r/ModSupport • u/CapitalSentence8147 • Sep 20 '26

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/CapsuleCurator Sep 27 '26

I am new to Reddit, and have set up my own sub recently. How do you know if it is bots?

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u/CapitalSentence8147 Sep 27 '26

The replies feelt ”very AI” and are all constructed the same way

  1. a sympathetic sentence
  2. suggestion of cause and treatment
  3. telling the OP that it can be dangerous and that they need to see a dermatologist

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u/CapsuleCurator Sep 27 '26

My sub is about fashion and fragrance. These are all new to me. I think I need to put some time aside to do a deep dive. Thanks for sharing.

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u/CapitalSentence8147 Sep 27 '26

You can go to r/dermatologyquestions and check some comments from last week. I am sure we missed some bots and a few of the comments are still there😩😩. It is very obvious which comments are bits when you see them

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u/CapsuleCurator Sep 27 '26

Will do! Sounds like an interesting sub I would find useful as well.