[➕Moderator Note] Promoting High Integrity: explanation of moderation tools and how we support high integrity interactions in this subreddit.

[➕Moderator Note] Promoting High Integrity: explanation of moderation tools and how we support high integrity interactions in this subreddit. Hi, all. I'm one of the moderators here. I wanted to explain how moderation works, openly and transparently as a result of a recent increase in Reddit-flagged 'bad actors' posting in this subreddit - ironically a number of them questioning the moderation itself. You won't see a lot of content that gets flagged as users, but we see it on the moderator side. Integrity is number one here and we fight for open, authentic, and transparent discussion. The Coding Bootcamp industry is hard to navigate - responsible for both life changing experiences and massive lawsuits for fraud. So I feel it's important to have this conversation about integrity. We are not here to steer sentiment or apply out own opinioins to the discussion - the job market was amazing two years ago and terrible today, and the tone was super positive two years ago and terrible today. # REDDIT MODERATION TOOLS 1. Harassment Filter: this is an AI filter that removes comments that are likely harassment. This feature is set to the default setting to result in the most accurate removal of comments. 2. Reputation Filter: In Reddit's words: "Reddit's reputation filter uses a combination of karma, verification, and other account signals to filter content from potential spammers and people likely to have content removed.". We have this set to a slightly stronger setting than default. 3. Crowd Control: This feature uses AI to collapse comments and block posts from users that have negative reputations, are new accounts, or are otherwise more likely to be a bad actor. This is set to a slightly stronger than default setting. # DAY-TO-DAY MODERATION 1. A number of posts and comments are automatically flagged by Reddit for removal and we don't typically intervene. 2. We review human-reported content promptly for violation of the subreddit rules. We generally rely on Reddit administrator moderation of Reddit-specific rules and we primarily are looking for irrelevant content, spammy, referral links, or provable misinformation (that is disproved by credible sources). 3. We have a moderator chat to discuss or share controversial decisions or disclose potential bias in decisions so that other mods can step in. # WHAT WE DON'T DO... 1. We do not have access to low level user activity (that Reddit does have access to for the AI above) to make moderation decisions. 2. We don't proactively flag or remove content that isn't reported. 3. We don't apply personal opinions and feelings in moderation decisions. 4. We are not the arbiters of truth. 5. We don't remove "bad reviews" or negative posts unless they violate specific rules. We encourage people to report content directly to Reddit if they feel it is malicious. # QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? 1. Ask in this comment thread, message a mod, or message all the mods! 2. Disagree with decisions? The moderators aren't perfect but we're here to promote high integrity and we expect the same in return. Keep disagreements factual and respectful.

Hi, the reputation filters use AI so it's not so much people who have no history, but people who perhaps us the same computer to have a number of accounts that are all used to vote etc... It looks like your comment went through. Congrats! So Future Code NYC isn't normal Codesmith. The day to day is similar but the program is meant for people with very minimal programming experience at all, and not the same bar as normal Codesmith. If they told you that then I would be very concerned. So I would expect to aim for much lower and adjacent-SWE jobs than people in the immersive. I would be very concerned if they tell you you can expect the same outcomes as normal Codesmith because those outcomes are not doing well right now and their strategy isn't working as well in this market and those people generally have more programming experience than you should have. I would also expect them to have hiring partnerships setup with the city of NY and that will be key in this market. If they don't have partnerships setup and they are telling you you will get a similar job to the immersive, then I would seriously consider leaving as that is not realistic and they might not be able to help you and you might waste six months. I would also be concerned if they tell you to not put Future Code on your resume (past versions have done this, but Codesmith students usually don't put Codesmith on their resume) or if they encourage you to frame your 1 month OSP project as 6 months of experience on your resume. My strategy would be going all in on apprenticeships. Like Pinterest, Adobe, Dropbox, Asana, and others. And if not, then trying to get any kind of internship at the end that could turn into a full time role. I would also expect to take up to a a year to get job right now (without any hiring partnerships)

Let me see if the post was queued up, one sec.

I agree having rules listed in the rules area would be good to modernize the documentation. The only rules (other than any Reddit rules and automations to block spam) are listed in the top right: "Irrelevant content, re-sharing promotional content, and referral discount links will be deleted and might get you banned." So if you share a relevant video and explain why it's relevant to this audience and don't cross post it across Reddit to multiple places then it should be fine yeah (unless Reddit's filters pick it up). There is a lot of spam and a lot of paid manipulation going on so we try to abide by Reddit's filters to be fair. Having a good reputation across Reddit and in this sub can help if your posts are caught in filters as well.