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View submission: The NewToReddit Encyclopaedia Redditica v2
“I also choose that guy's dead wife”
“If you want this t-shirt, say yes in the Comments”
"I regret that I have but one upvote to give."
“Is there really a subreddit for everything?”
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:32 UTC*
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No, you don’t want that t-shirt. And even if you did, you should try a reputable dealer (or Amazon) because it probably doesn’t exist. We get a lot of “shill” spamming and dodgy merchandise spambots[1] on Reddit, most (if not all) of which will eventually lead you to malware, dodgy advertisement, dropship, phishing or credit-card scam sites. Why you should not buy T-shirts/hoodies/mugs linked in comments[2].
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/httyd/comments/cl3el6/
Be very wary of posts in any sub that shows off items such as T-Shirts, mugs, posters, stickers, incense holders and similar novelty ephemerals even if the caption says generic things like “Got this for a friend”, “This arrived today!!”[3] or similar. There will usually be a favourable comment asking about it almost immediately to encourage others to reply, a second comment from the OP with a link and a third comment thanking the second for the link. All three “Redditors” will be spammers or spambots. Always[4].
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/blackcats/comments/pjvcc8/this_print_is_actually_better_quality_than_i/
Link farmers sometimes aren’t quite as obvious[5], however, so it pays to be wary of any merchandise flex to be on the safe side. A good general rule to follow in life is “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is”, and it’s far better to lose an opportunity than lose your credit-card details.
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArcherFX/comments/polznm/eat_a_buffet_of_dicks/
Should you come across a “shill” post (and you will)[6], don’t be tempted to engage in the conversation because you run the very real risk of getting yourself permabanned from the sub along with the OP and all the other replies. If you suspect a post to be a Shill, do not engage with it; just use the Report option as Spam --> Link Farming, post the subreddit link r/TheseFuckingAccounts and report the accounts to the admins at https://www.reddit.com/report[7] and move on.
6: https://www.reddit.com/user/Impossible-Cod-3946/comments/s4nyst/how_to_recognize_these_accounts/
7: https://www.reddit.com/report
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhh2z2/
9: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh96swb/
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcqgtf/
11: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcsj0z/
12: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu124y/
13: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu1bx6/
14: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu1igd/
15: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcvbfx/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:31 UTC*
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Reddit is unique in social media because here, you don't have a real identity. You are not here with the primary intent of making friends, publicising yourself or documenting your lifestyle. You can say as little or as much as you want about yourself or the subject under discussion (once you’re established) and can back out of conversations (or jump back in) whenever you want without any excuse needed.
Nobody but you decides what level of interaction you have with other Redditors and you are completely free to curate your own feed of content. Nobody is interested in knowing who you are, only what you have to say. Nobody will notice if you disappear one day or when (if ever) you reappear.
There is no personal drama here; the community will live on without you and attention-seekers who like to storm off social media in a flourish[1] might be disappointed in how well Reddit communities manage to continue without even noticing your absence[2].
1: https://i.redd.it/45qlzgd9hos81.png
2: https://c.tenor.com/jrFhOAgWVFMAAAAd/truman-show-series-finale.gif
For the most part, nobody remembers usernames here; many are incomprehensible in any event. We don’t even address others by name here; the entries “OP” and “Ping” will tell you why. Not having “power Redditors” or “influential Redditors” means we’re not forced into interactions we might not want but need to have in order to be accepted into the “in-crowd”. When there isn’t an “in-crowd”, there aren’t any left on the outside trying to find their way in, which is the true beauty of Reddit.
Your very first comment here has the potential to be the most popular in Reddit history just as much as someone who has been here all of its 15+ years, and conversely, someone with 500k Karma and all the trophies in their profile has the same chance of their next comment or post being ignored or even overwhelmingly downvoted just as much as anyone else because who you are isn’t as important as “what you bring to the table”. Reddit is social media without being “social media”, and most people are here because they don’t want a great deal of social interaction.
Social media is about the individual. Reddit, quite simply, isn’t. Reddit is about the content, not the Redditor.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhhpap/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8od1o/
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8u10d/
6: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhp79vp/
7: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhpzxry/
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcmk1r/
9: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhqwvwq/
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu4tdu/
11: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcx6bt/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 17:01 UTC*
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Oh dear. You got here, then. I suppose this day had to come. This is a fine (?) example of the rare occasions when a sharp wit is the ability to say the entirely wrong thing in precisely the right way at exactly the right moment.
Originating here[1], the comment was a sad, wistful and serious one with this phrase given as an almost immediate but completely inappropriate response. The original Redditor was so sincere but the reply was just so perfectly worded yet messed up that the hilarity comes primarily from the shock value.
Thankfully, the user who posted the story was fine with how it all went down[2]. Reddit, as you would expect, embraced this thoroughly and variants of this phrase pop up regularly in the strangest places.
r/FunnyandSad features images that are funny and sad; r/sadcringe is a place for awkward or embarrassing situations that also make you feel sad, and r/awfuleverything features all things that are just genuinely awful.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhconzs/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 17:02 UTC*
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“I Am A”, where the mundane becomes fascinating and the outrageous suddenly seems normal. A network of subreddits, each of which is dedicated to a particular Ask Me Anything topic[1], and occasionally frequented by guest VIPs from all walks of life such as actors, authors, celebrities or other famous or notable persons wanting feedback or interaction on their latest projects. r/IAmA. See their sidebar for a list of upcoming AMAs.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/og6g5l/announcing_the_creation_of_topicspecific_ama/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 17:03 UTC*
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“I Am Not A Doctor”. Sometimes shortened to NAD in r/AskDocs. Usually used to preface medical advice and remind users that it might be better to seek counsel from an actual professional over a stranger on Reddit, because people often think they know more about medicine than they do[1].
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/82hwsi/medical_professionals_of_reddit_what_is_the/
You don’t have to be a doctor to enjoy r/doctormemes, r/medicalmemes, r/Radiology_memes or r/MedicalMeme (though you might have to be to understand some of them). r/talesfrommedicine, r/medicalschool are a little more mainstream and for those who aren’t scared of blood, r/popping, r/PimplePoppersDelight and r/Popping_ are for, well, pimple popping. And because there really is a Subreddit for everything, r/medizzy (NSFW: medical procedures) examines extreme-looking health issues, and the goal of r/MedicalGore (NSFW: medical procedures) is to foster medical discussion and learning through the gruesome reality of the vulnerability of humankind. They’re not wrong when they say this[2].
2: https://i.redd.it/f1otmwypanw81.jpg
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhifx7j/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hha75nq/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 17:04 UTC*
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“I Am Not A Lawyer”. Sometimes shortened to NAL on some legal advice subreddits. Usually used to preface legal advice and remind users that it might be better to seek counsel from an actual professional over a stranger on Reddit, because people often think they know more about the Law than they do[1].
You don’t have to be a lawyer to enjoy r/talesfromthelaw, r/JusticeServed, r/legaladviceofftopic or r/KarmaCourt. If it’s revenge, not justice you’re after, r/myevilplan allows people to discuss their evil schemes whether they want to get revenge on someone or just simply plan to take over the world[2] or if you want to see the universe meting out some just deserts, we have r/instantkarma for your viewing pleasure.
2: http://img.picturequotes.com/2/552/551221/pinky-and-the-brain-quote-1.jpg
Talking of deserts and because there really is a Subreddit for everything, r/ImaginaryDeserts showcases beautiful but unreal landscapes and for beautiful but real lip-smacking sweets, r/DessertPorn proves that just one consonant turns barren lands into buttery loveliness.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhifx7j/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh9bpc9/
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhskjyi/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 17:05 UTC*
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“In Case You Missed It”. ICYMI, the rules of this Subreddit are here[1].
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/p8t966/reddit_and_karma_explained/h9spx16
In case you missed that amazing or succinct Reddit post everyone’s talking about, r/bestof rounds them all up for you, as to a lesser extent does r/bestOfReddit. r/DepthHub gathers the best in-depth submissions and discussion on Reddit, while r/bestoflegaladvice collects all the greatest posts from r/legaladvice and its sister subreddits in one location. r/ImaginaryBestOf features the best of the Imaginary Network of subs.
r/AfterTheLoop is a subreddit to get updated on things that used to be a "Loop" (i.e. past trending events) and r/wherearetheynow is for your “What ever happened to?” “Did they just fall off the radar?” queries. Talking of which, ever wonder what happened to people who ask Reddit for advice or help? Did they take Reddit's advice? How did it turn out? Find out what happened after their original post in r/BestofRedditorUpdates.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 17:05 UTC*
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“I Don’t Care”. What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy? I don’t know; I don’t care.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:30 UTC
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“I Don’t Even Know”. Why did I start this never-ending encyclopaedia? IDEK.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:31 UTC
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“I Don’t Know”. What’s the difference between apathy and ignorance? I don’t care; I don’t know.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:34 UTC*
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A link posted when the post or comment makes so sense little, you'd think the person hasd oven of tren feel stork. r/ihadastroke.
r/ihadastroke should not be confused with r/titlegore which is for Reddit posts with incomprehensibly wordy titles. r/sadlygokarts showcases the fun when subtitles go wrong, while r/SaucedInTranslation showcases the fun when translating goes wrong, as does r/BadTranslations and r/engrish.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:35 UTC
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“If I Recall Correctly”. IIRC, I was only going to write one or two pages of this lexicon.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:35 UTC*
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Many subreddits require an image with a new post. You can either upload your own image from your device or use a host like Imgur. If you try and post then find one (or both) of the image or video post options isn't available, that's either because the moderators of the sub have turned it off and doesn't want that type of post at all; because the sub is NSFW, or your post is tagged NSFW. In these cases, you can't use a direct image post type (which hosts the material on Reddit's servers), but you can use a "link post" that links to the image hosted on another site instead. You can’t post videos to private subs, but again you can post a link.
The entry “Posting Images on Reddit” has more details and instructions, as does our sister sub here[1] and also here[2].
r/LearnToReddit is a sister sub to this one, run by the same team, and is a safe place to learn how to post SFW images, image galleries and image links, among other essential Reddit stuff.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhleayp/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhqwhom/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:36 UTC*
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An online image sharing and image hosting service with a focus on viral images and memes, particularly those posted on Reddit[1].
https://imgur.com[2] is easy to use and you don’t need an account there to be able to use it. Simply upload your photo and post it as "hidden". Then copy the image’s direct link and paste it into the "link" tab of the upload section of the post. It does have a history of not working probably for mobile users[3], but the solution is this: don't use the "copy link" which shows once the upload is completed. Instead, do a right click and click "copy image location". The result is much better, especially for mobile users, as seen in these examples:
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/redditmobile/comments/6wb0b9/imgur_links_not_loading/
On mobile devices, bring up the right click menu by holding your finger on the screen for one to two seconds until the menu appears.
5: https://i.imgur.com/225EVr4.jpg
There really is a subreddit for everything when it comes to photography. Obviously, r/photography is a great place to start, especially an old but excellent post[6] containing a Multireddit of over 25 related subs still active. It’s important to read the rules carefully for each of these subs as they’ll all have their own strict criteria for submissions. Or post your own original photography at the less restrictive but no less lovely r/ThroughYourEyes_pics.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:37 UTC
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Meaning "In My Opinion", "In My Humble/Honest Opinion", and “In My Experience��� respectively.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:38 UTC*
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The “bell” icon. Used to be an envelope icon. Contains both Activity and Messages.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:38 UTC*
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Linking the time-honoured Reddit Traditions of going wildly off topic with Comment Chains and derailing a comment with Puns while adding a *soupçon* of “The Ole Reddit Switch-a-roo", r/IncreasinglyVerbose is a sub documenting those times when Redditors try to outdo each other with increasingly and unnaturally complex verbiage. r/IncreasinglyVerbose.
why say lot word when few word do trick? At r/DecreasinglyVerbose they take long thing and make short while short thing still has same meaning as long thing. In the middle of the chaos of both high and low inequalities, the folks at r/ConsistentlyVerbose lie in tranquility of their constants, while r/MyGodTheDescription is dedicated to the wonderful world of overly elaborate and massively inflated product descriptions which overshadow the final product.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhi95gm/
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhp7rbk/
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhck1r2/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhqxawp/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:39 UTC*
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Means “More information needed”. Originally sub specific from r/AmITheAsshole now with some wider Reddit usage.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:40 UTC*
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Internet Adages are a subset of Eponymous Laws[1]; principles named after a person, though sometimes they can also include philosophical razors or similar observations. There are many different lists[2] of such rules or laws[3], although you may only find a few invoked regularly on Reddit.
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_laws
2: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Internet_law
3: https://exceptionnotfound.net/15-fundamental-laws-of-the-internet/
If you find an Internet Adage I don’t define somewhere in this lexicon, it will no doubt be on either the NSFW Know Your Meme[4], the NSFW Urban Dictionary[5] or even the very NSFW Encyclopædia Dramatica[6]. Google will be your friend here (other search engines are available). Or ask me! If I think more people should know it, I’ll make an entry in this encyclopaedia for it too!
5: https://www.urbandictionary.com
6: https://dramatica.online/index.php?title=Main_Page
For some years now, I’ve been trying to instigate “Llama’s Law”: an Internet Adage stating that “If something exists somewhere, there’s already a Subreddit for it”. I haven’t been successful. Yet…
7: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhijqk/
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhiiesf/
9: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhlezio/
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hkpzla4/
11: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhq07q5/
12: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcm6su/
13: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhsls3v/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:41 UTC*
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Not nearly as dull as they sound, this is a term used to loosely group together some essential subreddits for stuff of general interest. These include:
We also have r/moldlyinteresting - a sub featuring mold - or mould if you speak The Queen’s English. Entropy comes for all things and this is a place to celebrate fungal growth which causes decay due to age or damp conditions.
For information that isn’t at all interesting we have r/notinteresting and r/notinterestingatall.
Infuriating stuff also has its own niche of Reddit in the form of r/infuriatingasfuck for the most infuriating stuff, ever. Anything less belongs in r/mildyinfuriating or r/mildlyinfuriating, r/Infuriating, r/extremelyinfuriating, r/insanelyinfuriating or r/wildlyinfuriating. Meanwhile, r/oddlyinfuriating collects the little things that make us want to break things.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh9bf9f/
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu3vv6/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:42 UTC*
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Sometimes you might go into a post where you can't view all the comments. For instance, it might say that a post has 9 comments but when you go into them you can only see 5. This is usually because the moderators (or their bots) have removed some comments. The comment count doesn't go down when that happens because technically the comments are still there, and the mods might still be able to see them but regular Redditors can't.
This can be frustrating to see, but if a comment has been removed in this way it is almost always because it adds nothing to the conversation that’s worth seeing; probably a bot posting some variety of unrelated spam, a link-farming shill, or something else that breaks the sub’s rules. It isn’t likely to be anything related to your contribution at all; don’t forget, Reddit is the home of the bizarre Comment Chain[1] and the One-word Reply[2]…
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhi95gm/
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhpyhjm/
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8qa5k/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:44 UTC*
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A phrase posted when you see something that makes you want to upvote it to oblivion, but you can’t. Normally across Reddit, mentioning Upvotes is a dangerous game and you would quite rightly expect to be downvoted. However, one exception is the “wishful multiupvote”. Use this phrase when you see a post that you think is highly underrated and want to let everyone know it. Variants of this phrase include:
Similar responses that are used as a reply to a particularly relevant or witty comment that brings the point home or even back on track in a longer thread include:
The origin of the phrase “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”[1] is somewhat sardonic, like much of Reddit’s grimly mocking humour. Reddit loves cynicism. Reddit loves superlatives. Here, we have both!
1: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcvg5e/
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhui1b8/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhuk08t/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:45 UTC
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“In Real Life”. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us, and IRL is that pesky thing preventing you from Redditing 24/7.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:46 UTC*
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While it’s a running joke on Reddit to say “There’s a Subreddit for everything” to express your amazement at finding an extremely obscure or bizarre sub, there actually isn’t a Subreddit for everything. Despite the many times I try to instigate “Llama’s Law”: an Internet Adage stating that “If something exists somewhere, there’s already a Subreddit for it”, there are some Subreddits that did exist but no longer do, and some that will never exist.
In the past, some Subreddits have been removed for their highly controversial nature[1]. Likewise, there are no Subreddits for content that violates Reddit’s Content Policy[2].
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversial_Reddit_communities
2: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy
However, there are still some Subreddits that don’t yet exist but could, and plenty more that have fallen out of use for inactivity, often known as ‘dead subs’. r/findareddit can help you find a sub for something, and if there isn’t anything you can either create your own Subreddit[3] or go to r/redditrequest and ask to take over one of the many banned or abandoned subreddits that you'd like to mod. You MUST read their rules[4] carefully before posting a request.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/2yob6r/creating_a_subreddit/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnToReddit/comments/pjsazs/finding_a_subreddits_rules/
Find an abandoned sub at r/inactivereddits, and there’s a sub called r/subreddit where you can share an unrecognized subreddit or find a subreddit you've been looking for.
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8kg46/
6: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhr23m/
7: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhiakiy/
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhibaup/
9: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8tkjh/
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhleky9/
11: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hkpzla4/
12: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu38al/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 07:46 UTC*
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“I Took A Picture”. Originally sub specific from r/itookapicture now with wider Reddit usage.
