An automod is making posts asking for moderators in subs where the mods have either been purged or left reddit on their own accord. The predictable result is a flood of copypasted applications from bots.
https://archive.fo/gqkPc for non-reddit link and posterity.
To clarify these are not bots but users expressing their opinion in this fashion. The r/modcoord thread where I saw this has some comments with the background.
/r/ModCoord/comments/15rvzb0/mod_team_for_rthingsforants_just_got_removed/