r/explainlikeimfive
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/explainlikeimfive, 42% of posts and 5% of comments were removed by moderators or Reddit, and about 1% were deleted by their authors. Overall, roughly 23% of what gets posted here is taken down by someone other than the author.
300 posts · 300 comments sampled (5 Oct 2026 → 9 Oct 2026)
Moderation in r/explainlikeimfive
- removed by mods108 (36%)
- removed by Reddit / spam filters18 (6%)
- deleted by author4 (1%)
- still up170 (57%)
Comments: 5% 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/explainlikeimfive is active (UTC)
Common words in r/explainlikeimfive
Top contributors
- u/Jawyp10 (0p / 10c)
- u/RickSt3r8 (0p / 8c)
- u/Nice-Wallaby-16766 (6p / 0c)
- u/MarionberryEast91365 (5p / 0c)
- u/aprillikesthings4 (0p / 4c)
- u/braconidae364 (0p / 4c)
- u/CurtMcGurt94 (0p / 4c)
- u/carlos_the_dwarf_3 (0p / 3c)
- u/Clean_Leadership59483 (0p / 3c)
- u/cyanraichu3 (0p / 3c)
- u/explainlikeimfive-ModTeam3 (0p / 3c)
- u/lulzxdxdxd3 (3p / 0c)
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Top posts (sampled)
- 2.7kEli5: Despite having Knowledge of how RAM can be made why there are very few Countries and Companies making it even though it is one of the most sought after item.
- 2kELI5: How do doctors deal with being exposed to pathogens all the time, and why aren't they always sick?
- 1.7kELI5: Why does soap clean things? Is it actually killing germs, or just making them slippery so they wash away?
- 1.3kELI5: What are the noises an MRI machine makes?
- 1.1kELI5: How did Bed bugs live and hide before humans lived in houses?
- 956ELI5: How are surgery rooms ‘sterile’?
- 641ELI5: why is it that when you’re sick, your sinuses feel clear when you’re standing up and not when you’re sitting?
- 460ELI5: Why does soft stuff like bread become hard and cruchy, while crunchy stuff like chips & cereal becomes soft, when left for too long?
- 449ELI5: How does making working computers/processors inside Minecraft work?
- 439ELI5: Why do babies eyes look like that?
Based on the last 300 posts and 300 comments, not the subreddit's full history. Times are UTC.