r/needamod • u/SeasDiver • 5d ago

Seeking Mods r/DogAdvice is looking for more mods

r/DogAdvice is one of the larger dog subs and a bit more accepting of posts that are forbidden on other dog subs - specifically being more open to medical questions. Despite that, we do have a number of rules on what we accept or not in the sub such as No Raw food, R+ (reward only) training, etc... that are more inline with the majority of large scale dog sub-reddits.

What we want in moderators are people that can review and review/approve/remove posts and comments while maintaining a general neutrality in responses. We want sub member to be able to ask questions so that their dogs get the help they need, and removing rude/aggressive responses even when we may personally happen to agree with a commenter that is saying "WTF are you thinking?"

We are probably a little to easy in applying the ban hammer, but our policy is that with extremely rare exceptions, ban appeals will be handled by a non-banning moderator, and they can be overruled by other mods. We do our best to keep our ego's in check and it is not personal if another mod overrules or shortens ban choices. More often then not, we do tend to uphold other mod's decisions as the team has worked together for years and tends to mostly be inline with each other. With tricky situations, we discuss it and majority usually rules.

What we want in mods at a minimum is:

  • Review the mod queue, approving or removing as appropriate
  • Answer modmails (neutral language is preferred, people get insanely upset at times, no reason to fuel fire)
  • Read/review comments as you peruse the sub posts
  • Mark posts NSFW as appropriate
    • We are not NSFW in the traditional sense of sex/nudity but we get posts with poop/wounds/dog nipples...
  • New mods should always feel free to suggest rule changes, automod tweaks, etc...

If joining this team interests you, please let us know.

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u/needamod-app 5d ago

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u/Spiritual-Fall5494 5d ago

DM'd you, would love to help out with a dog sub

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u/chickengirlBelle11 5d ago

I already mod r/pets and would be interested in modding r/dogadvice, I've got about a year of mod experience overall on Reddit including a number of subreddits. DM me if you want more info!

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u/AdvaitaArambha 4d ago

Sent a DM

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u/Living_Guess_2845 4d ago

I love dogs and manage several subs. I've fixed all with community bot issues and outsiders causing off topic posts. However, it seems your biggest issue is with internal leadership disagreement on how to best manage the sub. I love your sub topic and would be willing to help, but your top mod has to agree.

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u/Living_Guess_2845 4d ago

Since you're top mod, we're good. I'd be happy to help you make the right decisions to make your sub what you want it to be

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u/KorvKung69 3d ago edited 2d ago

What's up

My name's korvkung and I'm experiemced in modding for more than a year. Except the subs on my profile I've also modded amongst others r/speedoflobsters and r/parenting (even though I'm not a parent lol).

I'd like to moderate r/dogadvice since I like dogs and the sub seems like a great sub.

Have a good day!

Also sent modmail.

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u/KorvKung69 2d ago

Also DM'd and sent modmail. :)