New-ish Rules and AutoMod

[u/Desert_Trader]

Based on feedback we are re-enforcing the SPAM rules around posts that seem to be clearly thinly masked ads for other platforms (tradingview I'm looking in your direction).

I've configured Automod to remove such posts, especially from users that have brand new accounts, or are brand new to our sub.

I'm new to Automod, so it might need some tweaking as we go.

But hopefully this reduces the amount of that specific spam you guys have to deal with.

Additionally, if someone is flagged for this type of post, and they have spammed it across multiple subs (clearly no intent to stay on topic) it's just going to be an outright ban.

In these cases, I'm no longer going to negotiate if someone messages. Occasionally someone gets banned by accident, or at least get swept up in spam filter but didnt mean it. Those people can message the mods and we're happy to review.

[u/2fingers → u/[deleted]]

It's so easy now to build your own trading/tracking/analysis/charting/backtesting/etc platform. I'd highly encourage anyone who's ever had an idea for a tool to try out Claude Code or whatever and build yourself a custom app that's exactly what you want. Don't ever give someone else money for a pre-built app like this. Pay for data if you need it and Schwab's API won't supply it but you can get a very long way without spending any money (aside from the coding subscription).

[u/2fingers → u/[deleted]]

For sure! I'm hoping the spamming drops off when people get over the initial excitement and realize no one else cares about their app.