https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMenOver30/comments/1i40x68/a_friendly_update_from_your_new_neighborhood/
created by lunchmeat317 on 18/01/2025 at 05:48 UTC*
334 upvotes, 41 top-level comments (showing 25)
Hey there.
We have a new moderator team in place - I, lunchmeat317, am part of it - and we're starting to make some changes.
Two changes have been put in place so far:
1. **The first - and most important - change that I've just made is to fix the AskMenOver30 automoderator.** The Automoderator generally stops the subreddit from going to shit.
I've just restored the original configuration, so posters and commenters may not see the same activity as before. I've reviewed the configuration and it looks decent enough - it's designed to block a lot of the spam that we've been seeing, among other behaviors. As such, posters will see much more filter activity, as well as automoderator messages. We will review and revise these rules as necessary.
If there are any *legitimate* problems with posts or comments being blocked by the automoderator, please modmail us. We'll be happy to check it out.
If you just aren't happy that your low-effort questions aren't as easy to post anymore, please don't. We'll be happy to ignore you.
2. **The smaller change - we've added a new flair, "Friendships/Community".** This is a topic that has nistorically been important to guys over 30, and so we've created a separate category for it.
The reason for this - it seems as though it wasn't always clear whether to put friendship stuff under "Life" or under "Relationships", and so some topics would receive improper flair and get lumped with other, less important topics. This no longer has to be the case; in addition to adding "Friendships/Community", we've changed the dating flair to "Romance/Dating" to make the category very clear.
Don't use "Romance/Dating" to talk about non-romantic relationships.
I'm happy to have been given the opportunity to be a mod here and I hope that these changes will mark the start of bringing /r/askmenover30 back to what it used to be - a positive space for older dudes, and a peaceful space for men and women to discuss topics relevant to men over 30.
Happy posting, everyone.
Comment by Irishnovember26 at 18/01/2025 at 06:02 UTC
74 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Good stuff! Glad to see the changes and good luck!
Comment by nikfornow at 18/01/2025 at 06:09 UTC
44 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Thank fuck for that!
Comment by [deleted] at 18/01/2025 at 09:15 UTC
31 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I for one welcome our new subreddit overlords.
I'm new 'round here and was getting close to unfollowing this sub since it seems to spam my feed with low effort stuff a lot more than I expected it to. Glad we got someone policing it. Cheers!
Comment by miserable_coffeepot at 18/01/2025 at 06:01 UTC
25 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Thanks for the update.
Comment by C4ndy4ppel at 18/01/2025 at 08:57 UTC
23 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It seems as though some asshole nuked our configuration four months ago and is now suspended from Reddit. If anyone has wondered exactly why the subreddit has gone to absolute shit in the past few months, that is why.
That explains a lot. Cheers for fixing the issue.
Comment by pastalepasta at 18/01/2025 at 07:17 UTC
19 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Was wondering why it went to shit. Makes sense lol
Comment by Vash_85 at 18/01/2025 at 07:29 UTC
20 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Great updates!
Can you also look into the flagged words that auto delete comments? There's been some really weird ones get caught in the auto removal.
Comment by DenverITGuy at 18/01/2025 at 12:56 UTC
15 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Thank you - the stupid sex/thirst posts were getting annoying.
Comment by No-Paramedic7860 at 18/01/2025 at 06:30 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Nice! Still hoping for mandatory flair for posts and comments
Comment by OceanPoet87 at 18/01/2025 at 06:36 UTC
35 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Thank you. The relationship questions reduced the quality of this sub. I hope you consider removing them again.
Comment by Spacer-Star-Chaser at 18/01/2025 at 09:16 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Lol you just called me an older dude I unwelcome all your changes and curse you with baldness /s
Comment by SgtKarlin at 18/01/2025 at 16:06 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
thats nice. I've left tons of other communities because sooner or later every thread is about 'sexers of reddit how many sexes have you ever sexed?' and this topic is kinda boring for me (for example /r/NoStupidQuestions, /r/TooAfraidToAsk and r/askreddit are riddled with sex related questions being asked over and over again with the same answers).
Comment by IGNSolar7 at 18/01/2025 at 06:16 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Good to hear it!
Comment by FearOfSpheres at 18/01/2025 at 06:30 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Love it 🫡
Comment by b41290b at 18/01/2025 at 07:31 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Appreciate the updates
Comment by YeetThermometer at 18/01/2025 at 12:17 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Thank you! I had noticed things were getting weird.
Comment by BigDoggehDog at 18/01/2025 at 14:24 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Nice to see responsive, proactive modding.
Comment by Confusatronic at 18/01/2025 at 18:26 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I was not expecting this and it's great news. You also are obviously, based on what you've written, *a reasonable person* and that's what's needed here.
Color me engladdened.
Comment by hisglasses66 at 18/01/2025 at 12:45 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The boys are back
Comment by ryhaltswhiskey at 18/01/2025 at 16:34 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I think it would be nice to have a sticky post that is specific to TRT. same for vasectomies. Just a place to get the basic questions out of the way in the body of the post and then let people post more specific questions under it.
Comment by StuffyWuffyMuffy at 18/01/2025 at 16:38 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Excellent, however, because you are mod I feel obligated to tell you to "fuck off, asshole" /s
Seriously, appreciate the effort. Good job
Comment by thewongtrain at 18/01/2025 at 06:29 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
All hail u/lunchmeat317 and the mod team!
Comment by andrewsmd87 at 18/01/2025 at 17:52 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Modding is a thankless job and the auto mod config thing makes so much sense in hindsight. Appreciate you all
Comment by Parson1616 at 18/01/2025 at 08:58 UTC
6 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Can we do something about the women constantly posting dumb ass / insecure queries in this sub?
Comment by Silent-Coast4375 at 18/01/2025 at 11:06 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
New member to this room and appreciate ur efforts and changes!