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“Looks like you've been doing that a lot”
Comment by llamageddon01 at 15/11/2021 at 14:17 UTC*
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For some years now I’ve been trying to instigate an Eponymous Law. I haven’t always gone by this username (u/llamageddon01) on the internet; like just about everyone over time I’ve had a succession of internet identities in many different places, some more visible than others, some more popular than others, but none of them have gone particularly viral for any reason.
Last century (I’ll never get tired of saying that!), I helped on a live chat for a popular computer game. Dealing with the mixture of confused, perplexed and angry users from all over the world, of all ages, with mixed computer and English language skills led me to promote the motto among my fellow “gurus” “The benefit of the doubt is the best gift you could give anyone“[1]. It might not have become Llama’s Law but I still count this as one of my life (and Reddit) mottos.
Not long after, I became a regular helper on several related Internet Forums, where I coined my first Internet Adage, stating that “In any list of “unwritten rules” there’ll always be one missing and it’ll always be the one you break”[2]. I wasn’t successful. I don’t know why; this adage is as true now as it’s ever been.
2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unspoken_rule
My next attempt was a corollary to Hanlon's razor: “Never attribute to strategy what can be explained by raw emotion”[3], following several heated meetings when I was on a fundraising board for an animal charity building a hospital. The hospital got built (yay!) and I resigned the day of the official opening, quite exhausted. The other board members had this inscribed on a plaque for me which unfortunately got lost in an office move. As this was IRL and not interwebs related, this might not actually count for this list, but it’s my list and it’s on here.
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/i6o7xgr/
Another Llama Law I’ve tried to establish since first joining Reddit many years ago (not on this current username) is “If something exists somewhere, there’s already a Subreddit for it”[4]. I haven’t been successful with that one either, despite its unwavering truth.
4: https://thenextweb.com/news/heres-a-list-of-weird-subreddits-to-ruin-your-day
The closest I’ve ever come to success was: “When you’re demonstrating something that should happen to multiple items at once, there’ll always be one that doesn’t co-operate”[5]. If you can count receiving under 250 upvotes as “success”, that is.
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/educationalgifs/comments/qtmgf8/comment/hkkoxea/
During 2022’s “Place” event, I realised something I had been peripherally noticing over the years, which I codified into a potential Llamageddon’s Law: “No matter how wholesome a public or crowdsourced artwork is, someone will always add a peen”[6]. This reminded me of the glory days of the cdc[7] on the wonderful meme-generating website https://b3ta.com[8] and why I never bought a drawing tablet.
7: https://b3ta.com/dictionary/define/cdc/
It’ll come. And readers here will be the first to know. Who knows; with your help, one day I might be successful. But for the moment…[9].
9: https://i.redd.it/2ff5i98qrux81.jpg
Camelids[10] are well represented on Reddit. r/llama and r/llamas are all about llamas; r/LlamasUnleashed is a subreddit for all things “Llamas Unleashed”; r/alpaca describes itself as Alpacapalooza! (and why not); r/AlpacaSelfies is for pictures of Alpacas, sometimes with humans, and r/LlamasEatingBananas is…well…quiet these days.
11: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhhhcza/
12: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhiiesf/
13: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhleky9/
14: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhlexve/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 21:30 UTC*
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A post will often be referred to as being “lost in new”. It simply means a post that gets swept along in all the myriad of new posts to Reddit, never making it to the front page. It took some Redditor a lifetime maybe to put some of his thoughts down, looking around at the world and life, and then in two minutes, boom! it's all over. Lost in new. Some of us will forever be lost in new regardless of the quality of our posts but that’s fine, because Reddit is strange like that.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 06/05/2022 at 10:30 UTC
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This is a place to learn and practice using Reddit in regards to posting different post types, commenting, adding and editing flairs, >!creating spoiler text!< and so on. Run by the same moderating team as this sub, the community will feedback on your post to let you know how you did, share tips, or help you get it right next time.
Please make sure to check the rules before posting! Thank you :D
You might be interested to know that the first truly popular post on Reddit was called “Test post please ignore”[1], and was posted in 2009 in r/pics, *without a picture*. Because Redditors will Reddit, the entire community rallied to reject his request to ignore the post, and “test post please ignore” became the most upvoted post on reddit for the next 2 years with an incredible 26,750 upvotes. Incidentally, OP was the first Redditor to reach 100,000 karma[2]. It’s now a Reddit Tradition™[3] not to ignore a post with that title where it’s made appropriately.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/92dd8/test_post_please_ignore/
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/sphocx/test_post_please_ignore/
r/test and r/sandboxtest are other places to try out that Reddit thing, but without feedback or additional help. Post a link to your site, or a text post with a link in it at r/TestMySite and users can come test it and provide feedback. r/usertesting is a subreddit for user testing sites - sites where you test websites for people to get paid.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 07/05/2022 at 13:45 UTC
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Sometimes when you’re posting, you might get this error message pop up: "Looks like you've been doing that a lot. Take a break for X minutes before trying again."[1], where X has been reported to being any number between 30 seconds to 30 minutes. And yes, it’s annoying. It's something every user has been through, and can happen for several reasons:
1: https://i.redd.it/n1yffajuhox81.jpg
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/nh2tsy/i_got_the_error_message_looks_like_youve_been/
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/locor3/new_error_message_youve_been_posting_a_lot_take_a/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 17:45 UTC*
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“Live Action Role-Playing”. A game where the participants physically portray historical, fantasy or other characters. Unfortunately, Reddit attracts LARPers in the form of Internet trolls - people pretending to be something they're really not, especially on Subreddits dedicated to Relationships, Advice, Conspiracy Theories, Health, Politics, and Religion.
LARPing on Reddit can also be talking big online about some kind of physical, real-world action you're going to take without actually having any intention of leaving your computer, or even throwing out controversial opinions as being your own simply to gain a reaction. Finding a costume for this might not be easy though[1].
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/8dj8mw/larping_trolling/
Because Reddit has zero barrier to entry and is based on anonymity, we even attract deliberate LARPers[2]. You should note that because of this risk, the r/IAmA Subreddit requires stringent evidence[3] of identity. Some other subreddits do this out of necessity too[4].
2: https://medium.com/@alexanderlago11/how-to-troll-on-reddit-a7d3e0eb260b
Reddit has seen more than one “time traveller” in its time. John Titor[5] is supposedly a time traveller from the year of 2036 and r/JohnTitor (and r/Unexplained to a wider extent) is the place to read about and discuss his predictions. r/TrueReddit is just one sub that has tried to unravel his secrets[6] over the years. r/UnresolvedMysteries have also had a long fascination[7] with his claims.
5: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Titor
Some time ago, u/HarutoTanaka also claimed to be a time traveller from 2036 and made reference to John Titor[8] in their initial post in r/casualiama. John Dee, or u/johndeehist claims to be a Time Historian sent back from 2154 to our present to experience several years. r/timetravelhub spent some time examining his claims[9]. There have been many more popping up on Reddit[10], with mixed response[11]. There will be more; there will always be more.
r/timetravelercaught is a fun subreddit. Sometimes old media, film and photo, catches someone who dresses or acts in a way that they could be a time traveller from another time, like perhaps Greta Thunberg[12]? Another sub to discuss all things time travel whether fiction or not so much is r/timetravel.
12: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/22/greta-thunberg-time-traveller-1891-photo
And did this gentleman time travel to save his own life? It would appear so…..[13].
13: https://www.reddit.com/r/blackmagicfuckery/comments/gc6ybo/this_guy_is_a_time_traveler/
14: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8u10d/
15: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh94t3m/
16: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhsjm7i/3
17: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhsl520/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 17:45 UTC*
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“Long-Distance Relationship”. The relationship subreddits have a lexicon of their own that you should familiarise yourself with before using them. This is added here as it’s increasingly crossing over into other subs.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 17:46 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 hints, tips and advice on all those little things that make a big difference in our lives. These include:
The best content from some of these subreddits is collected at r/knowyourshit.
There are even more subreddits for actual learning, such as r/StudyTips and r/GetStudying. Navigating Reddit[1] will help you find that specific topic or institution of interest to you.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/p8t966/reddit_and_karma_explained/h9ssh6c/
For tips that are sketchy at best we have r/shittylifehacks and r/ShittyLifeProTips and for the morally dubious we have r/unethicallifehacks and r/UnethicalLifeProTips.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 19/10/2021 at 17:48 UTC*
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Social media isn’t usually the place for sound advice on real-world problems, but Reddit does have more than its fair share of communities based on and around legal issues[1]. A good place to start would be r/LegalAdvice where their wiki page[2] is full of information and their sidebar (About tab on mobile) has a comprehensive list of subreddits dealing with legal advice in countries other than the USA.
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/wiki/index/
It is vital to keep in mind that any advice received to responses to questions on any legal subreddit do not constitute legal advice[3] and you should always seek your own legal counsel before proceeding with any matters concerning the law.
3: https://www.contractscounsel.com/b/reddit-legal-advice
r/bestoflegaladvice collects all the greatest posts from r/legaladvice and its sister subreddits in one location, and when someone provides bad legal advice, relay it to r/badlegaladvice. For general off-topic legal discussion, go over to r/legaladviceofftopic.
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh951yl/
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcqkre/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 21:23 UTC*
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A link or phrase posted when someone is surprised at being negatively affected by the consequences of their own political beliefs and actions. The phrase *'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party* satirises those who happily vote for negative consequences for others only to be dismayed when those consequences also affect them. r/LeopardsAteMyFace.
There will be more out there. It’s always important to read the rules of any unfamiliar subreddit before contributing, and even more so in subreddits which may identify individuals.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 21:24 UTC*
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If you post the “shrug” emoticon ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ you may be visited by this bot, telling you “You dropped this \ “ . Here’s why, and how to stop it from happening again[1].
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 21:25 UTC*
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You may be asked to link another source, comment or subreddit at some time, so here’s how to do it:
You can simply copy and paste a web URL into your comment. However, it often can be huge and full of additional symbols and letters[1] often looking like this at the end: /?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share[2]. To tidy it up a bit, you can safely delete all this clutter up to and including the question mark and the link will still work.
1: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1033863?hl=en
2: https://i.redd.it/ukjdxr1p7ux81.jpg
Reddit provides an easy way to simplify a link both for mobile and desktop. The “Reply” box has an icon with two interlocked rings. Using this link will give you the opportunity to embed your hyperlink so it looks like a text link like this[3]. Another way of doing this is to sandwich the text you want to show up between square brackets [ ] immediately followed by the hyperlink sandwiched between parentheses ( )
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/lw4gp4/a_guide_to_reddit_lingo/guht7e5/
When you’re reading a Post, on the top of the screen is a three dots pull down Hamburger Menu, where one of the options is “Share” allowing you to copy the link to paste into a reply, or an icon at the bottom of the post with an upwards arrow in an open box, marked “Share” with the same option. At the bottom of each Comment next to the Edit button is either the same three dots menu, again with the same option.
Simply type r/ in front of the name of the Subreddit you want to link to. It’s important to spell the sub name correctly but it isn’t case-sensitive, so r/newtoreddit will work just as well as r/NewToReddit.
Simply type u/ in front of the username of the Redditor you want to link to, for example u/llamageddon01. This is also known as a “ping” or a “tag” and that user will get a notification whenever you use it in a comment.
Do not use the ‘link’ button or Markdown Text to trick or confuse users, such as attempts on clickjacking[4], spoofing[5] or hiding a Subreddit's name to replace it for another in an attempt to deceive readers. The first two will get you permabanned and the third, if not against the rules of the subreddit will certainly garner negative reports and downvotes. The only time such a “bait and switch” is considered acceptable (and the jury’s still out on this one) is for an ‘appropriate’ Rickroll[6].
4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clickjacking
5: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoofing_attack
6: https://youtu.be/xvFZjo5PgG0
Short links are generally banned on Reddit, and if your post or comment includes a short link, it will probably go straight to Reddit’s Spam Filter[7].
7: https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/25uk2o/are_known_link_shorteners_completely_banned_from/
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8lhbp/
9: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhjoibi/
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hha6pp2/
11: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcmk1r/
12: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcoxix/
13: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhsktpt/
14: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcwdbk/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 21:26 UTC*
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“Life Pro Tip”. Mandatory for posting in r/LifeProTips but also used throughout Reddit. One of the “learning subreddits”, the best content from r/LifeProTips is also collected at r/knowyourshit.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 21:26 UTC*
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Sometimes you will see a little yellow padlock icon on a post. This is because it has been locked by the moderators. You should note that:
Mods lock posts for many reasons. A post or comment may be locked if a moderation team see a violation of the subreddit's (or Reddit’s) rules; if a debate threatens to escalate into a flame war, or simply because it was a contest/vote/suggestions post in which submissions have ended. In mid 2021 on r/NewToReddit, we discovered that some new Redditors had been asking questions in old posts which never got an upvote, let alone an answer. Because of that, we started locking posts over 7 days old, giving the following reasons:
Reddit also automatically locks all posts over 6 months old, and these will show a yellow box icon. Posts locked due to age can no longer be voted or commented on. This is actually optional[1] now, but don’t expect much response if you want to revitalise an old post as the only person seeing your comment will be the Redditor you’re replying to, and of course, Reddit doesn’t “bump” posts up the hierarchy in the way some forums or bulletin boards do.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/py2xy2/voting_commenting_on_archived_posts/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 21:28 UTC*
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Reddit, more than any other social media outlet, is about discussion. With millions of worldwide users of all ages from all walks of life daily, the quality of each argument in any thread varies from comment to comment with respect to logical strength, credibility, relevance, the balance of evidence, or demographic bias and perspective. There is nothing wrong with trying to persuade someone else to look at a topic from your point of view, particularly if you present credible evidence in your favour. Quite often, however, users won’t be able to do that and will use other devices of argumentation to sway thinking instead, such as Logical Fallacies.
A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning common enough to warrant a fancy name. Fallacies can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant points, and are frequently deployed on Reddit during any debate where it looks like you might be winning.
There are two major categories of logical fallacy, which in turn break down into a wide range of types of fallacies[1], each a persuasion technique with their own unique ways of trying to trick you or your readers into agreement or disagreement.
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
Most formal fallacies are errors of logic: the conclusion doesn’t really “follow from” or is not supported by the premise. Either the premises are untrue or the argument is invalid. They are all types of *non sequitur* - a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.
2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_fallacy
An informal fallacy denotes an error in the content of your argument. These take many forms and are widespread in everyday discourse. Very often they involve bringing irrelevant information into an argument, or are based on assumptions that, when examined, prove to be incorrect. The ideas might be arranged correctly, but something you said isn’t quite right.
3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informal_fallacy
Formal fallacies are created when the relationship between premises and conclusion does not hold up or when premises are unsound; informal fallacies are more dependent on misuse of language and of evidence. Knowing which one you are being accused of is possibly more knowledge than the user making the accusation has, in which case you can go to town on wrapping their argument up in fancy-schmancy words. Unless you’re in one of the subs devoted to serious academic discourse in which case you’ll already have dismissed a lot of what I’ve said as puerile oversimplification.
A very useful list of Reddit’s favourite logical fallacies can be found here[4], and the comments section details even more.
By far the best guides to any kind of critical thinking are found at https://www.schoolofthought.org[5] where their section on logical fallacies[6] comes complete with easy to read illustrated and downloadable resources.
5: https://www.schoolofthought.org
6: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com
Another useful resource is this searchable database called “The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies”[7], or this fairly academic alphabetical one here[8].
7: https://www.logicallyfallacious.com
8: https://utminers.utep.edu/omwilliamson/ENGL1311/fallacies.htm
r/philosophy is Reddit’s portal for public philosophy if you’re serious about discussing fallacious thinking, and r/askphilosophy aims to provide serious, well-researched answers to philosophical questions. r/Stoicism is a community committed to learning about and applying Stoic principles and techniques, and had an interesting discussion on protecting yourself from being persuaded by logical fallacies or bad arguments here[9].
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhi8q57/
11: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8tvk1/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 21:29 UTC*
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It happens to the best of us. Small-talk, despite sounding anodyne, does not come easy to many of us. Clumsy or tactless conversation is a staple of most coming-of-age films for a reason and the number of books devoted to improving the social skills of people of all ages could sink a battleship. You need Reddit Karma, so you need to comment, but what?
A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. With this in mind, a good tool to employ is the principle of the Five Ws and How *aka* 5W1H[1] of information gathering:
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ws
Let me add another tool to your box - the principle of the Five Styles of Reddit commenting:
These are pretty much given in the order you should employ them. The last two might not win you any favours in some subs so use them carefully.
2: https://www.happier.com/blog/nice-things-to-say-100-compliments/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hfi2e/most_cliche_reddit_comments/
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/7dc49k/what_reddit_cliches_wind_you_up_the_most/
6: https://www.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/mr8g9h/reddit/
If you want further tips on the art of saying nothing while saying something, Big Talk about Small Talk[7] and part 2 More Big Talk about Small Talk[8] might be of interest.
7: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/ovodna/sunday_funday/
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/ph6vxv/more_big_talk_about_small_talk/
A Redditor was kind enough in 2019 to share a “small-talk cheat sheet”[9] they made for a client they were coaching, with a downloadable pdf version too. They have an excellent website “Social Confidence for Nerdy Guys”[10] which I can attest can help with social confidence for “Nerdy Gals” too.
10: https://www.techlecticism.com
You can also improve your debating skills by knowing some common logical fallacies[11] which are often used in argument and debate[12].
11: https://academicinfluence.com/inflection/study-guides/logical-fallacies
12: https://thebestschools.org/magazine/15-logical-fallacies-know/
Use your setbacks as “Stepping Stones To Success”[13] with these quotes to think about.
13: https://infoselfdevelopment.com/how-to-use-your-mistakes-as-steeping-stones/
And finally, this is an excellent Beginner's Guide to Arguing Constructively[14] with plenty of examples and explanations.
14: https://liamrosen.com/arguments.html
r/socialskills is full of people helping each other to overcome awkward interactions, and subs like r/confidence, r/socialanxiety and r/selfimprovement are all communities to share strategies and learn from others.
15: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhi8gd6/
16: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhi95gm/
17: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhiaf7u/
18: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhjow6a/
19: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhlegc7/3
20: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhleuvi/
21: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hho69q8/
22: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hha71m0/
23: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhqxawp/
24: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu28ns/
25: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhuk08t/
26: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhuk1jh/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 22/10/2021 at 21:31 UTC*
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A link or phrase posted when the OP appears to have posted in the wrong subreddit. r/Lostredditors.
There is also r/lostlostredditors, and here’s what they say that sub is actually for:
Okay! So I’ve just remembered that this sub exists and noticed a lot of the posts here don’t fit the sub. So let me explain.
1. A dummy posts something on r/lostredditors because they think it’s a sub to post on when you don’t know where to post something. The actual correct subs for that would be r/RedditInReddit or r/findareddit.
2. The lovely folks here notice that this has happened, take a screenshot, and post it here.
The end.
The *actual* subreddit for things you want to post that you don't know what subreddit they go in is r/LostRedditor. Reddit loves being meta.
r/lostmedia is for discussing pieces of lost media and the searches for them, and the most mysterious song on the internet has been sought since 2007 but to this day it remains unidentified. Go over to r/TheMysteriousSong and be absolutely fascinated by the sheer amount of searching worldwide that so far hasn’t found any trace of its origin.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhu23e6/
Comment by llamageddon01 at 07/05/2022 at 08:30 UTC
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Reddit is used worldwide[1]. Statistics from here[2] show that two hundred and twenty-two million users live in the US, which makes up 48% of the Reddit community. Other countries with large user bases include the UK (7.6%), Canada (7.4%), Australia (3.8%), and Germany (3.3%). Another breakdown of global Redditors can be seen here[3] as a pair of graphs.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/61vzin/popularity_of_reddit_by_country_4500_x_2234/
2: https://thrivemyway.com/reddit-statistics/
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/phhu9s/oc_reddit_traffic_by_country/
r/LocationReddits is the home of the ‘Global List of Local Reddits’. Any location subreddit - for a city, town, village, state, province, prefecture, territory, county, country, continent, or region - can be found on or added to the list here[4]. Some of these following lists are quite old and may well be incomplete, but other lists of regional subreddits include:
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/LocationReddits/wiki/index
Regional subreddits exist for other subjects too! Here’s just a sample:
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/raerth/comments/ejww1/list_of_african_subreddits/
6: https://www.reddit.com/r/raerth/comments/ejw6q/list_of_asian_subreddits/
7: https://www.reddit.com/r/raerth/comments/ejgwj/list_of_european_subreddits/
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/raerth/comments/ejyes/list_of_north_american_subreddits_excluding_usa/
9: https://www.reddit.com/r/raerth/comments/ejznu/list_of_usa_subreddits/
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/raerth/comments/ejxsk/list_of_south_american_subreddits/
11: https://www.reddit.com/r/raerth/comments/ejx5a/list_of_oceania_subreddits/
r/geopolitics is focused on the relationship between politics and territory. Through geopolitics they attempt to analyse and predict the actions and decisions of nations, or other forms of political power, by means of their geographical characteristics and location in the world. In a broader sense, geopolitics studies the general relations between countries on a global scale.
12: https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/wiki/regionalsubs/
13: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/oenh3/the_big_list_of_regional_food_subreddits/
14: https://www.reddit.com/r/ListOfSubreddits/wiki/teams
15: https://www.reddit.com/r/redditlists/comments/josdr/list_of_political_subreddits/
We have subs about flags on Reddit. Oh my do we have subs about flags on Reddit!
r/vexillology is a subreddit for those who enjoy learning about flags, the history behind them, and their design characteristics, and r/flags is a subreddit dedicated to flags, whether it be flags that are of countries, organisations, your own personal fantasies, or anything related to flags, while r/vexillologycirclejerk exists to put the ‘lol’ into vexillology. r/ImaginaryFlags shares imaginary flags, and r/somnivexillology collects recreations of flags seen in dreams. r/badflags is a subreddit for posting flag mistakes, especially badly made flags, but not ugly or badly designed flags; those you’ll find at r/vexillologygore for flags that are unironically awful and r/eyehurtingflags for the truly bizarre flags.
r/MapPorn specialises in high quality images of maps, and r/Map_Porn is a subreddit dedicated to the sharing, discussion, and appreciation of maps, while r/mapporncirclejerk does exactly as you would expect. r/imaginarymaps invite you to share maps you have made of alternate history, fantasy, sci-fi or anything really, while r/imaginarymapscj is a circlejerk sub for…. imaginary maps.
16: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhi8gd6/
17: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/i64qffd/
18: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhij605/
19: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcqkre/
