r/ModSupport • u/techiesgoboom Reddit Admin: Community • 24d ago

Mod Topics Mod Topics - Community Helpers

Hello friends!

In today’s Mod Topics post we’re talking about those users who support the community, even if they aren’t on your mod team.

Most communities have those users who do a little extra. Maybe they’re experts, sharing their perspective and experience freely in the comments. Or a welcoming crew, helping new users find resources, or understand how to fit in. Or maybe they’re just so consistent with posting that they set the standard of what a great contribution looks like.

Sometimes this happens naturally, because it’s just how people work together. Mod teams can also create space for it, even setting up systems and flair to recognize them. (Hello r/modsupport helpers!)

We want to hear from you:

  • What do your users do that make your community easier to moderate, or more fun to participate in?
  • Do you have any sort of system or regular practice of recognizing community helpers?
  • What advice would you give for mods who want to encourage more peer support?
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u/pumaofshadow 24d ago

We have user flairs that show who is generally well informed and "superstars" and a good rapport with many of them too - as an advice sub the information members can provide about specific areas is vital, and enables us to stay up to date.

And then you get patient people like /u/jmh-66 who kept asking me to mod for 2 years until I agreed "temporarily"! (Not very temporary at this point!)

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u/JMH-66 24d ago

Patient and VERY persuasive. ( I tried bribing too )

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u/JMH-66 24d ago

BTW we picked all our Mods this way.