A regular subreddit would see almost no admin interaction, so if the admins are needing to correct failing moderation every couple of days that's a very bad sig

A regular subreddit would see almost no admin interaction, so if the admins are needing to correct failing moderation every couple of days that's a very bad sign. I helped moderate a large subreddit teaching people how to buy drugs on the darknet and we had zero admin interactions despite being very close to the line of what was allowed because we were aggressive with our moderation. The subreddit only ended up being banned after SESTA/FOSTA passed. Edit: It's important to note that there isn't a report function that bypasses subreddit moderators, unless you directly message the admins. So if the reddit admins are having to step in on reports it means that the moderators are ignoring them, either deliberately or due to a poorly managed moderation team (not enough members or time zone coverage).