What Does 'CQS Score' Mean?

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FORCE: Machine CultureUNIVERSE: Platform Trust InternetCLUSTER: Automated Moderation

Reddit's automated Contributor Quality Score, an internal rating that can cause a user's posts and comments to be automatically removed if it drops too low, with no direct visibility into why.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Your post/comment has been removed because your account has a low CQS Score, and that's the whole explanation you get."

LORE & ORIGIN

Referenced in Reddit community discussions in August 2026 as users trace unexplained automatic removals back to a low Contributor Quality Score on their account.

FIRST SEEN

2026-08

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (Reddit Moderation)

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang

阅读中文版 →日本語版を読む →한국어판 보기 →Leer en español →Ler em português →Lire en français →

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

中文 zh-CN贡献质量评分 →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Español es-ESno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↑ HIGH RISING FAST · HIGH

CULTURE CATEGORY

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