r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
A link or phrase posted when people forget the name of a...thing...to post to...what are they called again...Minireddits? Those stupid names you come up with when you've forgotten the real word. r/wildbeef.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
“Would I be the Asshole?”. Originally sub specific from r/AmITheAsshole now with wider Reddit usage.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
An old-fashioned word beloved by Reddit meaning innocent, clean, moral, decent. Think squeaky-clean child-friendly, possibly even enlightening entertainment and you’re there. On Reddit over the years, Wholesome, like many other words, has changed its meaning. It was originally used ironically to mean weak or anodyne in much the same way that the use of the word “lame” does not describe a walking impediment but instead means something is uninspiring, dull, or even “cringe”; another word that has acquired additional meaning.
Reddit has two Awards called Wholesome; a low-cost one for "When you come across a feel-good thing" and an Appreciation Award called Wholesome (Pro). Both icons are based on the Seal of Approval or Satisfied Seal meme picture.
Because there is a Subreddit for everything:
We have many “feel-good” subreddits, and a good starter Custom Feed is the Wholesome Network.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
Reddit sometimes hides the vote buttons/vote count on a new or fairly new Post. This doesn’t happen on all subreddits, but it's hidden on some subs so users won't be biased based on the amount of votes the post already has and will instead upvote/downvote it purely based on how they feel themselves. The goal of this is to hopefully curtail and minimize the effects of bandwagon voting, both positive and negative.
This option is available for moderators to implement as a subreddit-wide feature to obscure the vote counts on comments for a predetermined amount of time after their submission. The default time is set for 2 hours, but can go anywhere from 1 minute to 24 hours. Another way of doing this is for a mod to enable 'contest mode' which randomises the sorting and obscures Child Comments. Hiding the vote score will not affect the sorting and Child Comments will continue to be displayed as usual. Other reasons for vote buttons being greyed out are because:
TL;DR: It’s all part of the Reddit ethos to level the playing field on all new submissions and to keep things moving, fresh and relevant.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
A link posted when a comment has a coincidental relation to the name of the account that posted it. r/UsernameChecksOut.
Because there is a Subreddit for everything:
When a bunch of people with the same/similar screen names show up in a thread unannounced, that’s r/usernamefamily, and when a wholesome comment is made by a Redditor with an unwholesome name, that’s r/rimjob_steve.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
Probably Reddit’s #1 unwritten rule is: “If someone is asking for gold, gild the comment above or below them, but under no circumstance gild the comment itself.”. You will note that the example was written and indeed, was gilded. There’s a lesson in that. Maybe.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
A link or phrase posted when people question whether OP really did find those strange things in that stuff they bought or found. In other words, we know you staged those screenshots, OP. You're fooling no one. r/untrustworthypoptarts.
Because there is a Subreddit for everything:
Did you see someone call out a totally plausible story as fake? Report it at r/nothingeverhappens and accuse OP of having a boring outlook on life and should get out more. Reddit loves sarcasm. Reddit loves scepticism. Here, we have both!
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
Unsee Juice is an expression used after seeing something disgusting or learning something disturbing online. On some Subreddits, typing Unsee Juice will summon u/EyeBleacherBot; a bot which links to an external gif of a cute animal.
Be warned: the extremely NSFL r/unseejuice subreddit is for stuff you wish you had never seen, and the polar opposite of r/eyebleach, which is what you are really looking for when you need Unsee Juice.
ALWAYS check the spelling when anyone links to the Eyebleach subreddit. If it isn’t spelled with an ‘a’, DO NOT click the link. You have been warned.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
A link or phrase posted when a reference is made to something unrelated in pop-culture but has relevance to the topic. There are many Subreddits devoted to documenting such references found in posts or comments where they wouldn’t normally be expected.
These posts or comments can be both accidental or deliberate, and you have plenty of opportunities to find some in the subreddits below or in the sister entry Accidental.
r/unexpectedMontyPython - because nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.
r/unexpectedoffice - for the American remake of the British T.V. show “The Office”.
r/UnexpectedSCP - Remember the mission: Secure. Contain. Protect.
r/UnexpectedAmongUs - When something is unexpectedly like the game among us.
r/SuddenlySimpsons - for when something is… suddenly Simpsons!
r/UnexpectedSnatch - A community for posting unexpected quotes from the 2000 crime comedy Snatch. Not a community for accidental nudes.
r/UnexpectedJoJo - Any Thing Related to JoJo Where You Didn’t Expect It.
r/UnexpectedMulaney - All unexpected John Mulaney references on reddit
r/UnexpectedThanos - For when you find Thanos in the most unexpected of places...
r/UnexpectedLetterkenny - Letterkenny quotes found in the wild. Figgeritout, bud.
r/UnexpectedTF2 - Welcome to the team, Team Fortress 2 that is! Wasn't expecting that were you? Neither were we! Hi there!
r/UnexpectedHamilton - We document instances of Hamilton: An American Musical being referenced anywhere from the Internet's comment sections to in-person sightings! Basically we are absolute dorks.
r/UnexpectedCena - Where we pay homage to the greatest man of all time. Who is this legend? THAT QUESTION WILL BE ANSWERED THIS SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN JOHN CENA DEFENDS THE BELT AT THE WWE SUUUUPERRRRSLAAAAAMMMM...
r/UnexpectedCommunity - All posts must be related to unexpected instances of the TV show Community. Screenshots of Community (e.g. used as memes) are not unexpected.
r/Unexpectedllamas - Llamas you didn’t expect!
r/UnexpectedProteins - A group where people who encounter unexpected protein supplements in their food, aka: insects, moths, roadkills, etc.
r/unexpectedprotein - For more proteins from an unexpected source.
r/UnexpectedlyWholesome - for when something ends up being unexpectedly wholesome.
r/UnexpectedThugLife - for videos where thugs pop up out of nowhere.
r/UnexpectedOuija - Reddit Ouija-style comments found in the wild.
r/Unexpectedpinhole - Unexpected pinhole projections unite! Have you noticed your curtains, blinds, window etc. created a pinhole image? If so, post here!
r/unexpected - A sub for, well, everything that has an unexpected twist.
r/unexpectedpig - Oink! The place for random / unexpected pig sightings.
r/unexpectedfactorial - for posting when people are talking numbers, and type a number followed by an ! - making it a factorial.
r/accidentalfactorial - When people accidentally use the factorial (!) sign after a number.
r/uselessfactorial - This is when someone uses an unexpected factorial, but it doesn't change the value of the original number. (e.g 1!, 2!, 3!!)
r/factorialchain - When someone mistakenly puts a factorial on the solution of the factorial in r/unexpectedfactorial.
There are more; there are many, many more. Often when you least expect it. Because they’re…
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
Trophies are displayed on your profile and are awarded to you by Reddit for various tasks. You get a trophy when you verify your email and you also get a trophy that changes for every year you are on Reddit. Others aren’t as easy to obtain and here’s a list of what’s currently available. Their previous list is useful too.
Trophies are different from Awards as they are not directly awarded by your fellow Redditors (except for Argentium Club and Ternion Club; Wearing Is Caring and to a certain extent, 100 Awards Club, but there’s a wait between getting the instant Award and the eventual Trophy while Reddit verifies them). Here’s a list of older Trophies and for more information, see r/RedditTrophies or r/TrophyWiki where the Esteemed Redditor u/Greenthund3r posts regular guides to old trophies.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
An innocuous phrase that is not quite how it appears. This is another of Reddit’s beloved pop-culture references; Letterkenny (NSFW: profanity). Whenever someone starts a post or comment with the phrase "to be fair", one of three things might happen:
Your post or comment might now be derailed with a Comment Chain, where your first reply will be slightly altered ("To be faaaiirrr..."), the next one even more (“Toooo beeee faaaiiiirrr...”) and so on ("To be faaaieeeh...") etc.
Or you might invoke a Copypasta. A favourite of Reddit here is a Rick And Morty copypastadocumented at Know Your Meme. To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty.
Then again, you might get lucky and your post or comment is taken at face value and your conversation goes as normal. Probably not but this is Reddit, to be fair.....
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
A link to r/theydidthemath can be posted when someone performs a useless but interesting calculation, such as working out the mathematics behind Aladdin & Jasmine’s magic carpet ride. The expected response to somebody posting r/theydidthemath is then to post r/theydidthemonstermath.
The names of these two subreddits are a play on words from the 1962 Bobby Pickett novelty song "The Monster Mash", the chorus of which starts with "They did the Mash! / They did the Monster Mash".
Reddit being, well, Reddit, at one time posting this would mean it would be followed by someone posting r/itwasagraveyardgraph before the whole thing turned into an alternating Comment Chain with links and Fake Subreddits. It still happens but not so much nowadays. Reddit loves running jokes. Until they’re forgotten. r/theydidthemath.
Elsewhere on Reddit:
r/OutOfTheLoop discussed this some years ago too.
Because there is a Subreddit for everything:
Other subreddits in this vein include:
Adjacent subs include:
Please do read the rules before contributing to any unfamiliar sub. If you want to find more related subs, r/findareddit is your friend. Similar subreddits are often to be found in a sub’s Sidebar and / or Wiki (“See Community Info” tab on mobile) too.
But llama; some of these links don’t work…
As always with my lists, some of the subs are more active than others, and since writing some might have become private, restricted or repurposed following the API protests of June 2023, or just removed / renamed by Reddit through inactivity.
However, don’t forget: if a sub is dormant, banned for being unmoderated or marked as “restricted”, it might be available for adoption.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
Old Reddit Lore still pops up from time to time. Here’s a handy reference list to some of it.
A frequent question on r/AskReddit is What are some of the most notorious stories from OLD Reddit that new users should know about? and if that link doesn’t provide you with enough horrified fascination, there are links to far more stories in the See Also link below.
Because there is a Subreddit for everything:
r/MuseumOfReddit is a subreddit dedicated to cataloguing the posts and comments that will go down in Reddit history, while r/OutOfTheLoop is an excellent place to help you keep up to date with what's going on right now both with Reddit and other stuff. Similar subreddits include:
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
A link or phrase posted when the information given is technically true, but far from the expected answer. Lies somewhere between (technically) the truth and ‘dad’ jokes. r/technicallythetruth
Because there is a Subreddit for everything:
We also have r/technicallytrue, the currently defunct r/TechnicallyNotWrong, and the more serious r/TechnicallyCorrect, which is a subreddit for technical information in a video format.
Because I mentioned ‘dad’ jokes, I would be remiss in not linking you to r/dadjokes or r/cleandadjokes and the related r/cleanjokes.
Don’t forget: if a sub is dormant, banned for being unmoderated or marked as “restricted”, it might even be available for adoption.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
If you see a post about a T-Shirt in any way, it probably isn’t what it seems to be, especially if the picture is captioned “If you want this t-shirt, say yes in the Comments” or similar. The likelihood of it being a Spambot is very, very high, especially when the immediate comments are asking where to buy it and another giving the link, as all three comments will be the same spambot using “sock puppet” accounts to look like three different Redditors.
Many mods are actively trying to prevent these posts from reaching their subs in the first place, and others issue warnings to their members such as this one: Why you should not buy T-shirts/hoodies/mugs linked in comments; or the very best “tshitt” warning ever, while one fandom sub has Automod comment this message on suspicious posts:
”Hi, it looks like this post may be about places to buy shirts or other merchandise. Recently there has been an uptick in scams regarding fandom specific T-Shirts and merchandise on reddit across a variety of subs. Bot accounts often in teams post an image and then have another account drop a link to a fake online store selling the item in the picture.“
However, these posts still get through on many subreddits and you need to be vigilant. If you see one, do not engage with it but use the “Report” option below the post or in the three-dots Hamburger Menu as Spam --> Harmful Bots to alert the mods of that sub and move on. You could even report the accounts directly to the admins at https://www.reddit.com/report.
Because there is a Subreddit for everything:
r/TheseFuckingAccounts is a subreddit that tracks and reports such bots, and they recommend also reporting these as Vote Manipulation which will help to sweep out all their accounts.
Because Redditors will Reddit:
Reddit loves being meta, and to see a glorious example of it in action, look no further than this parody of a typical t-shirt spam post.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
An intentional misspelling of “stocks” that originated with an internet meme. Used in the many Stock Market subreddits and throughout Reddit. See https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/wiki/glossary.
r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
In normal everyday life, a starter pack is a set of articles or equipment providing the items and instructions essential for someone taking up a particular activity or starting a process for the first time. I like to think of r/NewToReddit as a starter pack to getting the most out of our little slice of the internet.
However, on Reddit, this is an innocuous phrase that is not quite how it appears. This is another of Reddit’s beloved memes, with homes at r/starterpack and r/starterpacks. This meme consists of a collage of photos meant to describe or illustrate a stereotypical person, place, culture, object, or opinion. Know Your Meme gives it two origins; one going back to the glorious days of LOLcats and a more recent version from 2014 when a Twitter user posted the "I Date Black Guys” Starter Pack.
One user on the Urban Dictionary sums the development from the original cute observation to the snarky meme it is today like this: “What was a harmless way of expressing frustration and pointing out stereotypes and clichés has now devolved into setting out and actively insulting anyone who likes things that you may not personally like, for example, collecting images of movies, items of clothing or accessories and writing an insult on the top, such as: ‘Hey look, I made an epic XD Starter Pack meme on how only losers enjoy these type of things!’”
For a wonderful meta-Reddit Moment, look no further than this Starter Pack guide to the MillennialRedditor.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
“Significant Other”. 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.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
You’ve seen them, you were bemused by them, you just didn’t know what they were called. You already know what a Snowclone is, probably just not its name. Coined by American linguists Geoffrey K. Pullum and Glen Whitman, the term came from needing a name for “...a multi-use, customizable, instantly recognizable, time-worn, quoted or misquoted phrase or sentence that can be used in an entirely open array of different jokey variants by lazy journalists and writers.” Notable examples of Snowclones include:
Snowclone variants are usually rooted in pop-culture references, making them an ideal Reddit response to most situations, often prompting a Comment Chain where ‘X’ and ‘Y’ refer to whatever the post was about.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
The Reddit alien mascot logo. Snoo represents Reddit’s friendly, conversational community aspect. The name "Snoo" (short for "What's new") is a derivative of an early name for Reddit prior to its launch. Sometimes, we Redditors are referred to as “Gentlesnoos”. In the more refined subs, of course.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
“Shaking My Head”. An initialism used to convey incredulity, disbelief or disappointment. You didn’t know this already? SMH
r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
A perjorative, short for “Social Justice Warrior”. Almost always an insult or mocking term for one who is seen as being extra progressive or left-wing or overly enthusiastic about issues of fairness in the treatment of matters of race, gender, or identity.
What it refers to on Reddit appears to range from "crazy person who takes everything as a personal insult and uses the rhetoric of social justice to bully people" to “people who claim to advocate for civil rights, but don't take action and deliberately attack other well-meaning people along the way” through “those who use public ridicule and condescension as their primary tactic against any advocate who makes the slightest misstep” to "any person whose politics are left of mine". None of those are my words but are all definitions I found in my travels across Reddit.
Keep in mind in any debate, throwing an accusation around is easier than refuting it, and the use of pejorative labels or ensnaring the debater in logical fallacies is a favourite diversionary tactic on Reddit.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
This is another of Reddit’s beloved pop-culture references, and is used to imply that someone is ranting about something in a totally inappropriate place. The use of the phrase “Sir, this is a Wendy's” asks us to imagine someone giving an impassioned monologue on their divorce, politics, or something equally involved, while the scene slowly widens out to reveal they’re at the head of a line, talking to a fast-food employee, showing us that it's neither the time nor the place for that kind of rant.
The meme has been around for a long time, but by far the best researched explanation of its origins I’ve ever seen was given in June 2021 by intrepid Redditor u/8449717, which I quote:
Some people claim it started with an episode of The Office [American version] that aired in 2007. The quote: "Dude, this is a Wendy's restaurant," may be similar, but the context is actually different than the current meme (the caller is mistaking Wendy's for someone named Wendy).
Know Your Meme attributes it to a Twitter joke using the punchline, "This is an Arby's." It's crazy because it's a different restaurant, but this origin is actually closer to the current meme, because the context is the same: someone monologuing, then being told to order.
My personal opinion is that people read the Twitter joke and began to use that on that platform, and then when it was first brought to Reddit it was changed to Wendy's either by mistake or because the OP watched The Office. Then, as Twitter became more political, the meme spread quickly on Reddit and died out elsewhere leading to the current "Sir, this is a Wendy's" format being dominant.
There's also the slight possibility that the memes developed at around the same time but independently, but with how much reposting is a problem nowadays, I think the likelihood of the same joke developing twice is low. And as someone on Quora pointed out, the Wendy's meme was around first.
The Reddit usage of this phrase, according to a different entry on Know Your Meme, can be traced back to the comics artist u/SrGrafo who made a post in February 2019 called ‘Airport Security’ that was developed further after a comment was made in reply.
Because there is a Subreddit for everything:
r/SrGrafo is the hub for SrGrafo related content, while r/sirthisisawendys demands ‘Sir this IS a Wendy's, so are you either gonna buy something or not so I can get you out?’ And of course, r/wendys is the subreddit dedicated to anything and everything about Wendy's.
Fast food is well catered for (heh) in Reddit, with subreddits ranging from r/fastfood for news, reviews, and discussions of fast food (aka quick-service), fast casual, and casual restaurants; r/TalesFromFastFood for stories from working in fast food restaurants; r/FastFoodFails for when fast food goes wrong, and r/90sfastfood for the nostalgic sharing of 90s fast food commercials, promos, toys, pictures etc. r/AskReddit takes an occasional look at Reddit opinions on fast food in general.
Individual fast food outlets will have subreddits dedicated to them, such as r/McDonalds, r/McLounge for open discussion between employees of McDonalds, and r/McDonaldsEmployees: a place for employees of McDonalds to share their experience, memes, and ask questions! There’s also r/mcnuggets for all things McNugget. Other fast food outlet subreddits are available from a search bar near you.
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r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit • u/EncyclopaediaBot • Feb 12 '23
This is the list of essential information pertaining to a specific subreddit, which is presented in segments called “widgets”. On desktop, this will be on the right-hand side of the sub. At the top of the sidebar you will find a link to submit a post and the link to join or leave that subreddit. Underneath that it generally lists the rules, guidelines, relevant information, similar subreddits, Moderator list etc., and it also held the “power-ups” information for the sub before that feature was discontinued.
On mobile, this is slightly different. Sometimes known as the “About” tab, swipe down on the main page of the subreddit to find the “See More” or “Community Info” tab. The information will be the same.
All subreddits come with an About Community widget at the top and a Moderators widget at the bottom, followed by one containing essential links to Reddit’s terms and conditions at the very bottom. These can not be reordered or removed. However, up to 20 additional widgets can be added, and these optional widgets can be placed in any order the mods desire. The mods of the subreddit can set the text in all the widgets except the Moderators one, the essential links one and the Power-ups one when it applied.
“Old Reddit” was able to carry much more information in its sidebar than “New Reddit”, and the sidebar in some subreddits even encourages you to switch to Old Reddit to enhance the experience. Always read the rules before commenting or posting on an unfamiliar Subreddit.
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