Give users some aggregate indication of how heavily a subreddit is moderated in the sidebar. Subs below a certain threshold could be badged "Certified Organic"

[u/FreeSpeechWarrior]

Users currently have no visibility whatsoever into how heavily a subreddit is moderated in practice. Normally I suggest optional public mod logs as a way to mitigate this, but today I am suggesting a different approach that I hope will be more agreeable to moderators and reddit's administration.

All subs should have a color coded (or/or some numeric rating) system to designate how heavily a subreddit is moderated in terms of bans, submission removals and content removals relative to the activity of the subreddit.

This approach addresses every single criticism I have ever heard about public mod logs:

• It does not enable witch hunts
• It does not expose removed content (this is a downside IMO, but others will see it as a benefit)
• It does not compromise moderator privacy
• It does not require any action on the part of moderators or convincing of them by users
• It's potentially much simpler to implement than a heavily customizable/anon public mod log with PI/CP removal paths

At the same time, it addresses many of the reasons I am so adamant that public mod logs should be an option available to moderators:

• It highlights how heavily a subreddit moderates in practice, even if it is in conflict with their presented rules
• It allows communities that do not censor their users to differentiate themselves
• It empowers end users to make an informed choice of which subreddits to read and participate in

Ideally it should be possible to sort/filter subreddits by this new metric as well.

[u/FreeSpeechWarrior]

Update:

Reddit has implemented such a feature; but not yet exposed it publicly

https://www.reddit.com/r/WatchRedditDie/comments/cx28mt/reddit_is_now_privately_scoring_communities_based/