https://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/1hmaxdh/a_taxonomy_for_reddit/
created by xamott on 25/12/2024 at 22:49 UTC
19 upvotes, 3 top-level comments (showing 3)
(This is a "dark humor" piece.)
We've all seen these patterns on Reddit, and I thought it would be fun to come up with names for them. Please suggest your own in the comments, for these or other patterns. Personally, I'm sure it's clear that I myself have definitely never been MABE'd or SYSI'd or done the triple-D, definitely.
I present to you the Mock-and-Block Embargo (MABE). It's when a group of "mockblockers" forms in agreement that the OP deserves to be mocked but not engaged. One "seed" response starts a pile-on and the mock-n-block grows like a terrifying flower. If OP asks neutral questions like "Why do you all want me dead, will someone please just talk to me or hold me close, dear God", those drop silently into a black abyss of downvotes.
It includes the Dead to Me Decree. If OP writes innocuous follow-ups like "All I'm saying is that my grandma is attractive", a negative connotation is somehow taken by the group since OP is a proven felon.
It is built upon the Screw You Stranger Initiative (SYSI). Every OP is a new stranger, and on some subreddits the justice system is "idiot until proven otherwise". This is distinct from other social platforms, where my friends and followers already *know* I'm an idiot.
Sometimes the OP will present a thoughtfully balanced thesis that clearly only they are right and everyone else is wrong, in which case they have initiated the Karma Suicide Sequence a.k.a. the Downvote Death-wish Dance a.k.a. the triple-D.
So if you are posting on Reddit one day and find that you may have stuck your foot in dogshit, just move on my friend before you find out that it's quicksand. Or shit-sand.
But perhaps by naming these patterns, we may recognize them in ourselves. And maybe, just maybe, we will learn that the real friends are the patterns we made along the way.
Comment by Irishpersonage at 26/12/2024 at 00:39 UTC
9 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Excellent analysis
Comment by P4intsplatter at 25/12/2024 at 23:41 UTC
10 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Ok, I actually really like these. Can I add one, and I know I'm guilty of it as well: the Fuck Off to Find Out (FOFO)
We regular members of subs see the same innocent question asked *ad nauseam* when a simple search of the history of a sub should answer it succinctly. Sometimes, there's even a sticky. However, after gently guiding so many souls to enlightenment (for years, in some cases), our bristles have grown long.
Do not ask *dumb questions*, young one, I only want to see the convoluted and esoteric tangents to this sub that are so nuanced as to almost gatekeep it from new users! Do not ask me "Hey, what *is* the reason for the difference between a Phillips and a Flathead?" when I really come here to talk about the incline angle of two different company's wood screws, ok!! FOFO!
Comment by yeah_youbet at 26/12/2024 at 09:54 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I don't understand what's up with this subreddit and the constant over-analysis of internet arguments between teenagers on this website.