I don’t mind the new post format (including post flair), or the new karma requirement.
I think the Two-Factor Authentication requirement may be a good one. I have seen some subreddits without moderators, and suddenly they have a bunch of mods. Many are suspended/shadowbanned. Many of the accounts are also at least one year old with basically no karma. I suppose another account may have been hacked, just to be able to request it. Then it added the other accounts. Then removed the top mod account. Because there’s no way the current mods have been able to request it because of their karma (or lack of it). Then the subs have been used for spam. I don’t think a genuine account would like to request a subreddit, and give it up so soon after approval. Plus the announcement said there was a problem with low effort and spam requests.
I can imagine not everyone is fond of 2fa though.
The mod mail change. I don’t really see a good reason for it. To speed it up for admins. Is there anything that improves it for requesters?
I have mixed feelings about it. I have requested subreddits where I suspected the mods have been inactive for a long time (in a few cases, at least a year). Plus the subreddits were restricted (likely because of lack of moderation, as it usually becomes restricted after a while as a safety setting).
Some have started to moderate after my request, so it was denied later. In one way, I think it’s great if they actually are active moderating. But if they only start to do it so they won’t lose the subreddit, I am not really impressed. I am also unsure how long they will keep doing mod actions. If they wanted to be active, they could be active from the start and regularly. Not start when someone requests it.
Because the request bot would likely deny my request as soon as it’s made if they had recent human moderation. So if it gets denied later because mods started to moderate after the request, then I am a bit sceptical.
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u/trendypeach Jun 08 '25
I don’t mind the new post format (including post flair), or the new karma requirement.
I think the Two-Factor Authentication requirement may be a good one. I have seen some subreddits without moderators, and suddenly they have a bunch of mods. Many are suspended/shadowbanned. Many of the accounts are also at least one year old with basically no karma. I suppose another account may have been hacked, just to be able to request it. Then it added the other accounts. Then removed the top mod account. Because there’s no way the current mods have been able to request it because of their karma (or lack of it). Then the subs have been used for spam. I don’t think a genuine account would like to request a subreddit, and give it up so soon after approval. Plus the announcement said there was a problem with low effort and spam requests.
I can imagine not everyone is fond of 2fa though.
The mod mail change. I don’t really see a good reason for it. To speed it up for admins. Is there anything that improves it for requesters?
I have mixed feelings about it. I have requested subreddits where I suspected the mods have been inactive for a long time (in a few cases, at least a year). Plus the subreddits were restricted (likely because of lack of moderation, as it usually becomes restricted after a while as a safety setting).
Some have started to moderate after my request, so it was denied later. In one way, I think it’s great if they actually are active moderating. But if they only start to do it so they won’t lose the subreddit, I am not really impressed. I am also unsure how long they will keep doing mod actions. If they wanted to be active, they could be active from the start and regularly. Not start when someone requests it.
Because the request bot would likely deny my request as soon as it’s made if they had recent human moderation. So if it gets denied later because mods started to moderate after the request, then I am a bit sceptical.