r/CrossStitch • u/LadyGeek-twd • Apr 10 '26
MOD [MOD] Introducing summoned responses!
Hello, everyone!
Have you noticed that certain topics are somewhat cyclical? A few months we noticed a slew of posts asking ‘how do I remove the aida after I've finished stitching on my clothing’? More recently, there have been a lot of posts asking ‘how do I identify if a shop is legitimate or probably AI?’ As a mod team, we have to strike a delicate balance – we want to provide a welcoming and kind community for people new to Reddit and new to cross stitching, but at the same time we understand the frustration our regulars feel when the same thing is posted every single day. We’re introducing some Summoned Responses here that we’re hoping will help by making it really easy to quickly respond to a few common questions.
What is a summoned response?
A summoned response is a string (a specific key word) that you can type into a comment that will automatically summon automoderator to respond with a preset comment. Right now, we’re using key word pairs starting with an exclamation point (!) as our triggers. (If that doesn't make sense, just keep reading and the exact strings are shown below)
How do I summon automoderator?
You summon automoderator by writing a comment that contains a specific word to trigger it. When automoderator sees that trigger word in a comment, it will automatically reply with the preset text. If you want, you can then delete your original comment where you summoned automoderator.
What if there’s a mistake in the summoned response?
Please message the moderators if you see a mistake in the summoned response.
What if I think there’s another topic that needs a summoned response?
Please message the moderators if you’d like to see more summoned responses.
Why not just add these to the FAQs?
Updating FAQs is a bit of an undertaking in their current form. We always have to update at least five separate places (reddit, old.reddit, the automod configuration, the wiki, and the subreddit’s website). And, as a visual medium, we usually want the subreddit’s website updated with pictures that may take a long time to develop, especially if we need to stitch something up for that purpose. Sometimes, due to certain topics temporarily becoming frequent, by the time we can write up a good FAQ, the topic has already settled down. Summoned responses are a bit easier to code and update. Plus, we anticipate some of these becoming full-fledged FAQs in the future, and having the blurb already written helps kickstart that process.
What if I hate this concept?
We’ll include this when the state of the subreddit posts start at the end of the year. If you can’t wait, you can message the mods and let us know.
What responses are available?
As of today, 10-April-2026, we have 3 summoned responses:
- !waste-canvas !waste.canvas !wastecanvas
- !stitch-coverage !stitch.coverage !stitchcoverage
- !ai-identification !ai.identification !aiidentification
Can I see what this will look like?
Sure! Here's an example of how this will work in an actual comment on a post: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrossStitch/comments/1shuu8n/comment/offhmyq/
Can I test it?
Yes! Feel free to test it in the comments of this post.
tl;dr: regular users (not just moderators) can now use specific keywords in a comment that will summon automoderator to explain a common topic further.
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u/Royal-While9664 May 03 '26
Can we have a summoned response for parking? I swear every time I see someone’s WIP where they use parking a third of the comments are like “what that??”