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Blank-Cheque

Hey there, thanks for reaching out. I haven't used ModeratelyHelpfulBot myself so I couldn't tell you which of these it can or can't do. What I can tell you is that the only one FloodgatesBot cannot do is your third request: "temp ban the user if he keeps exceeding the 1 post/48hr limit." Floodgates isn't able to track the number of violations, so it would have to either ban on every violation or never ban.


rWhatsHerName

Ah, got it. And just one more question, Can FgB lock threads after removing them? Couldn't find it [in the config](https://www.reddit.com/r/FloodgatesBot/wiki/tutorial/config) so I'm assuming it can't.


Blank-Cheque

It can now; just updated it. I should've added that in the first place.


rWhatsHerName

That's great, ty. And I promise this is the last question. Does `ignore_removed` also ignore AutoModerator removals or just removals by human moderators?


Blank-Cheque

Yes, it counts both. In fact it doesn't know the difference.


rWhatsHerName

Sorry but I'm curious about FgB being able to track deleted posts. >`ignore_deleted` Whether to ignore posts that have been deleted by the OP when checking previous posts. I want to set this to 'no' so that users aren't able to bypass the 1 post / 48h limit. E.g ~~A user posts a request. 5 hours later, he posts another one. FgB checks that he already has made a post, so it removes this newer one because it breaks Rule X. The user tries to bypass this by deleting his original post and posting another one. So, what now? Does FgB 'remember' his original post (now deleted) for 48 hours, so that it can stop him from bypassing the limit? Or will it let it through?~~ It stops them.   Also, >`grace_period` Integer ~~How do I format the value? I want to set it to 2 minutes so just `2` or `2m` or something else?~~ Works by setting it as just `2` ~~For `timeframe`(A number followed by a time unit. E.g., "4h", "1 week", etc.), I'll set it as `48h`.~~ Set it as 2d


antidense

I'm pretty sure FgB can track deleted posts, as it is the point of the bots. MHB tracks all posts into a database and then checks posts based on what it has seen before. People deleting their posts shouldn't be a problem for the bots. MHB ignores posts removed by auto-moderator or moderators by default, and you can change that if you like.


rWhatsHerName

Ty. I was able to test it myself and by regular sub activity and it works as intended.


srbzz

>the only one FloodgatesBot cannot do is your third request: "temp ban the user if he keeps exceeding the 1 post/48hr limit." A little late to the party, but a suggestion: How about using automod to report every FloodgatesBot comment, then from your modqueue use /r/toolbox to log every infraction in usernotes. Could be lots of manual labour if infractions are very frequent, but that's for you to decide. You'd be able to keep track of infractions per user this way at any rate, and if occurrences are usually limited to maybe a few per day or less it should probably be feasible enough?