Row 2483

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As of today, r/NeutralPolitics is open again and accepting [rules-compliant submissions](https://www.reddit.com/r/NeutralPolitics/wiki/guidelines#wiki_submission_rules) to foster [evenhanded, empirical discussions.](https://www.reddit.com/r/NeutralPolitics/wiki/guidelines#wiki_comment_rules) Welcome back.

Here are a few anticipated questions and answers:

**Why are you reopening now?**

We had discussed how and when to come back, but hadn't reached a conclusion. Reddit is now forcing our hand. They've threatened to replace the mod team if we don't reopen.

We haven't exactly figured out how to deal with the reduced capabilities of moderating without third party apps, but we're also reluctant to see all the effort we've put in over the last dozen years passed to an unknown team, so we're giving it a try.

**What has changed about the subreddit?**

Very little. The rules and procedures are just as they were.

However, mods are on Reddit less, so response times may be a little longer. If that becomes a problem, we'll address it.

Additionally, it's a little easier for users to get banned now. Since the summer protests, we've noticed that the quality of discussion has declined sitewide. The percentage of comments we remove for rule violations in our sister subreddit, r/NeutralNews, has gone way up. Because we pride ourselves on not banning users capriciously, we've maintained the same system of warnings and escalating bans as always, but lowered the thresholds for bans in both subreddits.

**Why not bring on more mods?**

It's easier said than done. When we've put out calls in the past, we've gotten very few responses. Of the people who do respond, a very small number follow through and end up qualified. On average, we take on one new mod per mod call, and it's rare that they last more than a month after the training period. Simply put, trying to bring on new mods involves a lot of time investment for the existing team with traditionally poor return. However, as stated above, if continuing to manage the subreddit becomes difficult, we'll consider it.

**Other than becoming a mod, what can I do to help?**

Follow [the rules,](https://www.reddit.com/r/NeutralPolitics/wiki/guidelines) report any violations you see, and generally don't make more work for the mods. If you're about to click "save" on a submission or comment and you think, 'this probably isn't compliant, but if so, a mod can remove it,' please don't. That just makes more work for the team and lowers the proportion of quality content for everyone else.

**Why not just turn it over to another team?**

We've spent over a decade building a userbase that expects a certain level of quality and a particular kind of adjudication from the mods. We wouldn't be able to guarantee that if we cede it to another team, which seems disrespectful to the users who have stuck with us.

**What are the plans for the future?**

We've had some productive discussions about our next steps and there are some ideas in the works, one of which we're really hopeful about, but it's still too early to announce anything.

**What if I have questions or feedback about the subreddit?**

Put them in the comments below, but please be polite about it.

Thanks.

— r/NeutralPolitics mod team

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text As of today, r/NeutralPolitics is open again and accepting [rules-compliant submissions](https://www.reddit.com/r/NeutralPolitics/wiki/guidelines#wiki_submission_rules) to foster [evenhanded, empirical discussions.](https://www.reddit.com/r/NeutralPolitics/wiki/guidelines#wiki_comment_rules) Welcome back. Here are a few anticipated questions and answers: **Why are you reopening now?** We had discussed how and when to come back, but hadn't reached a conclusion. Reddit is now forcing our hand. …
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