Thirdly, moderators are free to set their own guidelines as long they follow them and Reddit’s content policy (with some exceptions).
Secondly, Reddit can only act on the moderator’s behavior while they are online and in relation to their account- if someone is a jerk IRL or offline then that will have nothing do with what happens at Reddit (unless it somehow affects posts made).
First off – if the moderator wasn’t breaking any rules then they’re free from being reported by users on Reddit or otherwise disciplined in most cases (although some subreddits may have stricter guidelines).
There is not much you can do when it comes to reporting moderators, and there are a number of reasons for this. Users will be alerted that their comment was automatically removed if it’s in the title of any post (because everyone sees titles), and banned users get an alert from Reddit telling them what happened after 24 hours. It’s important to note here though – moderators CANNOT see what posts people are commenting on when they ban a word or phrase, so Automoderator is used to prevent undesirable behavior which moderators can’t see. Reddit Mods can also ban people from commenting in their subreddit using Automoderator, which automates the process of banning certain words and phrases on Reddit posts (for example: “First Post!”). Automod is a bot that automatically bans users who post spam or are abusive. Yes, Reddit Mods can shadow ban users in their subreddits using Automod. The reporting user’s identity is not revealed to moderators unless their name or email address was included with a report post. No, Reddit Mods can’t see who reported posts in subreddits they moderate. Awarding other users in a subreddit is an activity that only the user who awards another person can see. No, Reddit Mods cannot see who awards other users in subreddits they moderate. Moderators can also view the most recently edited comments and self-posts in the subreddits they moderate. Yes, Reddit Mods can see edits if they have been set up to approve all comments on the each post. Hiding a post on Reddit only makes the post invisible to the user who hid it. No, Reddit Mods can’t hide posts but they can delete posts that violate the subreddit’s rules. With Automod, there’ll always be an archive of every comment that’s ever made, even those which were unpublished at some point in time because they violated one or more rules for posting content on the subreddit. The only way a Reddit mod can see deleted comments is if Automod has been set up to approve all comments on the each post. No, Reddit mods cannot see deleted comments.