https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lzrdcr/what_are_the_unwritten_laws_of_reddit/
created by Plastic-Assistance24 on 07/03/2021 at 14:08 UTC
2955 upvotes, 115 top-level comments (showing 25)
Comment by Drillix08 at 07/03/2021 at 14:50 UTC
5217 upvotes, 5 direct replies
If you’re looking for a serious response never EVER make a grammatical or spelling error in your post.
Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2021 at 14:53 UTC
2782 upvotes, 7 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2021 at 17:50 UTC*
1227 upvotes, 4 direct replies
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Comment by DenseTooth2871 at 07/03/2021 at 18:01 UTC
477 upvotes, 4 direct replies
If you post any comment prepare to be drawn into a stupid argument over some minor detail hardly related to the discussion.
Comment by AppleBlossomSphinx at 07/03/2021 at 14:51 UTC
3178 upvotes, 13 direct replies
i was always told in a bro-codey kinda way to never EVER look through your friends' comment histories. if you learn their username? forget it. better for everyone involved if you have no idea what they're up to here
Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2021 at 16:00 UTC*
1697 upvotes, 5 direct replies
If you're writing a long post or comment, for the love of god split it up into multiple sections.
(Like this)
It makes it 1000x easier to read, and will also make it easier to write because you can better organize your thoughts. Word soup ain't fun.
Comment by madsheeter at 07/03/2021 at 15:30 UTC
2342 upvotes, 9 direct replies
Every sub has a different audience, KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE. An absolute golden reply that is fucking hilarious in the wrong sub can get you downvoted to oblivion
Comment by A-Higher-Being at 07/03/2021 at 15:41 UTC
3422 upvotes, 5 direct replies
If I anwser they'll be written laws of Reddit.
Comment by Fats33 at 07/03/2021 at 17:05 UTC
2588 upvotes, 7 direct replies
Everyone is an American male until proven otherwise.
Comment by IMayBeInYourClass at 07/03/2021 at 16:58 UTC*
1076 upvotes, 8 direct replies
If a comment has a initially poor response and you edit it to ask why people are downvoting, you are effectively asking for more downvotes.
Comment by IDontaKnowa at 07/03/2021 at 14:18 UTC
486 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Spend all day on it
Comment by pr0b0ner at 07/03/2021 at 17:38 UTC
86 upvotes, 2 direct replies
After reading this thread I've realized I have many friends who probably use reddit but we've certainly never discussed it nor told each other our screen names. Anonymity seems implied.
Comment by Penny_wish at 07/03/2021 at 14:44 UTC
1385 upvotes, 6 direct replies
Always suggest the couple break up.
Comment by Dumbhosadika at 07/03/2021 at 17:27 UTC
168 upvotes, 2 direct replies
You cannot please everyone.
Comment by LDA959 at 07/03/2021 at 16:58 UTC
591 upvotes, 2 direct replies
reply to nice with nice and one of the nices in the train of nice comments will have a ton of downvotes
Comment by helterskeltermelter at 07/03/2021 at 18:01 UTC
212 upvotes, 3 direct replies
OP can mean the person who made the post, or the person who made the top-level comment on the comment tree your currently replying to. Officially it only means the poster, but in practice, it's used for both and you have to figure it out from context.
Comment by KseniaAzarenka at 07/03/2021 at 16:48 UTC
382 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Beware, the rules posted on a subreddit don't even represent 10% of the things your account could get cancelled for.
Comment by J_hoff at 07/03/2021 at 18:20 UTC
182 upvotes, 2 direct replies
The downvote button most definitely *is* a disagree button.
Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2021 at 16:45 UTC
176 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Everything is a conflict and requires ire, rage, and name calling.
Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2021 at 17:49 UTC
262 upvotes, 3 direct replies
If you’re going to be *that* person who wants to repost because you’re a dirty little karma whore, at least make some kind of effort and edit the title instead of copying and pasting the same one.
Comment by Notmiefault at 07/03/2021 at 14:38 UTC
1557 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Courtesy upvote. Comment on a post? Upvote that post. Someone comments on your post? Upvote that comment.
Not only is it nice, it increases visibility for everyone.
You know, in the never-ending quest for meaningless internet points.
Comment by FlawedEscape at 07/03/2021 at 14:10 UTC
692 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Write Edit when you edit your post.
Comment by [deleted] at 07/03/2021 at 17:26 UTC
352 upvotes, 4 direct replies
If you suddenly stop posting, Redditors will notice and you will become an Internet mystery.
Also, if you write any kind of story, expect to get a YouTube narration of it. And odds are you won’t get any royalties from it. Expect the same thing for any questions asked on AskReddit that got really popular.
Comment by 123lose at 07/03/2021 at 17:51 UTC
180 upvotes, 3 direct replies
You must correct someone's spelling, even if they're talking about something extremely serious and spelling isn't entirely relevant.
Comment by me-smrt at 07/03/2021 at 15:17 UTC
174 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Emojis bad. Disagreeing with everyone else bad. Long post without spacing bad. Apologising for mobile formatting.