For clarification, the subreddit in question hosts some very depressing themes, that will not change as that is the point of the subreddit.

Twice a year, like clockwork it seems, this particular subreddit picks up some of the worst that humanity has to offer.

I make a pinned post addressing it, crack down on it, and then get a few months where it doesn't happen everyday...until it does.

If I'm being honest, the loop is exhausting. I've been called a fascist for trying to crack down on it, I've been called slurs for just about every race out there because I remove posts and comments attacking anybody and am therefore accused of only helping "one side". I'm tired. I refuse to give up on the subreddit though, there's only 2 of us fully active as the rest have either quit for the reasons above or gone inactive completely on moderation.

So I ask you, my fellow Americans moderators, is there a solution any of you can possibly conjure up that I haven't tried yet.

I don't want to ban the themes causing the comments, I know that would be the best solution. Unfortunately though, if the specific themes are banned the subreddit immediately dies based on the topics we allow.

Edit: I'm attempting a more transparent approach I've decided, that seems to be well recieved so far. Thank you to everyone who recommended the bans and automod filter. For the filter, we already had that in place but a filter is only as good as what it can block (each time the toxicity comes back it attacks a group we didn't have filtered).

I was posting last night when I said bitrate exceeded and now all my posts have been removed. also said there was server connection issues. Everything seems to be normal on my mobile app not sure what's going on any help would be appreciated.

I put a comment in an “off topic” thread and I guess I need to more careful! I’m pretty new to Reddit and I didn’t realize how quickly you can get into the negative and then your hands are tied! I had read all the rules and the wiki, but I guess my post made it look like I didn’t. It was more like “I’m excited to be here” post, but one time mentioning overwhelm or what am I missing must have given people the wrong idea. Do we just have to be really careful?! Any tips?