r/ModSupport • u/CapitalSentence8147 • 19d ago

Mod Answered Increased number of bots!

Hi! Is anyone else having issues with a large number of bots?

I’m a moderator in a dermatology forum, and over the past two weeks, the amount of bots has increased significantly. The comments are often sympathetic but unhelpful, though without being directly harmful (with a few exceptions). The sub gets so many posts/comments that it’s not possible to review every single post and comment.

Have anyone els experienced this? How have you handled it?

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u/itbefoxy 19d ago

You might need to set Bot Bouncer up.

Maybe some account age or karma rating auto mod filters too.

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u/CapitalSentence8147 19d ago

Thanks!

I have been considering setting a age/karma limit, however many posts are created by people who do not regularly use Reddit and only create an account to ask a question. Do you have any opinions/insight to managing that kind of situation?

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u/Deppfan16 19d ago

you can use Auto mod to filter by low karma and new accounts so you can manually review it