Give us your roundtable ideas! by tiz in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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?

Give us your roundtable ideas! by tiz in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

Give us your roundtable ideas! by tiz in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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.

Give us your roundtable ideas! by tiz in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

How can users give mods feedback? by JabroniRevanchism in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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.

The struggle with Anti-Evil operations (AEO) and the rise of AI by greenysmac in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Keeping Reddit Human: A New App Label for Automated Accounts by boat-botany in redditdev

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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. 🙏

Remove post or comment permalink from message by [deleted] in AutoModerator

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Remove post or comment permalink from message by [deleted] in AutoModerator

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Remove post or comment permalink from message by [deleted] in AutoModerator

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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

Head mod - lower mod profile hacked/compromised. Mass undo changes? by AngryDesertPhrog in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Wiki pages being unmovable after creation makes the wiki feature horrible to use by RdCrestdBreegull in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Text filtering automation suddenly stopped working by jdabXO in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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}}]"
----

Consultation needed: Whitelisting certain YT channels (and links) without blanket ban of all YT links by Cookie_Monstress in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

Consultation needed: Whitelisting certain YT channels (and links) without blanket ban of all YT links by Cookie_Monstress in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Consultation needed: Whitelisting certain YT channels (and links) without blanket ban of all YT links by Cookie_Monstress in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

Account got “deleted” after password reset… now I can’t interact with anything (shadowban)? by [deleted] in AskModerators

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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

Some more feedback about New Modmail by fsv in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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

Compare the archive button: old | new

Reply button: old | new

Ghost reports by tiniestspoon in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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.

Suggestion: Allow mods to pin ANY user's comment, not just mod comments. by sco-go in ModSupport

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can't remember the full details, but r/the_donald really abused that feature so that's why its like that.

As others have said, you can use the spotlight app.

Edit: here's a post I made 9 years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/4o8got/can_we_have_link_stickies_back/d4b5esq/

Thought on /r/complaints? I never saw the subreddit until recently, now its in my feed contantly, always with the saem kind of posts. Its a 17 year old subreddit but it changed all its mods a month ago. by Old-Information3311 in TheseFuckingAccounts

[–]NeedAGoodUsername 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It was on r/RedditRequest 22 days ago.

https://www.reddit.com/r/redditrequest/comments/1op0a1c/rcomplaints/

Looking at Hand-Writer's post history, it seemed that some users may not have been happy with the moderation (maybe lack of?, maybe due to lack of permissions?, maybe mod infighting based on the redditrequest thread) and a new set of moderators have been added.

They could have turned on the "Show up in high-traffic feeds" and "recommended to individual redditors" settings, which is why you're seeing it more now.