r/diy
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/diy, 78% of posts and 4% of comments were removed by moderators or Reddit, and about 1% were deleted by their authors. Overall, roughly 41% of what gets posted here is taken down by someone other than the author.
300 posts · 300 comments sampled (6 Oct 2026 → 10 Oct 2026)
Moderation in r/diy
- removed by mods1 (0%)
- removed by Reddit / spam filters232 (77%)
- deleted by author3 (1%)
- still up64 (21%)
Comments: 4% 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/diy is active (UTC)
Common words in r/diy
Top contributors
- u/fjriejfbgjsiwi23i48v9 (1p / 8c)
- u/ExMerican6 (1p / 5c)
- u/Potential-Tell41295 (1p / 4c)
- u/Big-Lingonberry46554 (1p / 3c)
- u/mastercooler64 (1p / 3c)
- u/MissionAd98874 (1p / 3c)
- u/TMan2DMax4 (0p / 4c)
- u/AvonMustang3 (0p / 3c)
- u/Direct_Ear90843 (1p / 2c)
- u/Gasolina23 (1p / 2c)
- u/imajackash3 (0p / 3c)
- u/inko753 (0p / 3c)
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Top posts (sampled)
- 1.1k36, am I too old to change career path into Electrics or Plumbing?
- 113Please help me figure out how to keep a treadmill in the garden...
- 68Draino cap dropped down cleanout
- 60How to spread 4 inches of topsoil across a yard
- 36Table saw or miter saw?
- 32Has anyone made a mold for casting concrete pots?
- 28Squeaky floor not fixed by screwing subfloor down to joists - nearby wall squeak instead?
- 24I can't with my unsorted screws
- 23Basement ceiling - hanging drying from dropped 2x4s
- 21Best Primer for Concrete Sub Floor to Remove Cat Pee Smell
Based on the last 300 posts and 300 comments, not the subreddit's full history. Times are UTC.