How to Delete a Subreddit on Reddit
A Subreddit is a place where specific communities gather to discuss different topics. Anyone on the platform can create their own.
However, being a moderator can be a stressful process.
After all, to moderate members of the ninth most popular site on the Internet can be next to impossible.
If you are a creator that wants to take a break from their Subreddit and its users, you’ll probably have thought about deleting your Subreddit.
But is that even possible?
In this article, we’ll teach you how to delete a Subreddit.
Learn:
- Can you delete a Subreddit?
- How to delete a Subreddit
- What happens to abandoned Subreddits?
Can You Delete A Subreddit?
Once you create a Subreddit, you won’t be able to delete it.
However, you can either set the Subreddit to private or simply abandon it.
If you choose to set it to private, no one other than those who already are members will be able to join.
Additionally, no one outside will be able to post or see the posts on the page.
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How To Delete A Subreddit
Since you can’t delete one, you need to decide what to do with that page.
Most members will ask you to leave it alone and just set it to private.
But if you don’t want to remain involved with the Reddit page, you can always remove yourself as a moderator.
That way, you’ll let the community moderate itself.
Here’s how you do both methods:
Set The Subreddit To Private
People may still use the search bar to look for your Subreddit, but they’ll need an invitation link to join.
While a Subreddit cannot be deleted, you can edit the rules, so no one can post, share articles or even write words in there.
The Subreddit won’t be deleted in this example, but you will effectively kill it.
To make the Subreddit you’ve created private, here’s what you need to do:
Step 1: Access the Mod Tools
Access your account.
Go to your community, then on the right side, select Mod Tools.
It’s just above the community box on the top right side of your feed.
Then, search for the gear icon on the screen.
Step 2: Select Community Settings On The Drop Down Menu
Scroll down to the type of community.
Then, simply select the private option.
To block anyone from posting (including other moderators), select Only Approved Users Can Post And Comment.
Then live the username field blank.
If you want to kill the community, you can also remove other Reddit admins and members.
Leave The Subreddit As A Mod
If you don’t want to moderate the community you created, you can leave it as a moderator. It’s quite easy to do
- Step 1: Sign in to Reddit. Go to moderator tools.
- Step 2: Press the Leave As Moderator icon.
- Step 3: That’s it!
Once you remove yourself from the community you created, you won’t receive notifications.
And you can still make more communities on the platform.
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What Happens To Abandoned Subreddits?
Once a community is created and is abandoned, it’s up to the community and moderators to keep it alive.
If the community was set to private so no user can post comments or articles, the community will be dead for a while.
However, any moderator or user can write to the Reddit staff to regain control of the abandoned community.
If Reddit decides that the moderator has a good case, they’ll give them full control of the community.
To remain a creator, you’ll need to be an active community member.
What Can I Do If I Don’t Want My Reddit Account Being Associated With The Subreddit?
You’ll always appear as the creator of any Reddit community. Even if you change your username, you’ll still appear in the archive.
The only way to disappear from that list is to delete your account.
You’ll lose all your karma, content, and articles, but you’ll gain some privacy.
Conclusion
Hopefully, you can remove yourself from the Reddit community you created.
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How to Delete a Subreddit FAQ
Can You Rename A Subreddit?
You can’t rename it. Once you create a Subreddit, it will stay forever as you envision it.
If it has a good community, that community will protect it at all costs.
How To Lock Subreddit?
Just make it private. When you do so, only community moderators and members will be able to post and have any sort of discussion.
A good Reddit community will grow even without its creator.
Karen is a senior technical writer and copywriter here at GrowFollowing. Her area of expertize are social media apps and new media.