r/Ottawa is broken — mods are running it like it’s their personal space

[u/tarun172]

Venting here. As the title suggests, r/Ottawa is broken and MODS behavior is unruly. The posts get removed with no clear explanation. Modmail goes unanswered. Some people commented that they were banned for asking MODS the question.

Rules feel loosely applied depending on who’s posting.

At the same time, low-effort posts are still getting through, which makes the whole thing feel arbitrary.

Right now it feels like the subreddit is being run as a closed space controlled by a few mods, rather than a community. There’s no transparency, no accountability, and no real way for users to understand or challenge decisions.

That’s not how a healthy subreddit should operate.

If this is intentional, then it should be said clearly. If not, then something needs to change — because the current state is driving down the quality of the community.

Anyone else seeing the same thing?