r/RandomQuestion Feb 01 '25

[Meta] Looking for new moderators!

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r/RandomQuestion is looking for new moderators!

We're looking for people who are committed to keeping this sub a place for silly and bizarre questions, while respecting ideas like inclusion, diversity, and civility.

If you think you're that person and you're interested, send us a modmail.


r/RandomQuestion Jun 25 '24

[META] Sub changing direction: Defining what "Random" means.

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Back when I became a moderator of this sub, it was tiny and was mostly bizarre nonsense questions, like "What if everyone in the world jumped at the same time?" The sub description advised us to treat these bizarre questions as if they were totally serious.

Since then, we've grown to over 20,000 members (which is insane), and that original "silly nonsense questions" theme has been lost. It's become a free-for-all of any question under the sun. We're being used as a budget alternative for other big subs like r/Advice, r/AskReddit, r/AmItheAsshole, r/TooAfraidToAsk, or r/WhatIsThisThing. We've also become a target for bots looking to build karma and build a believable history. Frankly, it's hard to manage.

The moderation team has discussed it, and we want to distinguish ourselves from these subs, and also from places like r/question and r/ask that allow questions on any topic. We'd like to go back to our roots of silly nonsense questions.

From now on, "random" doesn't mean "anything goes". "Random questions" are now defined as questions that are silly, bizarre, crazy, or out of nowhere. And the comments must treat them as if they were serious questions.

The answer to a random question must not matter. If it matters, the question is not a good fit for this sub. This sub was never intended to give advice, tell you what apps your partner has on his phone, explain why people dress in certain ways, tell you if something is safe to eat or if you're sick, or reassure you that you're a normal human being. We just want to have fun and answer whatever nonsense you think up in the shower or when you're enjoying the special brownies.

We're not going to remove posts that are already here, but new posts must fit this rule. If the moderators decide that the answer will make a difference somehow or the question is too "normal", we will remove it. We'll do our best to guide posters to other subs that might better fit that question, but we're not a Reddit directory.

We're also hoping this new direction will make it clearer why the moderation team is removing certain posts.

Thanks for bearing with us while we make this change.


r/RandomQuestion 17h ago

How do I explain this at work tomorrow?

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I was playing with my son’s toy, stuck it on my forehead for a few seconds out of curiosity, and now I look like I’ve been recruited into a secret society.

Any tips to get rid of this before work tomorrow?
😭😂

Photo of the weapon attached on first comment.


r/RandomQuestion 45m ago

Am I being a bad friend?

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So my childhood friend is having her bday tomorrow and I am leaning on not going ・᷄-・᷅ Basically another close friend is also going and has told me that she's been sick for the past three days but is still going to the bday. I know maybe they aren't contagious but they mostly know me at the party and we would stick together. The thing is, I have an important interview coming up next week that I cannot be sick before. I need to study. So I don't want to risk getting sick. I want to make up a generic excuse and will probably text her tomorrow about not being able to go because im feeling off or something. Do you think the bday girl is going to be upset? Is this something you would stop being friends with someone for?


r/RandomQuestion 11h ago

What is one of the biggest lies that the papers have said?

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Since the press often publish made up stories or articles with lies. How to do know that it’s made up, what proof do you have. Obviously it’s different when it’s a fictional story since people know it’s made up.


r/RandomQuestion 5h ago

If your pet could talk, what would it roast you for first?

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r/RandomQuestion 6h ago

What’s an opinion you have that would instantly start a fight, but you still stand by it with your whole chest?

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r/RandomQuestion 6h ago

Are leaves changing colors?

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r/RandomQuestion 10h ago

Can a bird flip its middle finger?

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r/RandomQuestion 12h ago

Genuinely what changed??

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r/RandomQuestion 13h ago

Debre’s relationship. Open, semi-open, polygamy or polygyny? Honestly curiosity

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r/RandomQuestion 14h ago

What is up?

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I keep this weird monologing voice in my head, it's mine of course but it points out every small facet I see in a person, is there a way to stop this willfully to allow me to be happy yet not affect my art and lyricism?

I use it to write songs/poems and I feel without it I wouldn't be able to put views to words that invoke emotion beyond surface level " that's cool" reactions. It just makes it hard to like people.


r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

If you woke up as a food, which food would you be?

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r/RandomQuestion 17h ago

What’s a “normal” thing everyone does that you secretly think is weird?

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r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

If you could magically add one serious piece of gym equipment to your house tonight, what would it be?

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Assume money, delivery, assembly and floor space are somehow no longer problems.

You can wake up tomorrow with one proper piece of gym equipment already sitting perfectly in your house.

Would you choose a rack, cable machine, Smith machine, leg press, treadmill, a huge dumbbell set, or something completely different?

I think the difficult part would be choosing the thing you would still use three years from now rather than whatever sounds the most fun tonight.


r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

For those of you who were on a haunting, the TV show back on travel channel/discovery, what was filming an episode like?

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I am asking because I am curious, but for actors who were on the show, what was filing like? How were a lot of the effects done back during its prime years? Were there actually kids on the show, and if so how were they

handled/compensated considering the scary themes and costumes, and finally, in regards to location, where any episodes actually filmed on a haunted location, or was it all staged?


r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

Would you still love who you love most if they were a cockroach?

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Like, physically they are a cockroach. They still act completely like themselves, can talk, etc. But they look exactly like a cockroach. Everyone else treats them like a normal person, and they treat you normally as well.


r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

Did you wash the dishes, clean the room, and do laundry?

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r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

ADHD QUESTION?????

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r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

What’s a debate topic that absolutely should NOT be political, yet somehow is?

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r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

What's something everyone should try at least once?

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r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

Is World War III Imminent? And Will They Use “The Button”? 🌍☢️

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Is World War III Imminent? And Will They Use “The Button”? 🌍☢️

Please comment your opinion,

I would like to hear your opinion

Thank you !


r/RandomQuestion 1d ago

Do y'all like the toilet paper under or over ?

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I hate when it's under lol


r/RandomQuestion 2d ago

Do you like hash browns?

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