chopsuwe t1_je1qmtf wrote on March 28, 2023 at 7:53 PM

Reply to comment by SoupOrSandwich in [Meta] Hey there, mod of /r/Locksmith here. Please refer people with lock issues to /r/AskALocksmith instead. by Maoman1

That's why we have the rule requiring basic research. Doesn't stop them following up with abusive modmails though.

AlexanderDaychilde t1_je23258 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:10 PM

> Doesn't stop them following up with abusive modmails though.

These days, reddit has changed - report those modmails and a lot of the time they'll get warned. Escalating to permaban if they don't stop. So always report bad behaviour. It makes a difference.

chopsuwe t1_je23v6a wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:15 PM

We do. I wonder how effective that is though, it's hard to tell because they cant come back when banned.

AlexanderDaychilde t1_je2761x wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:37 PM

When you make a report, reddit will — eventually — give you a reply letting you know if the person did or didn't violate the rules.

For example, one I've gotten a little while ago:

Thanks for submitting a report to the Reddit admin team. This content has already been investigated from a previous report. After investigating, we’ve found that the reported content violates Reddit’s Content Policy and have taken action.

If you’d like to cut off contact from the account(s) you reported, you can block them in your Safety and Privacy settings. You can also hide any posts or comments you don’t want to see by selecting Hide from the “…” menu.

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Thanks again for your report, and for looking out for yourself and your fellow redditors. Your reporting helps make Reddit a better, safer, and more welcoming place for everyone.

For your reference, here are additional details about your report:

Report Details

Report reason: Harassment
Submitted on: 03/20/2023 at 12:37 AM UTC
Link to reported content: https://mod.reddit.com/mail/perma/1fqqhp/22y8m7

-Reddit Admin Team

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In this case, I had to report the user's comments in the subreddit, but after banning them, they were nasty in modmail so I reported that and got that.

The way to know if they got a warning or tempban from that is to click the modmail link (in your report, obvs you can't see my modmail) and click the user from there - if they're still available, a warning. If they're suspended, they've been previously warned and now it's a 3, 7, ot 30 day ban. :)