How do I claim an abandoned sub?

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[–]Anticapitalist[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Hey /u/d3rr.

I'm responding about requesting an abandoned sub. A few months ago you said:

What if we worked something out like user for 2 weeks... second mod for 90 days, then top mod after that?

An update:

  • /u/Magnora7 made me the 2nd mod.

  • I've been second mod for over 90 days.

  • And the top mod (magpie) has been gone for a year now.

So may I please become the top mod in /s/AntiPsychiatry? Thank you.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

If the other mod isn't there, then it shouldn't matter.

[–]Anticapitalist[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

If the other mod isn't there, then it shouldn't matter.

I've built up many subs for multiple years (making thousands of posts) just to have some absentee guy return and take over.

eg I built up a sub for 7 years- I had endless comments and submissions in the sub.

Basically:

  • The top mod was active for one day.

  • He created the sub, submitted like 3 things, then left.

  • I was active in the sub like 2500 days. I knew everyone.

This random guy just returns and demods me, tells me if I mention his actions to anyone he'll ban me. A total bully.

And it's not just me, it's the norm. It's a common horror story I've heard from lots of other mods.

Reddit Request.

On reddit, if a mod is gone for 2 months then you can request the sub. Magpie has been gone for a whole year. So I think it's extremely fair to request he be removed.

Promotion.

And I've been planning to promote this sub on reddit, but I've been waiting until this guy is removed.

I don't want to build this up and have it happen yet again. It just keeps happening, over & over, and over.

Please help me.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That's fair enough I guess. I'll remove the mod

[–]Anticapitalist[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thank you. 🙂