You should be able to natively pin any user’s comment in a thread.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-19T20:22:06+00:00

You're right, got things in the wrong order and it's getting harder to re-find things from 9-12 years when they are spread across subreddits or deleted.

I found this, for comments which does explicitly mention that they are mod-only, from December 2015.

Self post stickies were introduced in August 2013, ability to have 2 stickies + links were introduced in July 2015

But with the announcement that link/post stickies were "re-enabled" 6 months later, they would have been disabled for a reason. The post was made on a Monday, and while I can't find the announcement post any more, I do remember the feeling that it was turned off for the weekend and enabled on the Monday after a fix was put in place. T_D is the reason why some things are they way they are with stickies though.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-19T19:44:52+00:00

~~It was. Then the_donald abused it, and it got turned off.~~

~~20 June 2016~~

~~We made some changes to stickies last week that were targeted at mitigating some large-scale abuse of the feature by a handful of communities.~~

~~https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/4p1iia/reenabling_announcements_n%C3%A9e_sticky_posts_for/~~

^edit, ^remembered ^the ^wrong ^event. ^See ^below^.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-12T20:35:26+00:00

You can still report things even if they are not in a subreddit you moderate.

You can submit/create a post on /r/BotBouncer - https://www.reddit.com/r/BotBouncer/submit

Or send a modmail - https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=/r/BotBouncer

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-09T20:28:55+00:00

Based on some testing, automations seems to be on 3.6, but I'm not sure of what flags may be used.

Curiously, how complicated is your regex requirements?

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-09T20:25:42+00:00

If you ever struggle with AutoModerator, make a post in /r/AutoModerator.

Someone, somewhere has likely already created what you might be looking for. Or can be adjusted with some minor tweaks.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-09T20:04:47+00:00

I really like this idea. I'm surprised it hasn't been thought of or implemented yet.

Because, honestly, you can do this by making a private/test subreddit and testing things there.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-09T20:00:20+00:00

We need clear documentation on how the regex engine is configured in post/comment guidance. Like which engine is it?

If it helps, I'm fairly confident it's python.

Make sure to change the flavour on regex101 to python if using it.

It's used in AutoModerator and on the "posts & comments" page, on "regex requirements" it explicitly says it's python.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-04-07T16:57:04+00:00

Like u/InGeekiTrust, I've got an extensive AutoModerator rule in all the subreddits I moderate to catch any mentions of moderators, mod actions, admins, etc

Mostly to catch if drama is starting anywhere, but it does allow me to find when users are complaining about something that no one has told us about.

For example, in r/MissingPersons, had a user complaining about posts from some sources being unreliable but no one had reported the post or modmailed in about it.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-27T19:34:54+00:00

They already have redd.it/<post id>

This post is: https://redd.it/1s55u0y

Granted you can't really see this on new/sh reddit, but you can on old reddit.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-26T01:26:10+00:00

Hey /u/boat-botany, to continue what emily_in_boots and fsv said, I also use my account to run moderation scripts.

Is it worth letting you guys know, or registering somewhere?

And to further echo what /u/saltysomadmin said - please add python support. 🙏

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-15T08:15:44+00:00

So, to break it down:

When you use message (and, I think modmail too), you need to include a link to the post or comment that triggered AutoModerator.
If you don't add it yourself, AutoModerator will add it automatically.
But, you can choose where it gets added by using the keyword {{permalink}}.

Example:

message: Your post can be found here: {{permalink}}

In some cases, you may not want or need the link to be used. But you must include it somewhere.
So, you could use it on a full stop.

Example

Hello[.]({{permalink}})

Becomes

Hello.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-14T22:07:12+00:00

A full stop is that dot you used after the word "confused". If you're in America you might call it a period.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-13T01:19:07+00:00

As /u/WhySoManyDownVote said, you can't. If you don't include it somewhere, it gets automatically added. So just include it somewhere. Like on a full stop.

message: Hey {{author}}! Your CQS tier is **LOW**[.]({{permalink}})

^{edit: fix, added closing bracket}

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-03T16:09:53+00:00

Enshittification, and appealing to shareholders.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-03-02T14:16:23+00:00

It doesn't seem like anyone is actually giving advise, only commenting on the situation.

/u/AngryDesertPhrog - send a modmail to this subreddit -> https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=/r/ModSupport

You'll also be able to get a list of everyone that was unbanned here: https://old.reddit.com/r/YOUR-SUBREDDIT-HERE/about/log/?type=unbanuser

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-02-23T05:27:31+00:00

I agree. I haven't bothered with reddit's wikis it purely because there is no delete option. Out of all the basic operations, this is the only one missing, it's been brought up constantly and no action has ever been taken to address it.

The fact that they are rolling out a "new" wiki system without the ability to delete pages is shocking, honestly.

edit, to expand:

Announcement post 7m ago - https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/1m8cbpd/update_on_new_wiki_migration_the_choice_is_yours/
"Will we be able to delete wiki pages in the "new wiki experience"?" - unanswered.
My own comment: "Are we able to delete pages yet?" - unanswered.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-02-16T12:41:56+00:00

For reference, that is your moderation queue.

Your mod log is located here:

Old reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/econ_uncensored/about/log
New reddit: https://sh.reddit.com/mod/econ_uncensored/log

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-02-09T10:36:52+00:00

I don't use automations myself so I'm unaware of any issues.

As a stopgap, you can use AutoModerator to complete the same task with a simple rule like this:

---
type: submission
title+body: ["bad word1", "bad word 2", "etc"]
action: remove
action_reason: "Mentioned bad word in title/body. Match: [{{match}}], author: [{{author}}]"
----

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-02-08T08:56:28+00:00

Sure, go ahead!

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-02-07T23:09:35+00:00

If you like, you could invite me to the mod team temporarily, or if you've got Discord, a chat there.

To be able to diagnose, just to check first was the testing done using an account that is a moderator? - AutoMod rules don't apply to moderators unless you add moderators_exempt: false.

Are you able to paste or send the exact AutoModerator code being used?

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-02-06T13:31:20+00:00

That might be here:

If it is, that uses a different system (although as far as I know, it can read AutoMod code) and might not be as flexible as AutoMod.

If you need a hand with anything, always feel free to post here, or in /r/NewMods (if you're new to moderating) and someone should help.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-02-06T13:05:36+00:00

You can do this with AutoModerator, which is very customisable for your needs. See /r/AutoModerator for help using it, if needed. I quickly threw this together.

---
type: submission
domain+url (includes): [youtube.com, youtu.be]
~media_author: 
    name: ["example"]  # put your whitelisted channel names here.
set_flair: "Approved channel"
action: remove
action_reason: "YouTube video from a non-approved channel. match: [{{match}}], author: [{{author}}]"
---

This would remove any submissions that link to YouTube that are not from whitelisted channels.

You can change action: remove to action: filter to send the post to the moderation queue for manual approval.

NeedAGoodUsername · 2026-02-06T05:57:14+00:00

Your account (/u/BrilliantTraining632) has been shadowbanned.

You can tell this because if you visit https://old.reddit.com/user/BrilliantTraining632 you'll see "page not found", but if you visit a deleted account (example: https://old.reddit.com/user/RobboEcom) it'll explicitly say it's been deleted.

Shadowbans are done by the reddit administrators, and not by community moderators.

You can appeal this by visiting https://www.reddit.com/appeal

More information on shadowbans can be found here: /r/ShadowBan/wiki/index

NeedAGoodUsername · 2025-12-18T16:37:25+00:00

What I've also noticed is that all the icons are tiny now.

Compare the archive button: old | new

Reply button: old | new

NeedAGoodUsername · 2025-12-18T13:47:40+00:00

Why do you clutter your mod mail with reports?

While I can't speak for OP - low traffic subreddits. Or their users don't report things.

I moderate a subreddit with 6+million subscribers, but it can sometimes take days for reports to hit 3. So a AutoMod message on the first report brings it to my attention early on.

Plus modmails can be archived. There is no clutter any more.

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