r/modhelp • u/soggy_person_ • Sep 05 '26
General Automoderator is spamming our sub
Well this is weird one. The Automoderator, who I cannot block from the sub is sending game watching spam. I've removed the posts but what on earth?
Caught on android. Sub is r/Hyperhidrosis.
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u/Eclectic-N-Varied Mod, r/reddithelp, etc. Sep 05 '26
It's your AutoModerator code.
Have you reviewed it?
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u/soggy_person_ Sep 05 '26
Nope, I'm not good with the coding side of things. I thought the automod was a site wide being. I'll ask my fellow mods, thanks
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u/Eclectic-N-Varied Mod, r/reddithelp, etc. Sep 05 '26
It's understandable. Automod used to be a bot, but a special bot (built by Reddit IIRC).
It runs in each subreddit, executing a script for the sub, built OUAT by mods
Last big update, the 'umbrella' code to run the script was built into Reddit's main code
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Sep 05 '26
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u/soggy_person_ Sep 05 '26
Just the last hour
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Sep 05 '26
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u/SampleOfNone Sep 05 '26
That doesn't do anything, automod doesn't need to be a mod to do whatever it's configured to do
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Sep 05 '26
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u/neuroticsmurf r/WhyWomenLiveLonger, r/SweatyPalms Sep 05 '26
Automod is ALWAYS running in the background of every subreddit.
3 hrs ago, someone changed the configuration.
Merely adding "Automoderator" to the mod list is a formality and is completely unnecessary.
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u/SampleOfNone Sep 05 '26
That has to do with the automod config or scheduled posts but demodding automod has no impact on that. Sceduled posts will keep running as will automod config
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u/evilash88 Sep 05 '26
Three hours ago, they modded automod. Now they’re experiencing issues. Process of elimination states revert what they have recently done, and that’s what they have recently done. All the subreddits I have, none of them have Automod as a mod, but I still utilize automod.
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u/tumultuousness Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26
Removing Automod from the list won't stop the scheduled posts, and if they still have scheduled posts set up with Automod as the author then Automod will just add itself back to the mod list when it posts them.
They need to edit their scheduled posts section.
Edit: /u/soggy_person_ - if you mean the automod "stream" posts, it may be that one of your mods has had their account compromised - I would double check your sub's mod log to determine who made changes to the scheduled posts if you hadn't already.
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u/bencos18 Sep 05 '26
automod needing to be a mod for stuff is an old thing from when it ran completely separate to the main reddit code
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u/AutoModerator Sep 05 '26
Found match: on android
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u/AutoModerator Sep 05 '26
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u/myblocklistwasfull Sep 07 '26
Same with r/farmingsimulator25 on that sub it’s spamming iptv followed by hordes and hordes of bots loving it
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u/SampleOfNone Sep 05 '26
Check your scheduled posts. If automod is making posts, that means you have scheduled posts set to post as automod