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View submission: The NewToReddit Encyclopaedia Redditica v2
“Bait-and-Switch” or “The ole Reddit Bait-and-Switch”
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:23 UTC*
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Bots are scripts written by users and can be the boon or the bane of every Redditors’ life. Popping up unsummoned and often when you least expect it, Bots can be:
All bots respond to specific words or phrases in a comment[2] and you should reply to any bot comment by saying either **Good Bot** or **Bad Bot** as u/GoodBot_BadBot/ collates the replies and ranks the bots accordingly.
1: https://www.reddit.com/user/reply-guy-bot/comments/n9fpva/faq/
Subreddits aren’t totally at the mercy of Bots[3] as Mods will often ban them from their subs if they find them annoying, and r/BotDefense basically does what it says: defends against bots. Some subs also use r/BotTerminator as well.
Some Bots can be used by Redditors. These are known as Service Bots and will usually respond to user mentions for a specific purpose. Some examples which you can summon by mentioning their username in the comments of a post are:
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/RemindMeBot/comments/e1bko7/remindmebot_info_v21/
6: https://www.reddit.com/user/redditspeedbot/comments/eqdo8u/redditspeedbot_guide/
7: https://www.reddit.com/user/GifReversingBot/comments/9gbzyu/how_to_use_gifreversingbot/
8: https://www.reddit.com/user/profanitycounter
There is no official list of Reddit bots, but r/redditbots and this old list[9] or even this link[10] will give you some idea of what’s lurking in wait. More than 61000+ Bots can be seen here https://botrank.pastimes.eu/[11] but not all of them will be currently active. There is no definitive list of Service bots on Reddit either, but questions and information can be found at r/botwatch.
9: https://reddit.com/r/autowikibot/w/redditbots
10: https://ada-young.com/pastebin/40ARHwr6
11: https://botrank.pastimes.eu/
We also have another type of bot that roams Reddit: the Spambot[12]. Unlike any of the benign bots mentioned above, these are bad news. They have their own entry in this encyclopaedia as you need to know how to spot them[13].
12: https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/learning/bots/what-is-a-spambot/
Going back to the harmless but sometimes annoying bot variety, please forgive me but I just have to mention some bots that were very divisive and, some I believe now mercifully defunct. u/uwuwizard and u/uwutranslator, which did exactly that, and if that wasn’t bad enough, a bot that when you replied to a comment with !emojify[14] it sent a bot over that replied again but with all the words having an emoji attached to them. I mention these because defunct bots have a tendency to return. Don’t say I told you to try them and see because I’m not telling you that. At all.
14: https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/jdru0x/reddits_current_state_of_mind_on_the_emoji_bot/
If any bot annoys you to the point you never wish to see them again, you can Block them just like any other user.
r/BotsScrewingUp is a sub to document those times that although we have Bottiquette[15], bots sometimes get things very, very wrong.
15: https://www.reddit.com/wiki/bottiquette
16: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhitmv/
17: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhrmz2/
18: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhjja2r/
19: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhsko0z/
20: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu1bx6/
21: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhuifzg/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 14:47 UTC*
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Very simplistically, this phenomenon occurs when the thing you've just noticed, experienced or been told about suddenly crops up constantly. This is a Confirmation Bias also known as a Frequency Illusion[1]. Those of us old enough to remember the once notorious West German Baader-Meinhof gang[2] may wonder how this phrase came about[3], and the St. Paul Minnesota Pioneer Press online commenting board was the unlikely source of the name. In 1994, a reader was talking to a friend about the gang, and the next day, the friend referred him to an article in that day’s newspaper in which the organisation was mentioned, decades after it had any reason to be in the news.
1: https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/july-2020/What-is-the-Baader-Meinhof-Phenomenon
2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction
3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
Also known as Frequency Bias or Recency Illusion, the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon is a mix of coincidence and when your awareness of something increases leading you to believe something is happening more, even if that’s not actually the case. By the way; have you seen the number of Fiat 500s[4] on the roads recently? You will now.
r/coincidence is for screenshots of alignments of random points, r/GlitchInTheMatrix is a sub for posting pictures and videos of strange occurrences and r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix is for "Eye-witness event(s) that cannot be explained with critical thinking." As always, please read the rules before posting in an unfamiliar sub.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 14:49 UTC*
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A confidence trick based on a false claim or enticement to dupe the unsuspecting victim into doing something they didn’t want to do. The Internet has given this a new life, and on Reddit, the master of the technique[1] is undoubtedly u/GuyWithRealFacts who posts super informative, interesting, but totally false facts, usually starting out being totally believable. You might also be interested to know exactly how Reddit Karma is calculated[2]. Then again, you might remember what definition you’re looking at… r/BaitAndSwitch.
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/mhh9mu/a_statement_about_karma/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 14:52 UTC*
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A word commonly used on Reddit when you’ve been fooled. “That’s not at all what I was expecting. After the first link I thought that would be the rickroll, but I was bamboozled.” Can refer to real life situations[1], or things that happen across Reddit[2] from time to time.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/9q3g4m/ive_been_bamboozled/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 14:54 UTC*
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A moderator (mod) can ban you from a Subreddit for whatever reason they want. Moderators are not required to give you “notice” or any kind of prior warning before making a decision, so if a mod makes the decision to ban you, there really isn’t any comeback. There's no higher level of appeal in any subreddit than its moderators, so don't burn your bridges with them if you are banned from a sub you might want back into at a later date.
Moderators have guidelines[1] to follow but bear in mind there is nobody “looking over their shoulders” to enforce mods to use them and that they are free to enforce whatever rules they wish in their Subreddits so long as they abide by the TOU[2].
1: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/moderator-guidelines
2: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement-october-15-2020
If you see this unwelcome news in your inbox, the best thing to do is nothing in the immediate moment. Let the situation - and your emotions - cool down somewhat, then take the time to examine the sub rules[3] to determine what rule you have broken. Once you have done this and you still feel the decision was unfair, you should use Modmail[4] to appeal a Subreddit ban. Do NOT DM or private message the mod (if known) at this time. Using Modmail will ensure that all the mods of that sub will see your appeal and any subsequent replies.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnToReddit/comments/pjsazs/finding_a_subreddits_rules/
Whether you know why you were banned or are still unclear as to what happened, you need to calmly explain the situation fully, clearly and concisely. NEVER Modmail when upset despite all your outraged instincts telling you to let rip at the sudden unfair and arbitrary decision taken entirely without your consent. Likewise, don't break any sitewide rules as you can be reported to the Admins and potentially earn a sitewide ban from Reddit that is temporary or even permanent with little to no recourse.
Do take some time to reflect before writing your reply. If a mod makes the decision to ban you, there really isn’t any comeback except with that mod. There may well be other mods of that subreddit to appeal to, but it’s my experience that they very rarely overrule each other’s decisions without good reason.
There is a group of people on Reddit who will attempt to speak on your behalf, and you should read our encyclopaedia entry on Moderation Mediation[5] to find out more. Keep in mind that they are third-party volunteers and if a mod decides they don’t want to be party to mediation, there’s nothing official that can be done.
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hho9d6v/
As with all things, there are usually two sides to each story[6] (as you will no doubt find out for yourself should you ever create your own subreddit) and most moderators are only looking out for the well-being of their own communities. It may not be clear to you from the outside why you received the ban, but for all you know, you might have been the hundredth person picked up that day for similar infractions.
Ultimately, it’s up to the Mods if they want to yell at, ignore the concerns of, or even ban someone for whatever reason they want. The subreddit rules are there only as guidelines to the user; they may not be the only criteria a Mod chooses if they want someone out of their sub and in any event, the Mods can ignore them as they see fit.
If you receive a ban from a subreddit and the moderating team won’t allow you back, I’m afraid that’s very much the end of that sub for you. You will be allowed to read and vote on submissions but unable to post or comment there anymore.
If you feel you have been unfairly treated by a moderator, this link[7] contains the official Reddit guidelines, and for for account suspensions, shadowbans etc., you can lodge an appeal with Admin at: https://www.reddit.com/appeals[8] or https://www.reddithelp.com/[9]. The Reddit FAQ has more information https://www.reddit.com/r/help/wiki/faq[10].
8: https://www.reddit.com/appeals
9: https://www.reddithelp.com/
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/help/wiki/faq
Admins are the highest authority on Reddit but will not get involved in any disputes between Moderators and Redditors unless there’s a breach of Content Policy[11] involved, in which case you can report them here[12].
11: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy
12: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=179106
Making a new or Alt account for the specific purpose of circumventing a subreddit ban on Reddit isn’t allowed. This is called Ban Evasion[13] and is grounds for a sitewide permaban from the whole of Reddit with no recourse. Whether this is fair or unfair is not under discussion here; it’s just the way it is.
13: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043504811-What-is-Ban-Evasion-
But Reddit is huge, and there may well be other subs dealing with the same topic you would be more at home in, and this is where our guide to Navigating Reddit[14] might be useful to you.
14: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/p8t966/reddit_and_karma_explained/h9ssh6c/
You could be meta and rail against your Reddit ban in a subreddit such as r/ComplainToReddit, r/justbeenbanned, r/modabuse, r/ModsAreKillingReddit, r/modsbeingdicks, and all the many, many similar subs. However, you should be mindful that there are subreddits that will preemptively ban you just for posting[15] in these types of subs. Have fun just reading them instead, as while reading their content with an open mind you’ll quickly realise why you shouldn’t press Send on that initial rant…
16: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8kb0q/
17: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/i4au58g/
18: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhqe4t/
19: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hho8eoe/
20: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hho93h7/
21: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hho9d6v/
22: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hho9ht5/
23: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhqwr1l/
24: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhsk313/
25: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcsfum/
26: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu25d0/
27: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhui9rj/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:08 UTC*
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There are several types of ban[1] you can get on Reddit; some more punitive than others, and some much easier to get out of than others.
1: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/360003602632-Account-Status
If a user suspects they have been Shadowbanned, they can check their status at r/ShadowBan or r/ShadowBanned. If the answer is yes, lodge an appeal directly to Admin at https://www.reddit.com/appeals[2]. Another useful tool is r/CommentRemovalChecker but you must read the rules before commenting[3].
2: https://www.reddit.com/appeals
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/CommentRemovalChecker/comments/9u0zes/how_to_use_what_is_this/
There’s also a Shadowban tester here: https://cable.ayra.ch/reddit/
More information about bans can be found at https://www.reddithelp.com/[4]. The Reddit FAQ also has more information https://www.reddit.com/r/help/wiki/faq[5].
4: https://www.reddithelp.com/
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/help/wiki/faq
To appeal against a moderator decision, use that subreddits’ Modmail[6].
To appeal against a sitewide decision, lodge an appeal directly to Admin at https://www.reddit.com/appeals[7].
7: https://www.reddit.com/appeals
I also recommend you read the entry on **Ban**[8] before taking action.
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8m9e9/
Permaban means permanent ban, as opposed to a normal ban which is usually temporary. A permaban from either an individual sub or the whole of Reddit is final. A moderator only has the ability to permaban from their own sub; it takes an Admin decision to permaban anyone from Reddit as a whole.
Shadowban is the colloquial term for when Admin or the automatic spam filter removes the ability to fully use an account without your realising. A shadowbanned user’s posts and comments will continue to show up for them, but other people won’t see them except for the mods of the subreddit they post in, who will only see a ‘greyed out’ post or comment marked with a red dustbin icon. If a user is shadowbanned, any other user who tries to pull up their profile will be unsuccessful, usually getting an 'account doesn't exist' type message.
A user will not get a notification if they get Shadowbanned because this is used for spammers who are likely to create another account if their account is completely disabled; most don't notice they've been shadowbanned and will keep spamming but the site will remove everything they post or comment.
Redditors can be shadowbanned accidentally and mistakes sometimes happen. In mid 2021, the tightening of Reddit’s spam filters led to an inordinate number of new users being instantly Shadowbanned[9] through no fault of their own.
9: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/ok6906/a_note_on_shadowbans/
Being Shadowbanned can happen for many reasons, and here are some very useful tips on avoiding one[10], as it is entirely possible to be Shadowbanned for an entire year without realising[11].
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/ShadowBan/comments/8a2gpk/an_unofficial_guide_on_how_to_avoid_being/
11: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-47888242
A ban from the whole of Reddit, whether temporary or permanent can only be given by Admin, who will have been briefed by a mod or mods first. Also known as Suspended[12].
A moderator (mod) can ban you from their Subreddit for whatever reason they want. The user will get a notification if they get banned in this way. Moderators have guidelines[13] to follow but bear in mind that they are free to enforce whatever rules they wish in their Subreddits (so long as they comport to site-wide policies) and you need to CHECK THE SUB-SPECIFIC RULES FIRST before sending them a Modmail[14].
13: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/moderator-guidelines
A subreddit ban can be time-limited (temporary) or indefinite (permaban). After you are banned from a subreddit, you will still be able to read everything in that sub but no longer able to submit any posts or comments until the ban is lifted. There is no higher level of appeal in any subreddit than its moderators, so don't burn your bridges with them if you are banned from a sub you might want to return to. It can even escalate to a sitewide ban from Reddit given by the Admins that is temporary, or even permanent with little to no recourse.
15: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8kb0q/
16: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8m9e9/
17: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/i4au58g/
18: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hho93h7/
19: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hho9d6v/
20: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hho9ht5/
21: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhsk313/
22: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcsfum/
23: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhqwr1l/
24: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhui9rj/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:19 UTC*
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“Like when the food hella good, you say bone apple tea, it's like french or some shit.” r/Boneappletea is a link posted on seeing a malapropism - the mistaken use of an incorrect but real word in place of a similar-sounding real word, resulting in a nonsensical, sometimes humorous utterance. Originating from worldstarhiphop and the Urban Dictionary.
Be careful posting this link; make sure it isn’t a r/BoneAppleTypo first. This is a sub where the rules are tightly enforced. If you want to submit something there, browse to get a feel of the place, read the rules in the Sidebar (on mobile this will be the About tab, Menu tab and Community Info found in the three dot “hamburger” menu top RH corner of your screen), any Pinned posts (these will have a lime green ‘pin’ icon on the top corner and will show on top when you sort the Subreddit by ‘Hot’) and Wiki (where there is one). Bon Appétit!
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhryp9/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:24 UTC*
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Brandolini's Law (also known as the Bullshit Asymmetry Principle) is a saying, commonly known as an “Internet Adage”, made by Italian programmer Alberto Brandolini[1] in 2013. The law states: "The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude larger than to produce it." This adage emphasises the difficulty of debunking[2] false, facetious, or otherwise misleading information.
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law
You can find confirmation bias for any ridiculous thought that pops in your head on the internet, and on Reddit you need look no further than some of the conspiracy subreddits to see this in its fullest glory.
r/IsItBullshit asks just that, r/bullshit is just that, and r/quityourbullshit calls it out with proof. r/TopMindsOfReddit collects posts directly involving a conspiracy theory, conspiracy theorists, or denial of objective reality on Reddit. r/TheTopMinds is a place to enjoy and laugh at far-fetched conspiracy theories and the Top Minds that believe them from all over the internet. r/ShitRedditSays claim that “Free speech is a disease and we are the cure” and r/worstof proves it's not all roses and sunshine here on Reddit, though r/Negareddit has to be the most meta sub for discussion of Reddit’s failings.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhi8q57/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhia1a3/
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhiiesf/
6: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhleky9/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 14:56 UTC*
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A banana is a common unit of measurement on Reddit. The origin of this saying[1] isn’t from Reddit (for a change) but is mentioned here as we embraced it wholesale as our primary definition of quantity[2]. r/BananasForScale.
1: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/banana-for-scale
2: https://i.redd.it/zatlrt078ws81.jpg
Alternative units of measurement for when bananas just aren’t enough include r/BarbaraWalters4Scale and r/HumansForScale.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu337p/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:07 UTC*
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Very simplistically, this is where people do something primarily because other people are doing it, regardless of their own beliefs which they may ignore or override. This tendency of people to blindly align their beliefs and behaviors with those of a group is also called a herd mentality, or on Reddit as the Hivemind. It’s a Reddit thing that is inexplicable but once you’ve seen it a few times it’s still inexplicable but at least you know what you’re seeing if not why. We study the problem and we’ve been studying it for damn well near a century, yes, but we get no further with our studies. Reddit is strange like that.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:10 UTC*
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A link posted when one user posts a comment or thread on Reddit, and another user with a username relevant to that parent comment or thread responds. r/beetlejuicing.
r/TwoRedditorsOneCup (SFW) documents those times that two or more Redditors unexpectedly find themselves in the same place at the same time either online or IRL. r/nevertellmetheodds documents the nearly impossible feats of achievement, those with a great degree of difficulty or incredible odds, and r/donttellmetheodds is its less stricter version.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:11 UTC*
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Is it true that on the Internet, all birds are birbs, a chunky bird is a borb, and a fluffed-up bird is a floof? Even the august institution that is the Audubon Society[1] felt they needed to weigh into this debate.
1: https://www.audubon.org/news/when-bird-birb-extremely-important-guide
r/Birbs is for birbs doing birb things, r/illegallysmolbirbs is to make sure that crimes committed against humanity by our feathery friends are recorded for posterity, r/Borb is a place for borb-lovers to post pictures of fat/round borbs and r/borbs is also focused on birds of the orb variety. For those who don’t think our feathered friends are cute, there’s r/BirdsBeingDicks, and if you are sceptical of the whole “bird” thing anyway, there’s r/BirdsArentReal.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:13 UTC*
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A link or phrase posted when a Post or Comment on Reddit leads to the creation of a new subreddit. This is known as the "miracle of birth," and is one of the most meaningful events in a young Redditor’s life. If you witnessed this for yourself, record the moment for posterity at r/birthofasub.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:16 UTC*
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“I'm going to go make my own Reddit! And it'll have blackjack... and hookers!” A phrase occasionally posted when someone is dissatisfied with a Mod ruling. Originating in Futurama S01E02[1] where Bender is kicked out of a theme park for trying to bend the rules. Use with caution before you flounce off to make your own sub if you think the mods are being unfair. It’s Bender’s nature to bend the rules. It’s in his name. It isn’t in yours. And even if it is, don’t bend the rules. We’ll throw you out of our theme park if you do.
1: https://youtu.be/-94qrgxH35M
Good news, everyone! r/futurama celebrates the wooorld of tomorrowww! r/FuturamaWOTgame is the unofficial subreddit for the mobile game, Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow, made by TinyCo., r/Futurama_Sleepers is fer Futurama episodes and commentaries fer sleepin' to, and r/blackjackandhookers is… possibly lost.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:17 UTC*
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If you’d like to cut off contact from someone for any reason, you can block them by going to their profile or visiting your user settings. Full instructions are here[1], and if you want to know how it should work in practicality, this will give more details[2].
1: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/214548323-How-do-I-block-someone-
2: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413520308372-How-does-blocking-work-
Reddit updated the Blocking System[3] in August 2021. In the previous version of blocking, some people noted that if you block someone they can still go around responding to your comments and you would never know. It isn’t greatly different now, and in some ways has made things worse for some people. Here’s an explanation of the new system[4].
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/s71g03/announcing_blocking_updates/
When someone blocks you, you are prevented from replying to any comments underneath a comment by that person. You will just see the message *"Something is broken, please try again later."* As a result, it’s possible to be in a comment chain where someone has replied then immediately blocked you. That prevents you from challenging what they reply to you and also prevents you from replying to **anyone else who replies to you** if the person who blocked you also has a comment above yours in the chain. Everyone else can see and interact with what they said, just not you. It is now essentially a tool that anyone can use to exclude people with differing views from any discussions they initiate.
To put it bluntly, you’re basically blocking yourself and your ability to respond, not the user who provoked you in the first place.
In the end, Reddit is still the internet. Idiots will troll you. Don't feed the trolls. Ignore them, downvote them and move on. They'll soon lose interest and go away to find someone who is naïve enough to engage with them. Don’t let that be you.
If you wish to access the list of users you have blocked on Reddit, desktop users can go to the “Safety and Privacy” section from the User Settings menu. You can find the “User Settings” option in the drop-down menu of your profile. On the mobile app, tap your profile picture at the top right corner of the screen[5] (it’s on the top-left corner on Android) to open up the three dots “hamburger” Post Overflow menu. At the very bottom of the hamburger menu, tap the “Settings” option to bring up this menu[6]. Tap your username at the top of the page to bring up “Account Settings”[7]. From here, go to the “Manage blocked accounts” section under “Blocking and Permissions”.
5: https://i.redd.it/ox0xqepzzvt81.jpg
6: https://i.redd.it/svjcg2y60wt81.png
7: https://i.redd.it/5r3l96ls9yt81.jpg
You might wish to unblock someone, in which case here’s the instructions for Unblocking[8]. Alternatively, if you accidentally block a user, or decide that a user no longer needs to be blocked, you can remove them from your blocked users via https://www.reddit.com/prefs/friends[9].
8: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043035252-How-do-I-unblock-someone-
9: https://www.reddit.com/prefs/friends
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:20 UTC*
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A link often posted when a misspelling is especially hilarious. People can't spell; Reddit makes fun of them. This sub is less restrictive than r/Boneappletea and if they remove a post for any part of their Rule 1, it’s usually welcomed here. This includes names, homonyms, misspellings, and words that don't sound anything like the original. r/BoneAppleTypo.
r/excgarated is for when a misspelling is so bad it's comical, potentially to the extent of being unique in the universe. r/typo used to be a place for funny grammatical screw-ups and needs reviving, as does r/FunnyTypos.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:20 UTC*
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A link or phrase used when someone takes a meme template and gives it a literal meaning. r/bonehealingjuice is wholesome bone healing where all content should be straightforward or deadpan versions of meme formats. r/bonehealingjuice. Opposite to r/boneachingjuice.
This is just one of Reddit’s “Anti-Jokes” subreddits[1]. Anti-Jokes are funny because they make you expect a joke but instead you receive reality or something far more bizarre than anticipated, but in a clever or humorous way. r/antimeme is the place to set up jokes that have no punchline as is r/AntiMemes. Edit the text of an image to create a new phrase at r/SpeedOfLobsters. While Anti-Jokes have mundane, run-of-the-mill punchlines, the submissions at r/AntiAntiJokes have absurd, ridiculous, nonsensical punchlines. r/AntiJokes was closed for a while but now lives again under new moderation.
1: https://i.redd.it/bo92r68eqos81.png
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhs5rf/
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhiakiy/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhujqsp/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:21 UTC*
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A link or phrase posted when a meme is out of context and misuses the template completely. The sub itself sums this up nicely: “Imagine you're a 10 year old kid who just discovered the internet a week ago and your only exposure is iFunny.” r/bonehurtingjuice.
r/boneachingjuice is a place where Good Juice makes you go OUCH[1].
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/boneachingjuice/comments/eoh6py/reminder_good_juice_makes_you_go_ouch/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:22 UTC*
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Originally specific to cute animal subs, now with wider Reddit usage. A light tap on the nose[1]. A word to be used entirely at your own risk, as Redditors often dislike cutesy animal words[2].
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/pugid5/boop/
We have r/boop for pictures or video of people, animals, or really anything getting booped, r/boopthesnoot for boopable snoots, and r/forbiddenboops for risky boops.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhif00a/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 21/10/2021 at 14:25 UTC*
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Sending or inviting Redditors to go to another sub for the purposes of making mischief, manipulating voting scores, or causing a ruckus is considered to be “Brigading”. This is a serious offence on Reddit and comes in various forms, all of which are damaging to the community in general and therefore taken very seriously by both mods and admin. Reddit as a whole has just eight rules[1], and “no Brigading” is dealt with in rule 2 and to a lesser extent in rule 1.
1: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy
A very simple form of Brigading would be entering a “pro” sub with the sole intention of being “anti”. So, somebody in the sub r/ifindsomefoodstuffsdisgusting might say something to the effect of “I’m not a fan of mayonnaise at all”. This post is read by a member of r/webelievemayoisthegreatestfoodstuffever and in a huff, posts a link to it, sending outraged mayo lovers over to contest a perfectly reasonable comment about mayo hating in a sub designed for such an opinion. If you really have such strong feelings about mayo that you need to let out (I know I do), there will definitely be more suitable places for them on Reddit than trying to incite any subreddit drama between communities.
A term that originated on Reddit, Brigading[2] is when a group of users, generally outsiders to the targeted subreddit, "invade" a specific subreddit and flood it with downvotes in order to damage karma dynamics on the targeted sub; spam the sub with posts and comments to further their own agenda; or perform other coordinated abusive behaviour such as insulting or harassing the subreddit’s users in order to troll, manipulate, or interfere with the targeted community.
2: https://institute.global/policy/social-media-futures-what-brigading
While the term often refers to an attack that is intentionally orchestrated by the "brigade" whose members consist of separate people, it's also sometimes used to refer to Sock Puppet[3] tactics, in which people create extra user accounts for the purpose of acquiring more voting power (this in particular is very very much against Reddit rules), or simply an unplanned circlejerk of downvotes against a particular user or community.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu124y/
Individual users can also be targeted by a downvote brigade in certain situations; i.e. if a person is following you around Reddit with the express intention of downvoting, negatively commenting or generally harassing you in subs they wouldn’t normally participate in. However, individual brigades like this are hard to prove and best ignored, as every user can only vote once on each post or comment and vote fuzzing can make these scores fluctuate in real-time in any event.
It’s long been said that admins (Reddit employees) keep server logs that show what subreddits people are coming from when they brigade[4], so if you suspect a community of Brigading, report it with a message here: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new[5].
5: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
It’s also helpful if you include links to any posts, comments, or messages that led you to believe the community is coordinating a brigade. The admins will be able to see them even if it's a private subreddit. You should also note that because they’re too easy to manipulate, Reddit don’t accept screenshots. Here’s another relevant help centre page: https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058311612-How-do-I-report-a-community-[6], and our general guide to reporting is here: https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/sections/360008810132-Reporting[7].
6: https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058311612-How-do-I-report-a-community-
7: https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/sections/360008810132-Reporting
Mods can shut down any brigading posts on their subreddit, but cannot stop their members from creating other accounts to spam. Some subreddits accept crossposts from other subreddits in order to discuss them in a different environment, but usually impose a "do not comment in linked threads" rule. On “Old Reddit” some subs would use certain url prefixes to enforce this rule. The most well known one is https://np.reddit.com[8], which a lot of subreddits used for a "no participation" mode, and you can read more about it here[9].
9: https://www.reddit.com/r/NoParticipation/wiki/intro
Mods have guidelines[10] on dealing with Brigading, and mod teams are increasingly looking at other ways of preemptively stopping brigades from happening in the first place as the problem grows larger[11].
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/lhel8m/comment/gmwtpfn/
For just one example, animal subreddits can attract those with polarised views of some specific cat and dog types, including munchkin and pitbull, and sometimes posting an innocent picture of an animal[12] can prompt unexpected and potentially unpleasant responses. To stop this happening in the first place, some mods have decided to preemptively ban members of other subs[13] as a “just in case” measure.
12: https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/58mhyl/pit_bull_drama_in_raww_lots_of_it/
13: https://www.reddit.com/r/TooAfraidToAsk/comments/tsu5zv/why_is_brigading_such_a_bad_thing/
In another recent example, mods took more drastic action[14], temporarily closing their sub after an interview didn’t go as planned[15].
14: https://mashable.com/article/antiwork-subreddit-fox-news-interview
r/OutOfTheLoop is an incredibly useful subreddit to help you keep up to date with what's going on with Reddit and other stuff, while r/SubredditDrama is the place where people can come and talk about Reddit fights and other dramatic happenings from other subreddits. And r/TwentyCharacterLimit is often the reply to when someone posts an obviously fake sub name that's too long to be a subreddit.
16: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhi2si/
17: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhiax1m/
18: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hha8ay6/
19: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhqwr1l/
20: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhqwvwq/
21: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu124y/
22: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhuj14n/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 11/04/2022 at 14:53 UTC
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If you receive a ban from a subreddit and the moderating team won’t allow you back, I’m afraid that’s very much the end of that sub for you. You will be allowed to read and vote on submissions but unable to post or comment there anymore.
It is up to subreddit moderators to decide who participates on their subreddit, so even if you disagree with the reason for your ban you should not attempt to evade it. Some moderators may be okay with a user returning to their subreddit on another account so long as they agree to participate in good faith, but it is important to check this first.
Making an Alt account for the specific purpose of circumventing a subreddit ban on Reddit isn’t allowed. This is called Ban Evasion[1] and is grounds for a sitewide permaban from the whole of Reddit with no recourse.
1: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043504811-What-is-Ban-Evasion-
r/redditsecurity is a running log of actions taken by Reddit Admin to ensure the safety and security of Reddit, and their fundamental belief is that when a mod bans a user, they should feel confident that the person will not be able to come back and continue to harass them or their community. They consider ban evasion to be[2] user accounts that meet either of these criteria:
1. A user is banned from a subreddit, returns on a second account, and then is reported to Admin by a moderator of the subreddit.
2. A user is banned from a subreddit, returns on a second account, and then that second account is banned from the subreddit.
They publish a quarterly Transparency Report, and if you scroll down to the “User Accounts” section of this example[3] you’ll see that Reddit takes Ban Evasion very seriously indeed.
3: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/transparency-report-2021-2
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8kb0q/
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhh2z2/
6: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hho9ht5/
7: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhujb0m/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 15/04/2022 at 16:10 UTC*
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You might like to know there is a way to turn off these “because you visited this sub before” and “because you follow (sub)” posts in your feed.
Depending on the type of recommendation you are seeing, you can disable or hide them. If it's a suggested post, you can tap the three dots (...) post overflow menu located above the Join button and select "Disable recommendation" to remove these from your home feed. If it's under "Recommended for you" just tap the three dots (...) and select "show me less of this". Then, just refresh the app after disabling and they should no longer appear.
Other options to “hide” things on Reddit can be found in https://www.reddit.com/settings/notifications[1][2].
1: https://www.reddit.com/settings/notifications
2: https://www.reddit.com/settings/notifications
Unfortunately, there’s no way of getting rid of the “Discover”[3] tab (the ‘compass’ icon) on mobile which replaced the very useful ‘Square-Circle-Square-Magnifying Glass’[4] icon housing the Communities tab.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/t0es8l/say_ahoy_to_the_discover_tab/
4: https://i.redd.it/nibfggzbcd281.jpg
You might actually like to see random subreddit suggestions from time to time. Some methods of randomisation include:
5: https://www.generatormix.com/random-subreddits
6: https://www.generatormix.com/random-subreddits
7: https://www.coolgenerator.com/random-subreddits-generator
8: https://www.coolgenerator.com/random-subreddits-generator
9: https://perchance.org/subreddits
10: https://perchance.org/subreddits
Reddit will also randomise subs for you. r/all and r/popular are the first two ports of call, but if you want to let Snoo take you somewhere new, you should visit http://reddit.com/r/random[11][12]. Adding r/mistyfront to your feed will post random posts from random subreddits for you to enjoy, while r/serendipity is another meta-subreddit which takes a popular entry from a random subreddit and posts it for your consideration.
11: http://reddit.com/r/random
12: http://reddit.com/r/random
Comment by llamageddon01 at 17/04/2022 at 07:28 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Sometimes you might see an image post where the picture is blurred out. This is called “safe browsing mode” and is usually because the picture is NSFW. Clicking the image should unblur it. If you want to turn this mode off or on, you need to adjust your NSFW settings.
At https://new.reddit.com/settings/feed[1] you can choose to see NSFW content or not, and if you choose to see it, you can also choose to blur it with safe browsing mode on the Feed Settings page.
1: https://new.reddit.com/settings/feed
On the iOS app, NSFW settings can be found in your **device settings** page after selecting the Reddit app, and NOT the Reddit app itself. You'll want to enable "Show NSFW Content (18+)" and disable "Blur NSFW Images".
Another way to view NSFW content in the Reddit app on iOS is to follow these steps on desktop or a browser:
1. Visit https://old.reddit.com/prefs/[2]
2. (Log in, if you aren't already.)
3. Turn on the option ‘I am over eighteen years old and willing to view adult content’, scroll down to the bottom, and click the [save options] button.
4. Turn on the option ‘include not safe for work (NSFW) search results in searches’, scroll down to the bottom, and click the [save options] button.
2: https://old.reddit.com/prefs/
r/blurrypicturesofdogs specialises in those photos you were trying to take of your dog but they had no intention of staying still for it. Every post must be titled "blurry picture of (a) dog(s)". Likewise, r/blurrypicturesofcats collects photos of our feline friends objecting to being photographed. Here, every post is titled "blurry picture of (a) cat(s)".
Comment by llamageddon01 at 17/04/2022 at 20:46 UTC
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Another way of saying “Save”. You can save any post you want to revisit later[1] up to 1,000.
r/ForgottenBookmarks collects pictures of stuff left in books, and r/Book_Marks is to show off your favourite bookmark whether purchased or home-made, or anything else you use as a bookmark.
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcq9dl/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/04/2022 at 13:38 UTC*
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Blursed is an adjective that means "blessed and cursed", mostly used to describe images that both delight and disgust the viewer at the same time.
On Reddit, users often say images that delight them such as a picture of a cute puppy[1] are Blessed, and images that disgust or disturb them such as a picture of a child being followed by a man in a knockoff Barney the Dinosaur costume[2] are Cursed. Blursed images are both blessed and cursed - they simultaneously delight and disturb[3] the viewer.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/blessedimages/comments/srmy0s/blessed_puppy/
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cursed_Images/comments/p3o0d6/cursed_barney/
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/blursedimages/comments/e9mush/blursed_replica/
Blursed humour subs include:
As always, you must read the rules[4] of these subreddits carefully before you contribute.
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnToReddit/comments/pjsazs/finding_a_subreddits_rules/
Hmmm refers to a subsection of Reddit focused on bizarre photographs purposely taken out of context, and comes in three flavours:
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/i5r9zdb/
6: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/i5qptts/
