This userscript helps reddit moderators delete threads.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Reddit_Mod_Nuke_Userscript
// @namespace RMNU
// @version 3.141.592.6531
// @include htt*://*.reddit.com/*
// @author djimbob (dr jimbob)
// @description This userscript helps reddit moderators delete threads.
// ==/UserScript==
delete_function = function(thread_root) {
var elmnts = document.getElementsByClassName('id-'+thread_root)[0].querySelectorAll('form input[value="removed"]~span.option.error a.yes,a[onclick^="return big_mod_action($(this), -1)"]');
for(var i=0; i < elmnts.length; i++) {
setTimeout(
(function(_elmnt) {
return function() {
var event = document.createEvent('UIEvents');
event.initUIEvent('click', true, true, window, 1);
_elmnt.dispatchEvent(event);
}}
)(elmnts[i]), 1500*i); // 1.5s timeout prevents overloading reddit.
};
}
if(document.querySelector('body.moderator')){ // only execute if you are a moderator
var nuke_button = new Array();
var divels = document.querySelectorAll('div.noncollapsed');
var comment_ids = new Array();
for (var i = 0; i < divels.length; i++) {
var author_link = divels[i].querySelector('p.tagline>a.author,p.tagline>span.author,p.tagline>em');
// p.tagline>a.author is normal comment;
// some author deleted comments seem to have either
// p.tagline>span.author or p.tagline>em
comment_ids[i] = divels[i].parentElement.parentElement.getAttribute('data-fullname');
if(author_link) {
// create link DOM element
nuke_button[i] = document.createElement('a')
nuke_button[i].setAttribute('href', 'javascript:void(0)');
nuke_button[i].setAttribute('title', 'Nuke!');
nuke_button[i].setAttribute('id', 'nuke_'+i);
nuke_button[i].innerHTML= "[<strong>Nuke</strong>]";
// append after the author's name
author_link.parentNode.insertBefore(nuke_button[i], author_link.nextSibling);
// Add listener for click; using IIFE to function with _i as value of i when created; not when clicked
nuke_button[i].addEventListener('click',
(function(_i) {
return function() {
var continue_thread = divels[_i].parentElement.parentElement.querySelectorAll('span.morecomments>a');
var comment_str = " comments?";
if(continue_thread.length > 0) {
comment_str = "+ comments (more after expanding collapsed threads; there will be a pause before the first deletion to retrieve more comments)?";
}
var delete_button = divels[_i].parentElement.parentElement.querySelectorAll('form input[value="removed"]~span.option.error a.yes,a[onclick^="return big_mod_action($(this), -1)"]');
// form input[value="removed"]~span.option.error a.yes -- finds the yes for normal deleting comments.
// a.pretty-button.neutral finds the 'remove' button for flagged comments
if (confirm("Are you sure you want to nuke the following " + delete_button.length + comment_str)) {
for (var indx=0; indx < continue_thread.length; indx++) {
var elmnt = continue_thread[indx];
setTimeout(
function() {
var event = document.createEvent('UIEvents');
event.initUIEvent('click', true, true, window, 1);
elmnt.dispatchEvent(event);
}, 2000*indx); // wait two seconds before each ajax call before clicking each "load more comments"
}
if(indx > 0) {
setTimeout(function() {delete_function(comment_ids[_i])},
2000*(indx + 2)); // wait 4s after last ajax "load more comments"
} else {
delete_function(comment_ids[_i]); // call immediately if not "load more comments"
}
}
}
}
)(i)); // end of IIFE (immediately invoked function expression)
}
}
}