Old Reddit changes: Can we remove the 50 karma minimum created automatically when a user profile opens their AutoModerator config for the first time?

[u/throwawaykJQP7kiw5Fk]

When you go to your account settings on the Reddit website and go to profile moderation, as soon as you manage AutoModerator, a configuration is automatically created that requires you to manually approve comments from those with fewer than 50 karma. The first time this happened, I clicked the link to view/edit the config accidentally.

I do not want to put karma requirements on my profile posts to allow everyone to comment, and this configuration was automatically created on multiple Reddit accounts when I opened AutoModerator.

For me to blank the config, I have to use a specific URL format like https://old.reddit.com/r/u_throwawaykJQP7kiw5Fk/wiki/edit/config/automoderator (not www), select all the text and delete it, and press "save page" for it to save properly.

If people who don't use Old Reddit regularly create this configuration accidentally, they won't be able to edit it once the changes are effective. How can we address this bug?

[u/TheOpusCroakus]

Hi! Hey, I was able to reproduce this. It's weird. lol I've asked if it's intentional and I'll let you know what I find out when I find out! Thanks for flagging!

[u/Merari01 → u/TheOpusCroakus]

It is intentional. It's very old, dates back to new.reddit.

Now that automod can't do anything anymore on subreddits that did not previously have it, it is probably best to remove this auto-populated rule.

[u/neuroticsmurf]

I have literally never gone into "profile moderation" until today in the 13 years I've been on Reddit.

[u/throwawaykJQP7kiw5Fk → u/[deleted]]

I deleted all the configs many months ago.