Rule map
| Rule | Your wording | Can AutoMod catch it? |
|---|---|---|
| C1 | Be kind. No insults or personal attacks. | partly: Commonly Flagged Words (Insults and Slurs) catches some words; personal attacks need a moderator |
| C2 | No self-promotion outside #show-and-tell. | moderator judgment |
| C3 | No piracy: no cracked software, keygens or links to them. | keywords (custom keyword rule) |
| C4 | No mass mentions. Do not ping more than 5 people in one message. | mention spam limit |
| C5 | Keep politics out of the server. | moderator judgment |
| C6 | English in the main channels so mods can read along. | moderator judgment |
AutoMod plan (proposed, held)
Set in Server Settings, AutoMod.
Custom keyword rule "Piracy" (for C3). Terms counted by script; the limits are 1,000 terms per rule and 60 characters per term.
| Term | Characters | Within 60 | How it matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| crack* | 6 | yes | wildcard at end: partial words |
| keygen | 6 | yes | single word |
| free vst download | 17 | yes | multi-word: exact match only |
| warez | 5 | yes | single word |
| torrent link | 12 | yes | multi-word: exact match only |
| Setting | Proposed |
|---|---|
| Terms in this rule | 5 of 1,000 |
| Response | block the message with a custom message, and send an alert to #mod-alerts |
| Timeout | off for now (only custom keyword rules offer it) |
| Exempt channels | none for this rule |
| Exempt roles | none; Admin and Manage Server roles are always exempt |
"free vst download" and "torrent link" are multi-word terms, so they block only that exact phrase. "free vst downloads" would pass.
Commonly Flagged Words (for C1): turn on Insults and Slurs. Words can be exempted if a synth term is caught by mistake.
Mention spam (for C4): your rule is more than 5 pings. The saved sources say the limit can be set up to 50 per message but do not give the lowest allowed value, so set it to 5 if Discord accepts it; if not, use the lowest it allows.
Alert channel: #mod-alerts, visible only to Admin and Mods, as you set it up.
Exemptions: you want #show-and-tell exempt from the self-promotion rule. Self-promotion is a moderator rule here, not an AutoMod rule, so there is nothing to exempt in AutoMod. If you later add a keyword rule for links, exempting #show-and-tell also exempts its threads. You want Mods not exempt; that holds unless the Mods role has Manage Server.
Wildcard check
Each wildcard term tested by script against every word in your flagged messages.
| Term | Message | Word matched | Intended? |
|---|---|---|---|
| crack* | M1 | cracked | yes |
| crack* | M2 | crackling | no, false match |
crack* catches "crackling" in M2, a normal audio question. Options: replace crack* with the exact words "cracked" and "crack", or keep crack* and add "crackling" as an allowed word if Discord lets you (not covered in my saved sources).
Flagged messages
| ID | Channel | Author role | Rule broken | Proposed action | Reply draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | #general | Member | C3 | remove, warn (HELD) | Hi! Rule 3: no piracy, no cracked software, keygens or links to them, so we removed your message. Thanks for understanding. Loopline mods |
| M2 | #help | Member | none | no action; restore if AutoMod blocked it (HELD) | Hi! Your question about crackling at a buffer of 64 is fine here in #help. Loopline mods |
| M3 | #general | Member | C2 | remove (HELD) | Hi! Rule 2: no self-promotion outside #show-and-tell. Please share your track there. Loopline mods |
| M4 | #general | Member | C4 | warn (HELD) | Hi! Rule 4: do not ping more than 5 people in one message. This one pinged 8. Loopline mods |
| M5 | #patches | Member | C1 | remove, warn (HELD) | Hi. Rule 1: be kind, no insults or personal attacks. We removed your message. Loopline mods |
| M6 | #announcements | Admin | none | no action | no reply needed |
M6 is from an Admin and breaks no rule; Admin roles are always exempt from AutoMod.
Counts
| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Rules AutoMod can catch | 2 |
| Rules AutoMod partly catches | 1 |
| Rules for moderator judgment | 3 |
| Keyword terms | 5 |
| Wildcard false matches | 1 |
| Messages to remove | 3 |
| Messages to warn only | 1 |
| Messages with no action | 2 |
Questions for you
- Should crack* become exact words, or stay with "crackling" allowed?
- Do you want timeouts for repeat piracy posts, or only blocks and alerts?
- Should "warn" mean a DM from a mod, or a reply in the channel?
- Was M2 blocked by a filter, or only flagged by a person? Your input does not say, so the M2 reply does not mention a filter. If a filter blocked it, I can add a short sorry line.
Needs your decision
- Apply the AutoMod rules: HELD.
- Remove or warn on M1, M3, M4, M5 and post the replies: HELD.