AutoMod

It's autonomousand it knows what to do.

Matching-word filters punish the wrong users. Brilliant can determine what a message means autonomously, making sure normal day-to-day conversations remain, while a threat? It's removed before it can be interacted with.

Five messages

Some stay, and some have to go.

  1. sent you Nitro, https://discord.gift/kR7mQ2xT9wEp

    Left alone. It looks like bait, but this is Discord’s own address for Nitro gifts.

  2. claim your gift https://discord.com.gift-claim.net

    Removed, and the account is banned. Discord’s name is sitting in front of someone else’s address.

  3. careful, https://discord.com.gift-claim.net is a scam

    Left alone. It is the same address, posted by a moderator to warn people. Staff are only stopped for a real threat such as a malware link.

  4. trade offer https://steamcornmunity.com/tradeoffer

    Removed, and the account is banned. The address says cornmunity, with an r and an n standing in for the m.

  5. Chào mọi người, hôm nay thế nào?

    Left alone. Accents are part of the language. They are not an attempt to make text unreadable.

Repeating violations

A score that remembers, then forgets.

With Brilliant, admins can choose what happens when a rule is violated. Breaking a rule adds points to that user’s score, and the score drops over time. No single low-level action will ban a user, however, users who keep breaking rules are timed out, kicked or even during extreme cases of abuse, banned.

Warning at 25Timeout at 50Kick at 75Ban at 100Start15 min30 min45 min60 min+15A filtered word+25Spam+25Spam again
One member, one hour, default settingsThe score halves every ten minutes, so an old mistake fades while repeated trouble adds up.

Coverage

What Brilliant watches for.

Brilliant has fourteen rules. Each one adds a set number of points. Admins can turn any of them off or on at anytime.

Default points for each ruleOne scam link reaches the ban line by itself. Shouting would take twenty. You can change every figure and turn any rule off.

Principles

Fair by default.

A moderation tool manages more than just users, so these rules are built in and are not settings.

MembersStaffThe owner
Everyday filtersSpam, filtered words, invites and mentionsApplyImmuneImmune
Real threatsMalware links, disguised programs, invites to known scam serversRemovedRemovedImmune
Automatic punishmentTimeouts, kicks and bans from AutoModAdjustable score thresholdsImmuneImmune
A modlog of each removed messageWhat was removed and whyAlwaysAlwaysNothing to record