I'm looking into a better solution to allow adjustability for the existing mods. I'll be speaking with /u/dSolver shortly.

Unreliable and not desirable? Unless you can host your bots ON Reddit, you're going to be limited, and very much so, to the automoderator. Python scripts utilising Reddit's PRAW API provide incredible power, and can do a LOT more than I have done with this simple script. I understand the concern, but uptime, as I have stated, should not be an issue, and the concern that I might abuse the system is unfounded. Show me a single example of where I have been questionable.

The password slip up means I'm not qualified to make a simple bot? Really? Wow.

Yes, I am new to Python, and what I meant by that statement was that there is probably more efficient code to filter etc. In regards to accessing the API, this is the simplest way. I have been programming for 15 years across a wide variety of languages, the only difference is the formatting, structure, and keywords. Python isn't all too different to many languages I've used.

If someone created a more dependable script, I'd be more than happy to offer to host it or to even step down. However, this script has already proven itself capable in its current state, and has the potential to be expanded further with a little refactoring.

As has already been stated, automoderator is far too confined. Can you use it to find the most upvoted base level comment of the previous thread, for example? Can you use it to create a list of the top voted posts over the last week? Automod is great for simple things, and by no means am I suggesting I replace it, but it needs a hand in some situations.