https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/dyp8kd/subreddit_sabotage/
created by SolariaHues on 19/11/2019 at 19:23 UTC*
12 upvotes, 2 top-level comments (showing 2)
Hopefully your subreddit will never experience sabotage, but here's what could happen, and how to prevent it to the best of my knowledge.
This guide deals with if someone got access to your mod account, or one of your mods goes rogue. I don't know how often this kind of thing happens, but a quick search of mod help communities showed a handful or two of posts about this.
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You can use your mod log to see changes made.
Removed posts on your sub stay in spam filter and can be restored. ( Post/comments on this[1] ) If loads are removed it could take a while to restore them yourself. It's possible a bot could be used for this. r/requestabot[2]
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/requestabot/
You can find deleted posts and comments on redditsearch.io/[3] | removeddit[4]
4: https://www.removeddit.com/about/
If the attacker accessed your account and deleted your own posts, they are unrecoverable.
Wiki page revisions are saved and you can revert back to previous versions.
In old.reddit revisions to the stylesheet are saved and you can revert back.
There is also a hidden wiki page for your old.reddit sidebar - if you go to:
`https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/wiki/config/sidebar` and change modguide for your sub name, in the history tab you can restore previous revisions just like any other wiki page.
It's possible some data will be lost such as your flair, and community settings.
We are not sure on redesign how much could be affected; possibly all configuration.
Automod revisions are saved and you can revert back.
Banned users could be unbanned, you'd have to check the list and mod log.
Mods could get removed. If you're top mod you can't be removed by a mod lower on the list than you. If top mod goes rogue, or you're top mod but your account was compromised, you'll have to speak to an Admin.
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Contacting the admins[5] | r/modsupport (don't user tag the perp publicly, it'll bring them to the post)
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/dgyw86/contacting_the_admins/
Depending on what happened you might like to make the sub private while you work on fixing things.
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^(Thanks to) u/buckrowdy
^(If I have anything wrong please let me know)
Comment by MFA_Nay at 19/11/2019 at 21:21 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You can also use Masstager's third party website instead of actually using the Reddit bot or extension. I don't use masstagger, but it's helpful when checking the very rare occasional user asking or talking about Nazi stuff.
How to check if a user has posted on a "hate" or hate adjacent subreddit by using masstager's website:
Use the below URL and add in the username of the user you suspect
If a user is not on the database then the website does not load and comes up as "Internal Server Error".
If a user is on the database it will display the subreddits they have posted in.
This website is an endpoint for the Reddit extension masstagger which some subreddits use. You can use the website without downloading the extension or using it.
Comment by the_gifted_Atheist at 19/11/2019 at 22:17 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
* Do not share accounts
What if you made a shared mod account? I haven’t, but what if you do? Are shared mod accounts bad?