r/askreddit
How much gets removed or deleted, when it is active, and who posts most
In a sample of the most recent 300 posts and 300 comments in r/askreddit, 21% of posts and 3% of comments were removed by moderators or Reddit, and about 3% were deleted by their authors. Overall, roughly 12% of what gets posted here is taken down by someone other than the author.
300 posts · 300 comments sampled (9 Oct 2026 → 9 Oct 2026)
Moderation in r/askreddit
- removed by mods45 (15%)
- removed by Reddit / spam filters18 (6%)
- deleted by author16 (5%)
- still up221 (74%)
Comments: 3% of the last 300 were removed, and 1% deleted by their authors. Comment removals do not say who acted, so they are not split further.
When r/askreddit is active (UTC)
Common words in r/askreddit
Top contributors
- u/Mysterious_Gate_86717 (7p / 0c)
- u/21VR4 (4p / 0c)
- u/hazelb3334 (4p / 0c)
- u/IllMushrooom4 (0p / 4c)
- u/Mundane-Macaroon35394 (1p / 3c)
- u/ohAnotherDisaster4 (4p / 0c)
- u/theDrDad4 (4p / 0c)
- u/AgeSuitable67963 (3p / 0c)
- u/AutoModerator3 (0p / 3c)
- u/bi7em33 (2p / 1c)
- u/CharacterPurchase3973 (3p / 0c)
- u/Frequent-Repair-19113 (3p / 0c)
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Top posts (sampled)
- 4What is the most delusional/unreasonable subreddit you've visited?
- 3What would happen if an antibiotic-resistant plague was accidentally released in Russia?
- 3What’s the scariest statistic that you know of?
- 3What's the best joke you ever heard?
- 2What is your limit on days when a friend asks for money and they say "they will pay you back"?
- 2What is the best excuse for not going out?
- 2what do u think girls get horny or have sexual fantasies and energy/thoughts as much as men?
- 2what can make you go silent instantly?
- 2What drinks do you think everyone should try at least once in their lifetime?
- 2What's the weirdest thing you have tasted?
Based on the last 300 posts and 300 comments, not the subreddit's full history. Times are UTC.