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View submission: Introducing the Mod Welcome Message
Ha, well we can't tell when people read the sidebar, but we did look at removals. We found that content removals decreased by roughly 7% for redditors that received the welcome message.
Comment by MajorParadox at 05/12/2019 at 20:35 UTC
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Awesome! On the sidebar note, I think improvements can be made on mobile to help them find it. Right now it's only there from the listing page, which means users who load it from a feed like r/all or their home page won't even know it's there (plus it doesn't use the word sidebar, making "check the sidebar" unhelpful, yet I know many mods still say that).
I think it'd help a great deal if it was easily accessible from anywhere within the subreddit, like it is for desktop users.
Comment by db2 at 05/12/2019 at 19:49 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That's not bad really, considering the number of removals that happens for that reason.
Comment by [deleted] at 06/12/2019 at 15:38 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I don't see how that works. New users are unlikely to subscribe before making their first post and even if they do, getting a welcome message an hour after they already posted will not help them avoid having their rule-breaking post removed.
Comment by TheGoldenHand at 21/12/2019 at 07:50 UTC*
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Please consider this. The community sidebar, rules, and posting requirements are all fragmented across old.reddit, new.reddit, i.reddit, m.reddit, Apollo, Reddit Mobile Official, Bacon Reader, Reddit is Fun, etc. They are all display different and in fragmented forms. In some cases, it lists entirely different rules set. And it's not just because of old.reddit vs new.reddit redesign.
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There has been a lack of clear policy on how to display subreddit information. It should be the first thing you see at the top of every subreddit. It should be prominent everywhere, without requiring CSS hacks or secondary clicks. Maybe a see more details tab, but we need a way to make them more prominent. In the new redesign, you STILL fragment the "sidebar rules" and "post removal rules" to completely separate sections. Those have legitimate uses, but it just fragments things with no clear philosophy from a moderation or user facing view. It's hard for anyone but veteran moderators, let alone the 25 million community members to understand how they work and read them all.