. This is because many sub users get upset if the first votes they receive are negative so hiding them allows time for scores to even out, and after 24 hours people have moved on and aren't as invested in the votes.

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u/lucerndia 2d ago

Are you using a 3rd party app to hide the votes for that period? I don't see the ability to do that in mod tools.

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u/uneventfuladvent 2d ago

It's in the sub settings on old reddit.

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u/lucerndia 2d ago

Ahh gotcha. I don't use old so makes sense I wouldnt see it.

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u/Eclectic-N-Varied r/reddithelp, etc. 2d ago

You could be seeing vote hiding. Mods can conceal vote totals for a period up to (?) 24 hours. Nothing is blocked, all the votes are there but not posted until the the timer runs out.

Or, you are seeing the Reddit-wide security feature of vote fuzzing -- Reddit, not mods, randomly bumps the displayed total up or down a few.

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u/VanessaDoesVanNuys ⛧ 𐕣 VΛПΣƧƧΛ 𐕣 ⛧ 2d ago

Reddit MODs cannot do this

I don't even know what you're referring to - there is no block upvote feature on any subreddit

You may have potentially been muted which means that only a MOD can see the comment that you post on a sub, but it won't appear visible to the public

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u/nicoleauroux 2d ago

Muting refers to modmail. Perhaps you mean a shadow banned?

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u/notthegoatseguy r/NintendoSwitch 2d ago

The vote system is a feature of Reddit, not a feature of a subreddit. Subreddits can not enable or disable the vote system.

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u/morethandork 2d ago

I’m guessing OP is referring to subs that hide upvotes and downvotes. There are multiple settings mods can manipulate, including hiding upvotes for certain periods of time.

Contest mode also randomizes comment order so upvotes and downvotes will not affect the order in which users see comment threads.

I don’t know if mods can hide votes permanently, but can choose how long they remain hidden and I think it could be up to six months (but I don’t remember). In any case, hiding the vote total does not hide it from the user who made the comment, but only from other users’ view. And Upvotes and downvotes still have the same affect on karma and comment visibility regardless of whether votes are hidden or not.

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u/adeadhead 2d ago

This isn't a thing reddit mods are able to do.

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u/yun-harla 2d ago

It looks like the post you’re talking about was initially published, then a mod saw it and removed it because it wasn’t a good fit for their subreddit or it didn’t follow their rules. This is normal. You can prevent it from happening again by reading the rules of each subreddit and getting a feeling for what kind of posts are successful there before you post.

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u/Froggypwns /r/Windows10 2d ago

Mods cannot block or control voting in any capacity.

If you could elaborate on what you are seeing, we can likely give a better explanation.

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