r/datascience

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/datascience, 50% of posts and 5% of comments were removed by moderators or Reddit, and about 1% were deleted by their authors. Overall, roughly 28% of what gets posted here is taken down by someone other than the author.

300 posts · 300 comments sampled (2 Jul 2026 → 8 Oct 2026)

Moderation in r/datascience

50%of the last 300 posts in r/datascience were removed by mods or Reddit

removed by mods128 (43%)
removed by Reddit / spam filters21 (7%)
deleted by author6 (2%)
still up145 (48%)

Comments: 5% of the last 300 were removed, and 0% deleted by their authors. Comment removals do not say who acted, so they are not split further.

When r/datascience is active (UTC)

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Activity over time

Common words in r/datascience

Top contributors

u/AutoModerator27 (14p / 13c)
u/rhiever24 (22p / 2c)
u/WhatsTheImpactdotcom20 (2p / 18c)
u/Independent_Leg_65767 (7p / 0c)
u/Latent-Person7 (0p / 7c)
u/Bulky-Top37826 (1p / 5c)
u/Fig_Towel_3796 (6p / 0c)
u/Kati19986 (3p / 3c)
u/ClasslessHero5 (0p / 5c)
u/dillanthumous5 (0p / 5c)
u/DRTHRVN5 (0p / 5c)
u/HuckleberryDry90865 (1p / 4c)

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