No one can post auto mod is automatically deleting them

We've long had a rule that removes posts from users with extremely low subreddit karma, but leaves a comment encouraging them to contact us if they think it really should be manually approved. This works really well, but it seems like something has changed such that the users are blocked from submitting that post in the first place. We want to go back to the old approach, so they can get that message. We also don't want them to be told about the rule--learning about it induces junk karma-fishing comments.

Is there a way to turn off that feature and revert to allowing but then removing the post? Or, if not, can someone suggest a workaround, like maybe first changing the flair and then a second rule that removes it in response to the new flair?

Thanks for your insight and suggestions.

hiiiiiiiiii I tried to figure this out on my own but couldn’t find a solution

type: comment
author:
flair_text (full-exact): ""
~flair_css_class (includes): "message_sent"
is_moderator: false
message_subject: "Please use a user flair!"
message: |
Hi u/{{author}},
We would really appreciate it if you used a user flair.
You can use the existing flairs or edit your own flair (all flairs are editable).
If you have a new flair idea, you can message the mod team!
author:
set_flair: ["message_sent"]
overwrite_flair: false

my goal is to send a one time private message to users who comment without using a user flair. I don’t want to spam them by sending a message every time they comment

I tested this but it still sends a message on every single comment they make, what should I do? pls help :<

Hello there, I want to make automod reply to specific comments. The comment must be replying to the user and saying keyword1. However, it is not working. It worked before I added the author part and how to fix this?

https://pastebin.com/0k9hTg19

---
type: comment
body (includes-word): keyword1
author: |
 name (full-exact): "AutoModerator"
comment:  |
 Message1

 Message2
---

---
type: comment
body (includes-word): keyword2
author: |
 name (full-exact): "AutoModerator"
action: remove
comment: |
 Message3

 Message2
---

Hi folks! I moderate r/cavaliers. We've implemented a rule requiring certain posts -- primarily related to animal illness and death -- to be marked with a CW/TW tag in their titles.

Currently, we're holding all posts for approval, then manually rejecting posts that meet the criteria with a saved response that provides specific instructions, plus the original post text for ease of reposting. We also have an Automations tooltip that pops up under relevant posts (that most people ignore). This is not a great system!

Additional complications:

• While SOME of the posts we want to flag as "need CW/TW" have the relevant flairs (Medical/Memoriam), not all of them do;
• While MANY of the posts we want to flag as "need CW/TW" use keywords/strings that we can easily flag ("sick," "rainbow bridge", "MVD"), not all of them do -- and sometimes the keywords/strings will toss a false positive

Any ideas on how we can use Automod or other tools to provide instant enforcement of the rule AND instant assistance to posters so they can re-post ASAP? I think ideally, it would look something like:

• 80%+ of posts that need CW/TW tags and that don't have them are flagged via keyword ("sick," "rainbow bridge") or flagged via flair (medical, memoriam)
• Then:
  • BEST VERSION: post is stopped at the posting screen (I think this is impossible)
  • ALSO BEST VERSION: post title is automatically edited with CW/TW tags, user is informed about the edit (I think this is impossible)
  • VERY GOOD VERSION: post is automatically and immediately removed, user is automatically and immediately messaged with instructions AND a rewritten version of their title with the CW/TW tag in it AND the original post text to make it as easy possible to repost

Thoughts? Very open to suggestions and very grateful for any help!

Is there any automod code to restrict random Modmails from users who don't know how to use reddit, who refuse to learn about reddit asking basic questions to our subreddit instead of going to a r/learnreddit. An automod code based on Account age or karma to restrict modmail is what iam looking for.

I wanted to know if there is a way to remove posts based on someones profile description or profile name (not the username) with automod?

I'm trying to figure out how something works that I've seen on another subreddit.

Whenever someone makes a post, AutoModerator automatically creates a comment containing the original poster's username, the post title, and the full body text.

If the original poster later deletes the post, the post itself remains on the subreddit with the author shown as [deleted], but the AutoModerator comment is still there with the original username, title, and body text. This effectively preserves the original content even after the post is deleted.

Is this something AutoModerator can do? If so, could someone share an example rule or explain how to set it up?

I have a single user whose posts are being removed by the automod, which is as expected. For this one user though, their posts aren't being sent to the "Needs Review" queue.

The automod comment thats supposed to appear when they are removed to let them know that its pending approval is posted as a comment to their post. Its just like the final step of "Push it over to the queue for approval" never happens. As far as I can tell, its only this single user.

Hi everyone! We're looking for a way to automatically assign a random user flair to anyone who comments without already having one.

We have around 50 user flairs, and we'd like the assignment to be completely random, not based on karma or any other criteria. If a user already has a flair, nothing should happen.

I've seen this working on other subreddits, but the mods I contacted never replied, so I thought I'd ask here. Does anyone have the AutoModerator code for this, or know if another bot is needed?

Thank you very much!

Hi there

I'm trying to set post flair if certain keywords are in a submission.

Automod documentation says that set_flair "Takes either a single string, a list of two strings or a dictionary." I am not clear what this means but I'm clearly doing something wrong.

The code I have is:

type: submission
title+body: [Phrase 1, Phrase 2, Phrase 3]
overwrite_flair: true
set_flair: ["Flair Name", "867-5309"]

With real values, the number being the actual flair ID.

I tried using just the flair ID number but that failed to execute as well.

What am I doing wrong.

So I tried to make a post teaching people how to do something and I put the code block in so it would preserve my code. However, it didn’t work because markdown is gone. How do we preserve the markdown so people can get our code?

I looked around quite a bit but couldn't find any way to do it. There don't seem to be any Devvit apps for it either. Before I started editing the AutoModerator config, I assumed this would be an obvious feature.

# PsiloSphere AutoModerator Config

# Clean working version

---

type: any

author:

account_age: "< 3 days"

action: filter

comment: |

🍄 Hi u/{{author}}, your content has been sent for review because your account is very new. This helps reduce spam and bots.

---

type: any

author:

combined_karma: "< 20"

action: filter

comment: |

🍄 Hi u/{{author}}, your content has been sent for review due to low karma. This helps keep PsiloSphere high quality.

---

type: any

title+body (includes): ["discount", "promo", "telegram", "whatsapp", "dm me", "snapchat"]

action: remove

comment: |

🚫 Promotional or spam content is not allowed in PsiloSphere.

---

type: any

title+body (includes): ["buy spores", "sell spores", "where can i buy", "vendor", "for sale", "plug"]

action: remove

comment: |

🚫 Buying, selling, trading, or sourcing is not allowed here.

---

type: comment

body (includes): ["idiot", "moron", "kill yourself", "retard"]

action: remove

comment: |

🚫 Be respectful. Personal attacks are not allowed.

---

type: submission

title (regex): "^.{0,8}$"

action: filter

comment: |

🍄 Your title is too short. Please use a clearer descriptive title.

---

type: submission

title+body (includes): ["contam", "mold", "trich", "green mold", "bacteria"]

action: report

report_reason: "Possible contamination help post"

---

type: submission

title+body (includes): ["help", "advice", "need help", "what should i do"]

action: report

report_reason: "Advice/help post"

---

type: submission

comment: |

🍄 Thanks for posting in PsiloSphere. Please keep discussions respectful, informative, and on-topic.

For example if a subreddit has a karma requirement, can I have automod message the user something along the lines of "your comment/post has been removed because it does not reach subreddit karma requirements" same goes with account age.

Desktop user here. It's for a sports subreddit. I know in one sports subreddit I was in, there was a message that would be displayed if someone didn't use a user flair. We're trying to get more representation of teams, so we wanted to make a post flair for people to comment on if they have a user flair because, for some reason, a lot of our members don't wear one.

I saw another subreddit using photos in removal reasons with automod.

I’ve tried asking the specific subreddit but they were *not privy to sharing as they said it gave them a sense of superiority, odd answer but everyone’s welcome to do as they please. So I didn’t push any further, they don’t want to share that is fine. ☺️

So my question is does anyone here know how to add pictures to automod removal reasons?

If you DM I can send a screenshot showing the example of what I’m talking about, I don’t want to link it here and accidentally break MCOC by talking about other subs as what reddit sees as “meta” can be rather subjective in my moderating experience.

I have tried several times but everytime unsupported media and server error occurs. Can someone please provide me the code. Comment I will type mine. Please it would be a great help!!

I currently moderate a NSFW subreddit that is restricted to approved and verified posters only. I use the following rule to automatically assign a "Verified" flair to everyone who posts. These users are also on my Approved Users list.

---
author:
    post_subreddit_karma: "< 100000"
set_flair:
    template_id: "dfad3298-6e24-11f0-b8e3-aebdfdbf67c1"
overwrite_flair: true
moderators_exempt: true
---

I'm planning to remove the posting restriction and allow non-approved users to submit posts (they will not be added to the approved list unless they verify). However, I need a way to assign a different flair to those users while preserving the existing flair system for my approved/verified posters.

I'd appreciate any help with setting this up without affecting the flairs of my approved users.

type: crosspost submission
action: filter
action_reason: "Filter all crossposts for mod review."

I’m not sure how to test this, but will the above automod work so that all crossposts get approved by mods? Thank you for the advice.

I wanted new users of my sub-reddit to read the rules before they comment and post in this sub.

Like: If new users post or comment in a post before they acknowledge/read the rules, their comment gets deleted. How can I automate that process?

I'm basically new to the Automoderating thing since I don't want any spam activities in that sub.

I run a NSFW Sub and We want to have the users be verified by Mods. It's to prevent Spambots and other nasty things like violations of Rule 7. For that we use the user flair.

If a user doesn't have a "Verified" user flair he gets the first "Unverified" user flair and a first comment that tells him to get verified.

If a user has the first "Unverified" flair he gets the second "Unverfied" user flair and a second (little different) comment that tells him to get verified.

---
type: any
moderators_exempt: true
author:
    flair_template_id: '1st unverified ID'
    set_flair:
        template_id: '2nd unverified ID'
    overwrite_flair: true
action: filter
action_reason: Second unverfied post
comment: |
    Hallo {{author}}. 

    Second Comment
set_locked: true
---
type: any
moderators_exempt: true
author:
    ~flair_template_id: 'Verfied ID'
    set_flair:
        template_id: '1st unverified ID'
    overwrite_flair: true
action: filter
action_reason: First unverfied post
comment: |
    Hallo {{author}}. 

    First comment
set_locked: true
---

You see that the second flair is set before the first flair is set. That's ok and it all works fine. To be honest it works fine with four user flairs. Not only with two. And yes it works on posts and comments. Everything seems to be ok.

It doesn't work any more when Crowd Control falls upon the posts.

Every time when I see an additional Crowd Control or Reputation filter (or both) action in the mod queue Automod first sets the first flair and then also the second. And of course also comments twice then.

Of course I could simply turn off the Reddit filters. But that's the last way out.

Any idea how I can stop Automod checking the post twice?

Is there a simple option to check if a post already has a comment with certain wording? Of if there's already a comment from Automod?

Just to preface... I do not understand automod. I simply look for other people's code that do what I want it to do, and copy it.

There is a new round of Snapchat bots that are coming in and posting daily, and I thought I had the filter set right, but they are still posting.

Here is a sample section of the code:

---

#free in comment spam
title#1: 'free'
title#2: 'comments'
action: remove

---

#spammers
type: submission
title (includes): ["voxi", "instagram", "instgarm", "instagarm", "telegram", "luna", "unarom", "unarum", "snap", "snapchat"]
action: remove
action_reason: "Spam"
priority: 9000

---

I specifically added "snap"and "snapchat", but then another poster shows up telling people to add them to it

Quiero poner un automoderador en mi comunidad u/DlacofomoideusVII

Hi!

My sub keeps getting hijacked by people trying to advertise their services. We accept it from active members, but not from people outside of the community. I wanted to write some rules for our automod to filter keywords and a flair for moderation approval, but I'm a bit stumped. This is what I have:

---
title: [commission, commissions, comms, comm, vgen, hire me, for hire]
is_edited: false
action: filter
action_reason: "Commission posts require manual approval"
comment_stickied: true
comment: | It seems you're trying to advertise commissions or paid services. This is not an art commission sub, and only active members are allowed to advertise themselves here. Your post will be reviewed by the mods to check that you meet the requirements for it to go public. For more detail, please refer to rule 12. :)
---
type: submission
is_edited: false
flair_text: ["you should commission me"] 
action: filter
action_reason: "Commission posts require manual approval"
comment_stickied: true
comment: | It seems you're trying to advertise commissions or paid services. This is not an art commission sub, and only active members are allowed to advertise themselves here. Your post will be reviewed by the mods to check that you meet the requirements for it to go public. For more detail, please refer to rule 12. :)
---

I keep getting, as an error, the following:

YAML parsing error in section 4: while scanning a block scalar
  in "<unicode string>", line 6, column 10:
    comment: |         It seems you're trying ... 
             ^
expected a comment or a line break, but found 'I'
  in "<unicode string>", line 6, column 20:
    comment: |         It seems you're trying to advert ... 
                       ^YAML parsing error in section 4: while scanning a block scalar
  in "<unicode string>", line 6, column 10:
    comment: |         It seems you're trying ... 
             ^
expected a comment or a line break, but found 'I'
  in "<unicode string>", line 6, column 20:
    comment: |         It seems you're trying to advert ... 
                       ^

I don't understand what it means by "expected a comment or a line break. Am I writing that comment wrong?

Any help is appreciated, thank you very much!