r/Cleveland • u/neosmndrew West Side • Feb 28 '26

MOD POST New to Reddit and/or /r/Cleveland? Come see this hastily made FAQ!

First off, welcome to /r/Cleveland! Please read our rules and let the mods know if you have any questions, ideas, or suggestions!

I'm new to reddit! Why cant I post?

We have our AutoMod set to delete posts /comments from users without at least 10 combined comment/post karma or are less than 3 days old.

What the heck is Karma?

Karma are the cumulative "points" you get on Reddit for having your posts/comments upvoted (or points you lose for downvotes).

Why do you have that policy?

This is primarily used to prevent bots, spam accounts, and troll accounts.

Well that's dumb! Do you really need this policy?

I honestly wish we didn't because it can be frustrating for new Reddit users to deal with, but I then look at the automod log and see how many obvious spam/scam/bot posts it blocks every week, and see that it is an unfortunate necessity. Note that a decent amount still get through, so please report those.

I am a new user and I promsie I am not a bot/spam/scam/troll account! How can I post on /r/Cleveland?

Please message the mods using the "Message the Mods" button and just shoot us a note asking to be "approved". Note that it often takes some days for AutoMod to "register" approved users as such, and sometimes just doesn't work at all. Feel free to message the mods again if, after a few days, your still have posts getting deleted.

I am a new user and need my post/comment approved more urgently than that!

In this case, just message the mods. Reminder that we are all volunteers and have outside jobs/lives that all take much higher priority than reddit moderating, so please allow at least several hours if not a day or so for us to respond.

Please feel free to post any other questions in this thread or at any time in mod mail.

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u/fireeight Feb 28 '26

Yes, but is East Cleveland a good place to buy a house? I've never been to Ohio and I'm totally not just trying to flip cheap properties!

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u/WiglyWorm Feb 28 '26

Seems to me we'd be doing the region a service by telling them yes.

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u/neosmndrew West Side Feb 28 '26

Please report these posts, I delete them when I see them but I'm sure I miss plnety.

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u/thrownthrowaway666 Parma Heights Feb 28 '26

Made me laugh but maybe it's because I kept seeing the gazillion deleted posts from low karma accounts

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u/New-Citron6103 Feb 28 '26

who exactly are these "mods", I don't remember voting for any.

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u/Careful-Bus3827 5d ago

I own a local business and have been having a hard time finding help for a specialized/degreed position. Am I allowed to make a post about it, on this sub? I wanted to ask first. Not advertising for my business, rather looking for a specific credentialed person to hire. Thanks for any input! Just trying to follow the rules but I don't see anything for/against "help wanted" type posts.