I'm the sole mod for a small community that is vulnerable to bots and bad actors. I inherited it from its creator so it wouldn't go abandoned and am relatively new to all this.
Using Android official app and desktop.
I added the Read The Rules app to help filter offensive things from reaching the general populace. Since I'm alone and can only monitor during certain times i can't always respond right away.
It's been working well since bots and the ill-intentioned can't or won't bother to take the extra steps. The posts are removed automatically and i can take additional steps later when i have time.
The problem is that despite a pinned post at the top of the sub, legitimate users who don't pay attention are having their stuff taken down too. Only a few take the time to read the removal message instructing them how to fix it. So a bunch of things that would be great to have up are getting lost (or manually approved by me later) and some members are complaining that they're tired of getting notifications of new posts only to find them removed.
Recently i tried creating an automated action so that anyone posting would receive a notice/reminder that they need to acknowledge the rules first or their stuff will be taken down. Not knowing how else to approach it i set it up so any title/post that does not contain "a specific odd convoluted word unlikely to ever appear naturally" will get a pop up message.
It worked great in the preview test for me and as far as i know everything is set up correctly but it does not seem to be working irl.
Any advice on how to create such a notification effectively? I'm open to either fixing this auto action or utilizing some other means I'm not currently aware of.
Or is there a better way to handle this altogether?
Thanks in advance for any help.