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View submission: A Guide to Reddit Lingo
- r/ObviousPlant, u/obviousplant
A link or phrase posted when people fall for a satirical product made by the prankster ObviousPlant[1] by mistaking it for a genuine product. This Subreddit documents the times people fell for one of his pranks or fake toys[2] thinking it might be a bootleg “knock-off”. r/ObviousPlant. *See Also:* r/AwesomeOffBrands, r/chrissimpsonsartist, r/crappyoffbrands, r/RipOffBrands, r/sbubby, r/woooosh.
2: https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-fake-products-obvious-plant/
- OC
“Original Content”. Stuff you made yourself. Don’t ever post other people’s stuff and call it OC; Redditors are quicker than bloodhounds and will sniff it out within minutes. Downvotes and maybe even worse will surely follow. You don’t want to appear on r/quityourbullshit.
- Official Reddit Announcements
Every so often, Reddit needs to make general announcements meant to reach all users. These are usually about changes to the Reddit interface, updates, bug fixes, changes to the Content Policy or starting/discontinuing Reddit processes or campaigns. Sometimes these appear in a banner notice at the top of your page when you first open Reddit, but not always.
To be sure you don’t miss anything, I recommend you subscribe to the following official subreddits. They won’t clog up your feed as they aren’t the busiest of places, but will help ensure you don’t miss anything you might need to know:
r/announcements - Official announcements from team Reddit.
r/blog - Official blog subreddit, updated regularly with news. Also has links to Reddit’s presence on other social media.
r/changelog - Official information from Reddit, Inc. on minor updates and bug fixes applied to Reddit.
r/redditmobile - An official community for announcements from Reddit, Inc. and discussion about official Reddit apps for mobile phones and tablets.
r/redditsecurity - A running log of actions taken to improve the security of Reddit.
r/modnews - An official community for announcements from Reddit, Inc. pertaining to moderation.
- One-word Replies
One-word replies are often seen as low-quality and often frowned upon in Reddit. So don’t post them. Except when you should. You have to know the rules to know when you can break them and some notable exceptions are Cat. or cat., (when you see a cat in a picture), Nice., (when you see the number 69), This^ or This., (when you want to agree with a point). Reddit loves in-jokes. *See Also:* Cat. or cat., Comment Chain, r/everyfuckingthread, Hivemind, This.
- Online status controls
A recent (2021) addition to your Reddit Profile is your Online Status. This is optional. If you don’t want to share your online status, you can disable the feature by tapping the Online Status button below your Snoovatar, or the ‘privacy options’ section of your preferences, uncheck ‘Let others see my online status’ then click ‘save options’.
When you turn off Online Status, people won’t see any status for you at all - not even an indicator saying that you’re offline or that you’ve selected ‘Off’. Accounts that you’ve blocked will never see your online status. Additionally, if an account is banned from a community, they won't be able to see the online status of anyone in that community. Here’s what the updated status and controls will look like[3].
3: https://preview.redd.it/jf9ncycvzfn61.png
- OP
“Original Poster”. The person who made the submission that is now being commented upon. I am the OP of this post. It’s easier to refer to me as OP instead of having to type my username and risk “pinging” me every single time. *See Also:* Ping, /u.
- Orangered
Orangered refers to the colour (orange/red) of the envelope that glowed when you had a new Direct Message (before it was replaced with the bell icon) and the default Upvote arrow. r/dataisbeautiful gives a good explanation with an infographic[4].
Orangered (FF4500, PMS 172 C), is actually Reddit’s primary brand color, chosen for its vibrancy & distinctiveness.[5] It has provoked arguments[6], and sparked a conflict[7] which led to having its own trophy[8] as did its opponent[9]. *See Also:* Annual Reddit Events: Special Note[10].
5: https://www.redditinc.com/brand
6: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rdankmemes-upvote-arrow-color-debate
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrophyWiki/comments/f0prgq/reddit_trophy_team_orangered/
9: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrophyWiki/comments/f0prvr/reddit_trophy_team_periwinkle/
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/lw4gp4/a_guide_to_reddit_lingo/gt97g3d/
- Other Useful Lexicons
As I say in the preface: “This is a list of some common acronyms, initialisms, terms, memes, references and responses often used on the internet with an emphasis on those specifically used on Reddit. ...in no way intended to be definitive...”. There are far more Internet terms and memes and pop-culture references than I could possibly cover here, and some valuable resources include:
r/coolguides, r/tvtropes. *See Also:* Internet Adages, Memes, Puns & Pop-culture References.
11: https://allthetropes.fandom.com/wiki/All_The_Tropes_Wiki
14: https://www.urbandictionary.com
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