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Accurately Flairing Content

Redditors submitting posts on r/CryptoCurrency are allowed to tag their content with whatever link-flair is available if the AutoModerator chooses the wrong flair. The mod team encourages OPs to pay particularly close attention to media content such as images or videos as this type of content is often difficult for the AutoModerator to flair accurately.

Methods

Link-flairs can be assigned using the following methods:

  • If you are the OP, click on the flair button next to your submission.

  • Type an all caps flair label and ntohing else in a top-level comment, like so: *flair name*. For *flair name*, choose any of the flair labels in the Flair Filters section inside the tab menu located in the top right area of the screen(desktop and not mobile). Example, if you want to assign TRADING flair, just type TRADING.

Troubleshooting:

  • All flair commands are case-sensitive and must be exact in order to work. Make sure to exclude the letter /s used to denote plurality. For example, instead of EXCHANGES use EXCHANGE . Also, make sure to type the flair labels in all caps, eg instead of Exchange type EXCHANGE.

  • Link-flairs with mutliple words have been changed to include a dash in between them. Therefore, just type them as they appear in the flair filter menu. For example, to assign FOCUSED-DISCUSSION link-flair, type FOCUSED-DISCUSSION.

  • You need a minimum of 500 comment karma and 6 months account age in order for your flair command to execute.

  • OFFICIAL link-flair is reserved for scheduled threads only.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please message the modmail.

If you're not sure what subjects or categories a link-flair is intended to cover, see below. Bare in mind, many of these flairs are not available in the link-flair selection window because of frequent misuse in the past. To use these missing flairs, just type the flair name in all caps as a top-level comment and the flair will be updated for the parent submission.

  • ADOPTION - For stories/announcements about merchants accepting crypto payments or integrating support for crypto technology. Not to be used for promotional purposes. AutoMod command only.
  • ANNOUNCEMENT - Submissions informing people of important/upcoming events or important current events related to crypto projects. Examples: AMAs, protocol updates, conferences, etc. Not to be used for promotional purposes. AutoMod command only.
  • CLIENT - Submissions about wallets or any other PC application which communicates with a remote server or cloud/crypto protocol. Web wallets are also covered even though they technically do not fit the above definition.
  • COMEDY - Funny/humorous content. Comedy posts are only allowed in a limited capacity. Memes are only allowed on /r/cryptocurrencymemes
  • CRITICAL DISCUSSION - Specifically for text submissions and focused on skeptical dialogue about a coin, token, or business.
  • DEVELOPMENT - Partnerships, project updates, dev recruitment, etc..
  • EDUCATIONAL - Tutorials, infographics, Q&A, etc. Anything educational related. This link-flair labelis not to be used for promotional purposes. AutoMod command only.
  • EXCHANGE - Coinbase, Binance, Poloniex, etc. Legacy established exchanges like the NASDAQ and the COMEX can also be included.
  • FINANCE - Investment advice, hedge funds, adoption of crypto in fintech applications, etc. Not to be confused with the TRADING flair which is intended for day trading, technical or fundamental analysis of the current markets, etc.
  • FOCUSED DISCUSSION - For text submissions only and focused on specific topics rather than general subjects. May often begin with a question and/or the main text might not be very opinionated as compared to submission tagged with PERSPECTIVE link-flair.
  • GENERAL DISCUSSION - For auto-scheduled and stickied discussions only.
  • GENERAL NEWS - Any news which doesn't clearly fall into a particular category.
  • INNOVATION - Introductions to new technologies or business models. Not to be used for promotional purposes. AutoMod command only.
  • LEGACY - For news centered on Bitcoin, it's current developers, or it's founding developers(Satoshi Nakamoto). Can also include articles about the legacy banking system from time to time.
  • MEDIA - Twitter posts, YouTube videos, or image links which are not memes.
  • META - Content about r/CryptoCurrency. Not for serious meta discussions which should be referred to r/CryptoCurrencyMeta. AutoMod command only.
  • METRICS - Content centered on statistics. Adoption rates, Google trends, timelines. etc.
  • MINING-STAKING - For PoW mining or PoS staking. Any other security models/consensus models can be included like delegated proof-of-stake, proof-of-burn, proof-of-activity, et.c
  • NEW-COIN - For introductions of new cryptocurrencies.
  • PERSPECTIVE - For text submissions, not often for link-submissions. Main text has an opinionated message and doesn't include many questions. AutoMod command only.
  • POLITICS - Any content related to government activities concerning crypto. Regulations, taxes, indictments, etc.
  • PRIVACY - The label speaks for itself. It's meant for privacy-focused coins and related topics. Monero, DashPay, and DarkWallet, Tor network, zero-knowledge proofs, etc.
  • RELEASE - Launching of new services, releasing security updates, etc. This flair might be merged with DEVELOPMENT in the future.
  • SCALABILITY - Lighting network, segwit, sharding, block size, transaction thoroughput, etc. Solving technology problems pertaining to technology.
  • SCAM - Confirmed scams, ponzi schemes, malware, etc. To be used sparingly and for mod use only. No flair selection option or AutoMod command.
  • SECURITY - Private keys, login account credentials, SSN, etc. How to keep your data safe and warning about new security exploits.
  • SUPPORT - Mostly for text submissions asking for tech support help, eg setting up a wallet, exchange withdrawal issues, etc. Might blend in with FINANCE on personal finance questions.
  • TECHNICAL - White papers or in-depth technical articles focused on technology.
  • TOOL - APIs, google spreadsheets, portfolio apps. etc.
  • TRADING - Not to be confused with the FINANCE link-flair label. TRADING is intended for technical analysis, price influencing events, trading bots, etc. Not for fintech, hedge funds, personal finance advice, etc.
  • WARNING - Caution alerts about potential ponzi schemes, bad exchange, frauds, etc. Can be and has been misused to generate FUD so this flair is not available in the in the link-flair selector menu. Only mods can assign this flair. AutoMod command only.
  • 2.0 - Next generation technology or services like smart contracts, IoT, Open Bazaar, etc. For content possessing a futuristic tone.

Message Spam

If you are beings spammed with messages by the AutoModerator whether it be welcome messages or user flair messages, below are some instructions for how to fix the problem

Welcome Messages

As you might have noticed, the welcome messages are generated by the AutoModerator. Here's how the welcome message works. After a user posts content, the AutoMod checks if the user has flair assigned. If the user doesn't have flair assigned, the AutoMod will consider the user as new by sending a welcome message and assigning invisible flair. As long as a user has flair while posting content, the AutoMod will not consider that user as new to the community and will not to send another welcome message. It isn't a perfect rule, but it's the most practical method we could find for accomplishing this task.

Here are three methods for stopping the AutoMod from spamming you:

  • Make sure you have "show my flair on this subreddit" enabled in the sidebar. If you don't enable it, there will be a continuous cycle of Reddit deleting your flair, the AutoMod assigning you flair and messaging you after posting content, then Reddit deleting your flair again.

  • If the edit button is displayed in the sidebar, assign yourself flair. It doesn't matter if you assign yourself invisible of visible flair, if you remove your flair and post content, then the AutoMod will be triggered into sending you more messages. Again, if you don't know how to manually assign yourself flair, look for your username near the top of the sidebar and click the "edit" button right next to it.

  • If all else fails, message the modmail and request to be whitelisted from the welcome message.

User Flair Messages

User flair messages are meant to inform users when they have earned the freedom to use whatever flair they want. If you want to know how the AutoModerator determines when these messages are sent, you can vew the flair rules here.

  • Stay above the acceptable comment karma level for your account age. If your account age in years matches or is below the first digit of your comment karma in the hundreds, you are crossing a legitimacy threshold for which the AutoMod will discontinue overwriting your flair(currently just on r/CryptoCurrency). This will occur precisely after two actions on the subreddit whether it be 2 comments, 2 submissions, or one of both. For example, if your account is 7 years old and you reach 700 comment karma, your automatic exclamation or training bike flair will be erased after two comments and you can assign whatever text flair you wish(no image flairs tell 1000 comment karma). The AutoMod will notify you by PM when this status change occurs. However, if you fall below 700 comment karma after receiving the PM, your flair status will revert back to where it previously was. If you cross above 700 comment karma again, you will receive another PM from the AutoMod, hence the potential reason you are getting spammed. The only way you can prevent this from happening is by staying above 700 comment karma. Correspondingly, if your account age is 8 years, you will have to stay above 800 comment karma and so forth.**

  • Don't assign yourself image flair if you don't have 1000 comment karma. As hinted upon in the above instruction, if you cross the acceptable comment karma threshold for your account age and assign yourself image flair instead of only text flair, it will be overwritten by the AutoMod the next time you participate on the sub and you will receive another user flair message. Due to difficulties with the AutoMod, you need to have over 1000 comment karma in order to use image flair. It's possible to create exceptions for users who cross the legitimate karma and age threshold but it would, unfortunately, take up an unacceptable amount of space in the AutoModconfig.

  • If the above instructions don't help you, just message the modmail.

revision by CryptoMaximalist— view source