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Best time to post in r/modhelp
The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.
Posts in r/modhelp are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that does not allow link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 114 recent posts, an estimated 97% were still up about a day later.
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The best and worst hours to post in r/modhelp
In our sample of 523 recent and top r/modhelp posts, activity and scores peak around Tuesday 1pm UTC, and are weakest around Sunday 9am UTC. Based on posts sampled through Sep 4, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.
- Window 1
Tue around 1pm
avg score 11.2 · 13 posts sampled
- Window 2
Fri around 5pm
avg score 7.9 · 7 posts sampled
- Window 3
Fri around 2pm
avg score 6 · 5 posts sampled
Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.
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Estimated survival rate
97%
of 114 recent r/modhelp posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.
How this is measured
Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Sep 5, 2026.
r/modhelp rules: what actually gets removed
Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.
1.Keep posts about moderating.
Enforcement variesPosts in r/ModHelp should be requests by moderators for help with moderation.
r/modhelp does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.
Can you self-promote in r/modhelp?
No. r/modhelp bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "Posts in r/ModHelp should be requests by moderators for help with moderation.". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
r/modhelp by the numbers
- Members
- 161K
- Active right now
- Not public
- Posts / day
- 5
- 41 comments / day
- Community age
- 17 years
- since May 9, 2009
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 characters | 9% | 100% | text posts |
What gets removed in r/modhelp
Self-promotion
r/modhelp bans self-promo outright. Product links, launch posts, and thinly framed "feedback" posts are removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/modhelp publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
Reddit's sitewide spam filter
A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.
A shadowbanned account
If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.
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r/modhelp posting questions
Can I post links in r/modhelp?
No. r/modhelp accepts text posts only, so a link-only submission is rejected at the door. You can usually mention a link inside the body text, but the sub's rules on self-promotion still apply to it. Check your draft against the rules before posting.
Does r/modhelp require karma to post?
r/modhelp does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.
Can you self-promote in r/modhelp?
No. r/modhelp bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "Posts in r/ModHelp should be requests by moderators for help with moderation.". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
Is r/modhelp strict?
Relaxed, by our estimate (17/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 1 rules, and its stated gates). About 3% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.
What is the best time to post in r/modhelp?
Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Tuesday 1pm UTC and Friday 5pm UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.
Why do posts get removed in r/modhelp?
The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 3% of r/modhelp posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.
Rules last checked Sep 2, 2026
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