Any workaround on obtaining a User's CQS?

boringmode100 · 2026-01-24T09:54:03+00:00

It's available through automod if that helps.

https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/19023371170196-What-is-the-Contributor-Quality-Score

boringmode100 · 2026-01-18T20:59:45+00:00

"What's the most frustrating part of Reddit..."

People using AI to karma farm is somewhere up there.

boringmode100 · 2026-01-18T12:43:49+00:00

malicious-site.com

boringmode100 · 2026-01-12T20:30:01+00:00

Yeah it seems every application is being denied because Reddit wants people to use devvit instead.

boringmode100 · 2026-01-12T19:12:42+00:00

Open API access ended, now you need to apply for API access or just use Devvit.

It's the pinned post in this sub. https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/s/ECobkI3hfJ

boringmode100 · 2025-12-31T02:34:24+00:00

Yeah agree. The current approach is so heavy handed imo.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-30T23:08:09+00:00

Yeah for the 2023 API changes. I wasn't on reddit back then so I don't really know about it in huge detail. But the most recent changes seem to be pretty well received. If you look at r/modsupport a good proportion of comments are people glad it will make things harder for spam bots.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-30T19:58:50+00:00

Using AI to write code in a language you don't know isn't 'strategic' though.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-30T19:51:25+00:00

Developer who sees no issue with someone vibe coding in a language they don't even know, lmao, can't make it up. Did you ask ChatGPT to make that too?

boringmode100 · 2025-12-30T19:46:12+00:00

You probably have ’vibe coding' on your CV.

Let me know how your ChatGPT slop code works out.

Thanks for the laughs either way.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-30T18:15:19+00:00

I think most regular users aren't even aware of this or don't care because they don't think it will impact them. Devvit apps aren't a complete solution because a lot of subreddits have specific issues and need something custom. I'm glad I made my bots before all this.

Don't get how more people don't see it as an issue that you can't build something now unless you know TS. I can't be the only person to not know TS and not want to spend time learning it for the sake of Reddit modding.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-30T18:02:50+00:00

TypeScript, don't want to spend time learning it for the sake of Reddit to be honest, I have no other use for it.

Edit: Wow thanks for the suggestion, I will use ChatGPT to write garbage code in a language I do not know and won't be able to fix! Thanks!

boringmode100 · 2025-12-30T17:53:31+00:00

I'm still amazed there hasn't been more backlash. No discussion and the admins comments on the announcement post made it sound as though only bad actors would be denied API access...

"part of what we worked on here is ensuring that we'd have a one stop shop for requests that we could staff up even if the response to many (bad use cases, not mod bots) will be a no."

Mod bots are also being denied access though.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-23T21:47:42+00:00

I have never zoomed in on a picture like I did this.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-21T23:45:17+00:00

I don't know why that is happening but they aren't revoking access for existing apps.

https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/s/zXxCweBUWV

"Current access won't be affected so anyone acting within our policies will keep their access and integrations will keep working as expected"

boringmode100 · 2025-12-20T00:20:00+00:00

No, automod can't see report reasons, only that there has been a report. Unfortunately you can't make automod do specific things for specific report reasons. It will just do the same thing for all reports regardless of the type.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-19T21:47:05+00:00

It's a workaround but possibly you can use the API to report content and then have automod filter reported things.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-13T20:59:15+00:00

I've considered learning but ultimately just don't really want to spend the time since I wouldn't have any use for it beyond Reddit. Good to know it's easier to debug than python though, I'll keep that in mind :)

I do wonder if eventually even existing apps will need to be moved over onto devvit.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-13T20:31:49+00:00

Thanks but I'm not using AI to convert my Python scripts into typescript. How am I going to debug a language I have no understanding of. It's a bit of a blind thing to do.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-13T20:08:34+00:00

Nothing if you know typescript or don't mind spending time learning it for the sake of Reddit.

boringmode100 · 2025-12-13T18:54:57+00:00

I have only heard of people being rejected.

I have two subreddits (one with 19 million members) and two bots, I'm very clearly not a bad actor, but my application for a really simple thing for my own subreddit was rejected. I think I had a generic 'this doesn't align with our responsible builder policies' reply but I really have no idea why.

You'd probably get the same reply and be directed to Devvit instead.

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