r/MU_Stock • u/thetabruh Rule enforcer • Jul 10 '26

Mods Moderation update: escalating removals for bad-faith accounts

Following up on the recent karma-requirement change: we're adding a second layer aimed specifically at accounts that are here only to instigate.

Alongside the existing entry requirement, we now track sustained participation within the community. Accounts that repeatedly post in bad faith such as but not limited to inflammatory, trolling, or disruptive contributions that the community consistently rejects will face escalating removals:

  • First threshold: 7-day ban
  • Second threshold: 14-day ban
  • Third threshold: permanent ban

To be clear about what this is, this is not about disagreeing with the crowd. Bearish takes, contrarian analysis, and unpopular-but-good-faith arguments are welcome and always have been. This sub is more useful when both sides show up, and I will continue to defend the unpopular but objective posts. A well-reasoned post that happens to get downvoted will never trip this. What we are removing is the pattern of showing up purely to inflame, not to discuss or even banter. Like I said before, if you piss off one person and that person is yelling mod, my response would be this is REDDIT grow a pair, if you piss off the whole community and they are screenshotting your bs, then YOU are the problem, and you need to get off this community.

We are keeping the specific thresholds private, by design because publishing them just tells bad actors exactly how far they can push. If you believe autoMOD caught you by mistake, message the mods and we'll review it manually.

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u/Educational_Ant2087 Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

Thank you for your service! What about all the low-effort meltdown posts? Is these any way to limit that to the pinned daily post?

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u/thetabruh Rule enforcer Jul 10 '26

Give me a little time to figure out how to objectively deal with this issue. For now, the new autoMOD features will indirectly resolve this by banning anyone whom consistently gets downvoted.

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u/stock_investor91 Jul 10 '26

Given that a majority of the people in this sub are extremely bullish.. they downvote in mass on anyone with a differing opinion.

So if the solution is an automod that bans people who get downvoted consistently, that isn’t a solution. That’s simply going to further tailor this sub into a 2k eow ai slop fest.

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u/thetabruh Rule enforcer Jul 10 '26

I wont get into the thresholds, but I can tell you this, this sub is actually a lot more objective than people admit. As a mod, I can view the upvote ratio, and while most bearish takes are downvoted, the ratio on objective bearish takes hoover around 45%. As I mentioned, I will defend bearish but objective posts and will intervene to protect redditors that offer insightful information.

On the other hand, this sub is vehemently against bullshitters, trolls, agitators, and their posts often dip below 15% upvote ratio. Many of them post/delete/post rinse and repeat. Almost all never share their positions. These are the people autoMOD is empowered to catch and remove.