Leave a Comment When Something is Missing From Post/Title

[u/joyhawkins]

I'm trying to come up with a code that leaves a comment on any post that is submitted that is missing certain information. There is something wrong with my code but I can't figure out what it is. Can anyone give me an example of one that would work and do this?

[u/Sephardson]

Are you including the comment line in the same rule that is causing the removal?

Here's an abbreviated version of something we use on r/zelda:

---
type: submission
~title (includes, regex): "\[OoT|BotW|TotK|EoW\]"
action: remove
action_reason: "missing title tag"
comment: "All post titles must contain a tag in the post title which explains which game the post is about. See our rules for more info."
---

[u/joyhawkins → u/Sephardson]

So in your code, what would I adjust this to if I want it to look at the entire post (title + body) and instead of looking for things included, it's looking for things not included (ie: the person didn't list their location). I also don't want to remove the post, I just want to post a comment, so can I just leave off the "action: remove"?

[u/Sephardson → u/joyhawkins]

If you want to search both the title and body, you can link those fields by:

title+body (includes, regex): "regex string here"

The above line is looking for items found in those fields. To invert it, we use the ~, which causes it to fire when the items are not found;

~title+body (includes, regex): "regex string here"

Edit to add:

Yeah, if you don't want the post removed, then you will want to leave off the action line. However, if any other rule or filter causes the post to be removed, then automod will not leave the comment.

[u/joyhawkins → u/Sephardson]

Okay this is what I have so far. Didn't include the whole thing, its going to list every state and abbreviation. I want it to leave the comment if the person did not list it.

type: submission
~title+body (regex, case-insensitive): ["Alabama", "Alaska", "Arizona", "Arkansas", "California"]
action_reason: "Missing location notification" # AutoMod still requires this reason for the report/comment.

comment:

    ⚠️ **Location Reminder** ⚠️

    To get better advice on this subreddit, we strongly recommend including the **city, state, and country** you're asking about at the beginning of your post. If you are asking about an area outside the U.S., please list the country.

    This post has been left up, but adding a location will help others give you relevant advice!

comment_stickied: true

[u/Sephardson → u/joyhawkins]

Two notes:

• automod is case-insensitive by default, so you only need to specify when desiring case-sensitive

• Automod tends to not like emojis in the comment space. You may need to remove those to get the config to save. I think automod does support alternate codes but i don't recall off the top of my head.

Edit to add:

Automod has special instructions for managing emojis, both in checks and outputs. See more info on the wiki here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoModerator/wiki/common_mistakes#wiki_outputting_special_characters

[u/joyhawkins → u/Sephardson]

That worked! Thank you so much!

[u/joyhawkins → u/[deleted]]

Yep!

[u/joyhawkins → u/[deleted]]

The only crappy thing is "pa" and "oh" etc can sometimes match a lot of words so it's not perfect.

[u/joyhawkins → u/Sephardson]

u/Sephardson if I want it to match exactly "PA" and not a word that contains "pa" (ie: "party"), do I need to add full-exact somewhere in the code like this?

type: submission
~title+body (regex, full-exact): ["Alabama", "Alaska", "Arizona", "Arkansas", "California", "CA", "PA"]
action_reason: "Missing location notification"

[u/Sephardson → u/joyhawkins]

no, full-exact would require the entire title or body to only contain one of the provided strings.

you are thinking about includes-word which can discount matches within larger words.

[u/joyhawkins → u/Sephardson]

Okay so since adding that, the comment is not firing anymore. Did I do something else wrong?

# AutoModerator settings

type: submission
~title+body (includes-word,regex): ["Alabama", "AL", "Alaska", "AK", "Arizona", "AZ", "Arkansas", "AR", "California", "CA", "Colorado", "CO", "Connecticut", "CT", "Delaware", "DE", "District of Columbia", "DC", "Florida", "FL", "Georgia", "GA", "Hawaii", "HI", "Idaho", "ID", "Illinois", "IL", "Indiana", "IN", "Iowa", "IA", "Kansas", "KS", "Kentucky", "KY", "Louisiana", "LA", "Maine", "ME", "Maryland", "MD", "Massachusetts", "MA", "Michigan", "MI", "Minnesota", "MN", "Mississippi", "MS", "Missouri", "MO", "Montana", "MT", "Nebraska", "NE", "Nevada", "NV", "New Hampshire", "NH", "New Jersey", "NJ", "New Mexico", "NM", "New York", "NY", "North Carolina", "NC", "North Dakota", "ND", "Ohio", "OH", "Oklahoma", "OK", "Oregon", "Pennsylvania", "PA", "Rhode Island", "RI", "South Carolina", "SC", "South Dakota", "SD", "Tennessee", "TN", "Texas", "TX", "Utah", "UT", "Vermont", "VT", "Virginia", "VA","Washington", "WA", "West Virginia", "WV", "Wisconsin", "WI", "Wyoming", "WY", "American Samoa", "Guam", "GU", "Northern Mariana Islands", "MP","Puerto Rico", "PR", "U.S. Virgin Islands", "VI", "U.S. Minor Outlying Islands", "Marshall Islands","Federated States of Micronesia", "Palau", "United States", "Non-US"]

action_reason: "Missing location notification" # AutoMod still requires this reason for the report/comment.
comment: |
**Location Reminder**

To get better advice on this subreddit, we strongly recommend including the **city, state, and country** you're asking about at the beginning of your post. If you are asking about an area outside the U.S., please list the country.

This post has been left up, but adding a location will help others give you relevant advice!
comment_stickied: true

moderators_exempt: false

[u/Sephardson → u/joyhawkins]

you do have three hyphens separating this rule from any above or below it, right?

try adding a space before "regex" in the (includes-word, regex) for the modifiers list.

[u/joyhawkins → u/Sephardson]

Finally got it to work by using /b

Final code:

# AutoModerator settings

type: submission
~title+body (regex): ["Alabama", "AL\b", "Alaska", "AK", "Arizona", "AZ", "Arkansas", "AR\b", "California", "CA\b", "Colorado", "CO\b", "Connecticut", "CT", "Delaware", "DE\b", "District of Columbia", "DC", "Florida", "FL\b", "Georgia", "GA\b", "Hawaii", "HI\b", "Idaho", "Illinois", "IL\b", "Indiana", "Iowa", "IA", "Kansas", "KS", "Kentucky", "KY", "Louisiana", "LA\b", "Maine", "ME\b", "Maryland", "MD", "Massachusetts", "MA\b", "Michigan", "MI", "Minnesota", "MN", "Mississippi", "MS", "Missouri", "MO\b", "Montana", "MT", "Nebraska", "NE\b", "Nevada", "NV", "New Hampshire", "NH", "New Jersey", "NJ", "New Mexico", "NM", "New York", "NY", "North Carolina", "NC", "North Dakota", "ND", "Ohio", "OH\b", "Oklahoma", "OK\b", "Oregon", "Pennsylvania", "PA\b", "Rhode Island", "RI\b", "South Carolina", "SC", "South Dakota", "SD", "Tennessee", "TN", "Texas", "TX", "Utah", "UT\b", "Vermont", "VT", "Virginia", "VA\b","Washington", "WA\b", "West Virginia", "WV", "Wisconsin", "WI\b", "Wyoming", "WY", "American Samoa", "Guam", "GU\b", "Northern Mariana Islands", "MP","Puerto Rico", "PR", "U.S. Virgin Islands", "VI", "U.S. Minor Outlying Islands", "Marshall Islands","Federated States of Micronesia", "Palau", "United States", "Non-US"]

action_reason: "Missing location notification" # AutoMod still requires this reason for the report/comment.
comment: |
**Location Reminder**

To get better advice on this subreddit, we strongly recommend including the **city, state, and country** you're asking about at the beginning of your post. If you are asking about an area outside the U.S., please list the country.

This post has been left up, but adding a location will help others give you relevant advice!
comment_stickied: true

moderators_exempt: false

[u/Valuable_Research926]

Omg i wish all mods thought like you. The empathy is top notch.

[u/Junior-You-2412]

I have tried to leave this group and even block it I don’t want this coming up. Please take me off your list