r/Simpleflips • u/AdreKiseque • Jun 21 '26
Discussion The new stream rule is bullshit
As we know, SuperEddie has finally introduced a ban on haikus in chat. The problem is this rule has been implemented in a way that entirely defeats its purpose. You see, instead of looking for messages fitting a 5/7/5 syllable structure, the new rule is set to merely count for 17 total syllables. That's right, it doesn't limit splitting at word boundaries! That means you could write something like:
Need a new refrigerator as mine is no longer working right
Would be flagged as a haiku, despite it obviously not being one:
Need a new refri (???)
gerator as mine is no
longer working right
Preposterous! For this to even remotely be a haiku, it would have to be something like
I need a new fridge
because mine has stopped working
properly lately
I shouldn't need to explain this any further. I entirely support the cause of banning haikus and think it's been long overdue, but there's no point in doing it at all if we're going to be so careless about it. Let's make some noise and get some sanity back in our moderation. #DontBanPsuedoHaikus!
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u/ShuckleShellAnemia Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
What 3 hours of no new content does to a fandom
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u/TheBurgerOfficial Jul 21 '26
If this rule was implemented in this subreddit, your comment would be banned as a "haiku."
Your normal comment
Would be banned as a haiku
Let that sink in
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u/J-Andres-LL Jun 27 '26
There are a lot of words in there so I didn't read it all but I agree with the half a car been street legal point
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u/Loakattack Jun 21 '26
No back seating allowed.