What Blowhorn does on Reddit: actions, sign-in, and how much evidence stands behind each reading.
Browser, through the extension. Posts to the subreddit the row's
"Destination" names as r/<name>; with no subreddit the row is
skipped, never guessed. Comments when "Comment on" holds a Reddit post
or comment address. Amplifies with an upvote. Sign-in is your Reddit
username in your Chrome, by hand; the credential Blowhorn checks is
RDDT_USERNAME.
Reddit posts and comments
Posting needs the subreddit in "Destination" or, for an upvote, in
"Amplify". Commenting needs a Reddit address in "Comment on" plus a
"Message Text". Both post and comment act on comment rows; a row
already marked done is never acted on twice.
Captured versus unverified
How much evidence stands behind each reading Blowhorn takes on Reddit. All platforms explains what captured, probed, and unverified mean.
| State | Captured, probed or unverified |
|---|---|
| A new post landed: the browser reaches the post's comments page | Unverified (model) - Blowhorn then looks for your title on that page. A match marks the row done; anything else holds it as clicked, outcome not read, and it is not posted again |
| A comment, reply, or upvote landed | Unverified (model) - nothing is read after the click; the row is held as clicked, outcome not read |
| A new comment's link | Unverified (model) - printed when read, not recorded |
| The upvote control and its already-upvoted state | Unverified (model) - if that is not the real signal, a second run could undo the upvote |
| The switch to Markdown | Unverified (model) - if missed, Markdown publishes as literal characters |
| The submit form, comment box, session markers, sign-in, and challenges | Unverified (model) - a miss sends nothing, or falls back to signing in by hand |
Related
- All platforms - every platform, side by side.
- Preview and publish queued posts - the posting run.
- Content queue columns and row states - every column each platform reads.
- Messages and exit codes - what a refusal means.
- Who can post as whom - why a credential is permission.
- Why Blowhorn uses your own Chrome - browser versus API.
- You're in control - every safety control in one place.
- Field Manual: Reddit - what the Reddit feed rewards and what it penalizes.
- Platform action matrix - safe versus risky actions, per platform.