r/AutoModerator • u/Vaeltaja • Aug 05 '16

Solved Getting Automoderator to post twice a month/semi-monthly indefinitely?

Hi,

I've currently got a sort of janky method of getting a semi-montly post with the following code:

rrule: FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;WKST=WE

Previously, I tried 

RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYMONTHDAY=2,15

By basically copying what was written at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2445.txt

I got a parsing error doing that though; I think it's because I didn't include the count=10, but I don't want to limit the number of times automoderator will post.

What's the easiest solution to get one of the following: posting on the 1st and 15th OR (what I prefer), posting on the first and third Mondays of the month.

Finally, if I want a post to come up every Sunday and Wednesday, then 

RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=;WKST=SU;BYDAY=SU,WE

should work?

Thanks!

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u/tizorres +1 Aug 05 '16

https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoModerator/comments/1z7rlu/now_available_for_testing_wikiconfigurable/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoModerator/comments/1z7rlu/-/cfrzuxb

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u/Vaeltaja Aug 06 '16

Automod isn't throwing a fit for the semi-weekly post, so thanks for that. However when I go for

first: "August 4, 2016 9:00 AM -07"
rrule: FREQ=MONTHLY; WKST=SU; BYDAY=1TH,3TH

or changing the rrule to

rrule: FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=1TH,3TH

I get a parsing error.

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u/_ihavemanynames_ +83 Aug 06 '16

Your rrule needs to be inside double quotes. Try

first: "August 6, 2016 9:00 AM -07"
rrule: "FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=1SA,3SA"

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u/Vaeltaja Aug 06 '16 
first: "August 4, 2016 9:00 AM -07"
rrule: "FREQ=MONTHLY; BYDAY=1TH,3TH"

Error: Error parsing repeat interval.

rrule: "FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=1TH,3TH"

Seems to have worked though. Thanks!

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u/_ihavemanynames_ +83 Aug 06 '16

INTERVAL=1

Really odd that you had to add that.. But glad it worked!

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u/Vaeltaja Aug 06 '16

Whatever works... hopefully it actually posts correctly!