Hey all, I’ve decided to sunset automod.

Channels are changing and Automod needs to adapt to work well with the new design. I like the new direction for channels and think it makes the right trade offs but it requires major changes and a renewed commitment that don’t make sense for me at this point.

Real quickly:
- Automod will run until the changes go into effect.
- All remaining subscription time will be refunded.
- Automod is now open source with APIs to port moderation configurations.

I’ve worked on automod nearly everyday for the past 7 months. I’m proud of it and thankful to everyone who gave it a shot.

Thank you.

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“If you like the channel changes, why stop building automod?”
- It’s a lot of work to change and I haven’t been able to monetize well.
- I plan to take a break from building in crypto.
- I want to spend significantly less time on social media.

“Are you sure you like the channel changes?”
Yeah, I think it makes the right trade offs. I’ve always been partial to the cozy corner idea because my favorite channels are that way–small or heavily moderated. I also like that its leaning heavily into memberships and invites, extremes are a good way to get signal that things are working. Can open up later.

It’s a great start. I’d like to see ability for members to better signal (reputation, flare, top casters) and common sorting options (24h/1wk/1mo/all-time).

“Couldn’t you make the changes and then open source automod?”

I considered this but Automod has a lot of stuff both product and code-wise that are irrelevant or unimportant in the new model so its a lot of work. I also think its a good opportunity for someone else to step up, make something and start relationships with channel owners.

“Where’s the code?”
Check the readme.
https://github.com/jtgi/automod

“I want to build channel membership tooling, is there any userful code to reference?”
Yeah, do check out the README.md and then validation.server.ts. All the rules are reasonably decoupled into simple functions. You can reuse or use them as inspiration.

“I’m interested in forking automod and migrating it to the new model, can you help?”
I won’t write code but I’m happy to walk you through it, outline a plan to change things. If you fork it, I’m happy to review a PR as well. I spent some time on the readme so do check it out.

There’s a branch with a start to get you a sense of the scope of the changes: https://github.com/jtgi/automod/pull/2

“Can the channel configuration data be imported into another service?”
All channel configurations are now available by public api: https://automod.sh/api/channels.

“Do you think a business can be made with channels and moderation?”
Yeah. I view three important parts of channels: curation, monetization and rewards. There are early bets in each but nothing holistic. A channel moderation tool is the source of truth for approved content and now members.

Another opportunity, and what I would do if I was continuing automod in the new direction, is to take a cut on tokens required to be a member for a channel. You can bake it into a frame that vends invites.

“If you think that then why aren’t you?”
I’m 7 months in. It’s requires the second major refactor of automod, channels are still experimental, farcaster is still nascent and I’m keen to try something else outside of crypto.

“I already paid for months of automod, what happens now?”
Automod will run until channels switchover, any subscription time remaining after that will be refunded in full.

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Thanks steve. It’s wild how far we’ve come from “your channel can have cohosts” to where we’re at now. 

Appreciate all the support over the last year.

It's wild how hard you singlehandedly augmented such a core feature.

Truly unfortunate that it couldn't monetize. But I think this the absolute best decision, especially for you. And all the more commendable for open sourcing it.

If anything thank *you* for your work, it would have been a hectic 7 months otherwise.

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thanks garrett, not sure yet.

My short term priority is to develop a reading habit around some topics I’m interested in. I’ll see where that takes me.

respect 

curious what you’re interested in exploring or working on next that’s outside of crypto?

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thanks, been a minute, hope you’re well

Man you fucking rock, I know you will keep rocking in and out of crypto.

Much love 🙏

Thank you making an early bet on Farcaster, helping dozens of channel owners and us manage channels, and being thoughtful about next steps.

Looking forward to whatever you do next.

@jtgi is an incredible person, an incredible talent, and he’s made incredible contributions to the ecosystem 

Thank you John!

Thanks for everything @jtgi!

We are so thankful for your tireless contributions! 

For those who are wondering what will happen next: Airstack team is building again in this area and we will be ready for the new channel memberships launch, focused on moxie fan tokens.

Thanks for everything @jtgi!

We are so thankful for your tireless contributions! 

For those who are wondering what will happen next: Airstack team is building again in this area and we will be ready for the new channel memberships launch, focused on moxie fan tokens. 


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thanks for your hard work. enjoy your break.

appreciate you, and all the hard work you've done 👑

damn dude! your work on automod was incredible 🙌

end of an era

automod was there for me when no one else was 🥹

love that you’re taking time for yourself, loved what you saw as obvious and built it, managed it, and let it go.

enjoy the break!

damn dude, sad to hear! but sounds like the right decision in hindsight.

thank you for your service, automod did an amazing job 🖤

Thanks for building Automod!

Get some rest, and I'm excited to see what you build next!

You’re an epic builder and I applaud you for the courage and reflection it took to make this decision. Good luck with whatever you choose to do next!

You are a 🐐 and automod is one of the best user experiences I’ve had with social tools period (let alone decentralized social)

thanks for brining everything on the table - automod, your intellect, positive and authentic vibe for fc. rooting for you.

wow - i can imagine this wasn’t an easy decision, but i’m glad you did what you felt was right

looking fwd to your next moves :)