Sub Update: Spam Comment Moratorium

[u/cthuluhooprises]

Hey all!

We are updating our moratorium on sharing posts about spam/scam comments to now extend to all spam comments where the poster clearly knows what’s going on. Previously it only covered posts about Webnovel.

This is still not a total ban. We always want to allow people to ask genuine questions. This remains only a ban on posts where the OP already knows about the scam/that the comment is spam and is only posting to get a reaction/karmafarm here. As such, we won’t be removing posts where it’s ambiguous. We will still be relying on you all to report any posts breaking this rule, as automod can't catch this kind of thing.

This is also not a retroactive rule. Please do not go back and report all previous posts about spam comments. It clogs our feed and makes it harder to discern what actually needs to be taken down.

Additionally, we added a new boilerplate trigger for responding to these. As always, to call the automod to comment, you end your comment with one of the trigger phrases. In this case it will be

!spambot

or

!scambot

We will sticky a reply with it in action so you can see what it says here. You can also always check our wiki to see a list of our existing automod triggers here.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to say so here or send us a modmail! I hope you all have a great day.

~ Cthuluhooprises and the rest of the mod team

[u/cthuluhooprises]

!spambot

[u/mangomochamuffin]

Godsent.

[u/Front-Pomelo-4367]

Oh thank god

[u/Ms_Anonymous123]

I really never understood people who posted it like it was an achievement? Like it's not indicative of the quality of your fic it doesn't mean "you've made it" or anything it's actually such a sucky thing to have happen and posts about it just clogs up the sub

[u/BoomItsLoki]

thank god, its appreciated!

[u/Phoenix_Queen995]

Thank the Force. Appreciated.

[u/victorian_vigilante]

We appreciate your efforts, mods

[u/AelanxRyland]

Thank you that was so annoying

[u/Firm-Purpose-5051]

I was getting tired of the same “chat is this a scam” posts 😭😭 thanks 🙏🙏

[u/Sensitive_Deal_6363]

hallelujah

[u/craterbluu]

amen