/r/IdeasForTheAdmins FAQ

Note: /r/ideasfortheadmins and this FAQ is user-run and moderated

Why don't we have page numbers, instead of 'prev' and 'next'?

Because we don't have "pages". Listings, such as user pages and reddit front pages, are very dynamic, and can change very quickly. Each time you click 'next' and 'prev', you are essentially recalculating the current listing. In fact, when you click 'next, then 'prev', the page you go back to may not be the same page you just left!

Make reddit faster!

This is not an idea, and totally unhelpful.

I found a bug!

Submit a report to /r/bugs.

Why can't we filters out users / topics that we don't like?

Because then, the people who don't like it will just hide it, rather than downvote it. Reddit works by having the collective userbase vote on what's good and what's not. If you can simply filter things you don't like, then they don't get downvoted. Voting helps to improve Reddit. Negative filtering will not be implemented.

Why can't we search comments / sort comments? / have feature X?

It's an expensive operation, and not within reddit's current budget.

If you'd like a more technical explanation, look here.

Newly added moderators shouldn't have the ability to overthrow the creator of a subreddit/We need multiple levels of moderator.

Yep, we have that now. (As of late April, 2010.)

Can we get a preview button for images as well as video?

No, because of hotlinking etiquette, the set up required, and fear of goatse. (don't google that if you don't know what it means)

Can we have custom front pages with different mixes of subreddits?

It'd take a lot more storage to keep track of these for each user, but it is doable using your browser's bookmarks.

Why can't I save comments?

It would take more storage. The admins have stated that this feature will *not* be coming to reddit. So far, the best workaround is to create a personal subreddit, and submit the comments there. Alternately, try bookmarking it through your browser.

Can we have RSS feeds for the modqueue?

We have them

Can we have RSS feeds for comments/specific domains/other things?

Yes! Here's a link to a handy guide on RSS feeds and reddit.

Also reddit Gold has a feature to highlight new comments in threads.

Why do I have to wait between posts, and why hasn't Reddit fixed this obvious error?

You have to wait between posts because your karma is particularly low in the reddit you're trying to post to and the filtering system is set up to limit the post speeds of suspect users.

The post limit is both general and reddit specific, so while a high karma accrued commenting in /r/pics will reduce wait times across the site, if you also post to another /r/ and are regularly downvoted there, the full limit can still apply - this is how high-karma users can still see the limit in some reddits they're either unpopular in or they don't regularly frequent.

This is unlikely to be changed, other frequently proposed vetting systems are either too easy for spammers to bypass (email verification, account age, etc.) or too inconvenient for regular, non-time-limited users (captchas, turing tests, retina scans, etc.)

Can we have anonymous posting?

This is a frequently requested feature, in various forms or another, be it nested throwaways within a primary account, an "Anonymous Mode," or even nameless posting in all or some reddits, etc.

Admin has clearly stated that this will not be happening.

Can we get sub-subreddits? A system of reddit hierarchies?

Yes! Its on the very long to-do list.

Why don't we have a NSFL tag?

Short answer:

Use link flair which can now be made user editable, though mods need to enable this default opt-out feature in their subreddits before the users can use it.

Slightly longer answer:

Stop using "NSFW" as "boobies". It's not. It means "for one of a variety of reasons, this link has a higher than normal chance of getting you fired from work if your boss or IT catches you with it"

Can we please, please, please have the time reset on a post when released from the spam filter?

Sure!

Short answer: It is wanted, perhaps it is needed, but it is complicated.

Longer answer: See this search for a few different discussions on the topic. Specifically, see where jedberg tells us this would break a lot of reddit assumptions and alienth goes into the pitfalls of doing it wrong.

tl;dr The admins know it's an issue, want to fix it, but they don't want to fuck it up in the process

/r/IdeasForTheAdmins frequently requested features with Greasemonkey workarounds

The Reddit Enhancement Suite combines many feature requests into one addon.

Make your username stand out by giving it color and bold

NSFW Nanny- hides "all" NSFW material. Remember, NSFW material is subjective, and this script isn't 100% effective, so don't get too comfy at work browsing reddit with this on. We don't want to get blamed for getting you fired.

Provide a live preview of comments at reddit.com. Also adds an editing toolbar for automatic markdown generation.

Enhance the Reddit submission dialog by specifying your own list of reddits at the bottom of the submit page

Show up-votes and down-votes next to the total score on reddit comments.

Reddit comment boxes. Staggers comment backgrounds in a thread from white to grey (or something).

Show Imgur buttons on reddit. On topic pages, all imgur links have their images displayed. On comments pages, all imgur links have their images displayed.

Display your comment karma next to your username.

Reddit "feeling lucky" button. And no, we don't mean it like that.

Custom Reddit Header Bar. Customize your header with single reddits, multis, or even bookmarklets.