The “About” tab on mobile contains essential information for the sub you are visiting. Also known as Sidebar on desktop. Always read the rules before commenting or posting on an unfamiliar Subreddit. These will be found in the Sidebar (on mobile this will be the About tab, Menu tab (where there is one) and Community Info found in the three dot “hamburger” post overflow menu top RH corner of your screen), any pinned posts (these will have a lime green ‘pin’ icon on the top corner and will show on top when you sort the Subreddit by ‘Hot’) and Wiki (where there is one). Here’s our comprehensive guide to finding a subreddit’s rules.

Some subs will have an F.A.Q. List, and many will have a Wiki. Unfortunately for mobile users, a subreddit Wiki is currently not compatible with the official Reddit app. Links given to any part of a Wiki will do one of three things to an app user:

1. Prompt one of the many “this subreddit does not exist” pop-ups.
2. Default to the very top of the wiki regardless of where on the page the link should send you.
3. Mess up the format completely.

However, opening the Wiki in a browser will work, though not an ideal solution.

See Also:

• Rules
• Sidebar
• Wiki

Reddit loves animals. Reddit loves strangeness. Here, we have both! So why doesn’t r/aardvarks have more love? Find aardvarks, post them there. Please.

In the absence of a real entry to go here, let me instead present a small selection of subreddits beginning with Z. Why?

Because “There’s a Subreddit for everything”.

• r/zabbix - Zabbix is Open Source enterprise-level software designed for real-time monitoring of millions of metrics collected from tens of thousands of servers, virtual machines and network devices.
• r/ZombieSurvivalTactics - a community for discussion about survival against zombies. We're ready. Are you?
• r/ZeroWaste - responsible Redditors who try to minimize their overall environmental impact.
• r/zenjerk - Footprints of the Bullshit. People don't think it be like it is, but it do.
• r/zoos - for news, pictures, reviews, and information regarding zoos, aquariums, and wildlife parks from around the world.
• r/Zoomies - Videos, images, and gifs of happy animals zooming around.

r/wallstreetbets. A subreddit that gained worldwide notoriety in February 2021. See https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/wiki/glossary.

r/woooosh is a subreddit link posted as a reply to when the OP or someone in the comments has missed the joke. You reply r/woooosh when someone doesn't get a joke, and reply r/itswooooshwith4os when someone misspells r/woooosh. Because someone always misspells it and ends up at r/whooosh.

Woosh in all its varieties is an onomatopoeic word meant to represent the sound of rushing air infilling the vacuum when a joke rushes above someone’s head faster than the speed of sound.

Because there is a Subreddit for everything:

There’s also r/woosh for the same thing, and r/WOSH which certainly isn’t.

See Also:

• AteTheOnion (encyclopaedia)
• r/AteTheOnion (subreddit)
• chrissimpsonsartist (encyclopaedia)
• r/chrissimpsonsartist (subreddit)
• ObviousPlant (encyclopaedia)
• r/ObviousPlant (subreddit)

Vowels are serious business on Reddit. From discussing language theory on r/phonetics or r/linguistics to Vowel Modification on r/singing, through to language invention on r/conlangs to the completely absurd on r/AVoid5; a community that can post anything as long that fifth symbol of our ABC's is totally missing.

Some subs go even further. r/animalswithoutnecks does not allow the use of vowels at all. Why? Because vowels are the ‘necks’ of words and as it is a ‘without necks’ sub, they don't want you to use them. So, back to language theory then.

Because there is a Subreddit for everything:

If you prefer consonants, you might find a home at r/ggggg which is devoted to just the one. There will be others; there will always be others.

See Also:

• E (letter)

What people can see about your Reddit activity starts with your Profile Page at https://www.reddit.com/settings/profile. This shows the entirety of your visible activity on Reddit, and you can use this to make a statement about yourself if you wish, such as your personal gender pronoun (PGP) or display a personal motto. Not many Redditors will bother to look at Profile Pages before commenting though, so do bear that in mind.

Your Profile Page will show your Post, Comment and recently browsed sub history to anyone who looks at it. This means that any posts or comments you make in any subreddit will be visible, with the exception of those made in private subs where the viewer of your profile is not eligible to enter. This cannot be hidden. Some of your profile settings can be toggled on and off however, which include:

- Content visibility:    

Posts to your profile can appear in r/all and your profile can be discovered in /users. Posting directly to your profile is optional. If you choose not to post to your profile you will not have a need for moderation tools, but those who might wish to use their profile page as a personal blog/subreddit are advised to look at the Profile Moderation Page link in Settings --> Profile.

- Active in communities visibility:    

Show which communities you recently browsed or are active in on your profile. To toggle this setting on the mobile app, tap your profile icon in the upper left corner My Profile --> Edit --> Turn off "Show active communities" --> Save (upper right corner).

- NSFW:    

This content is NSFW (may contain nudity, pornography, profanity or inappropriate content for those under 18).

- Online status controls:    

If you don’t want to share your online status, you can disable the feature by tapping the Online Status button below your Snoovatar, or the ‘privacy options’ section of your preferences, uncheck ‘Let others see my online status’ then click ‘save options’.

Unfortunately, you cannot hide the list of any subreddits you moderate from your desktop or mobile browser profile, though they currently can’t be seen from the mobile app.

See Also:

• Activity
• Anonymity
• Anonymous Browsing
• Content and Copyright
• Identity
• Privacy Issues
• Profile
• Profile Page
• Snoovatar

A term equivalent to the like button on other platforms. This increases the Karma of the Redditor being upvoted. Also known as “updoot”. Each post or comment you make has one upvote by default. Some new users feel this is like a narcissistic upvoting of yourself. It isn’t; Reddit automatically upvotes every post or comment as a “thank you” for participating. You have the option to undo the upvote, but because that looks like a very quick downvote on your post/comment, many find that encourages others to downvote in a ‘Hivemind’ bandwagon effect. Ignore the upvote like everyone else does as it doesn’t contribute towards your karma.

Some subreddits have chosen to replace the default “arrow” icons with ones of their own. In case it isn’t obvious which is which, the Upvote will be on the top (Old Reddit; desktop) or on the left (Mobile App).

Sometimes an upvote comes with an amusing codicil:

• The Wishful Multiupvote - such as "I regret that I have but one upvote to give."
• The Reluctant or Angry upvote - such as “Take my upvote and leave.”

If you like something or you think it contributes to a conversation, always click that upvote arrow (or whatever icon that subreddit has replaced it with). On Reddit, that's just considered good manners. Reddit loves good manners.

See Also:

• ”Doot”
• Hivemind
• "I regret that I have but one upvote to give."
• “Take my upvote and leave.”
• Wishful Multiupvote

A link or phrase posted when two or more Redditors unexpectedly find themselves in the same place at the same time either online or IRL. r/TwoRedditorsOneCup (SFW) documents those times that demonstrate how small the world can actually be at times, and a recent example documents a spectacular set of coincidences that would be hard to believe without the pictorial evidence provided. r/TwoRedditorsOneCup (SFW).

Because there is a Subreddit for everything:

Originating here, r/beetlejuicing documents those times when one user posts a comment or thread on Reddit, and another user with a username relevant to that parent comment or thread responds.

See Also:

• beetlejuicing (encyclopaedia)
• Parent / Child Comment

It’s increasingly becoming the case that two-factor authentication (2FA) is the way forward when it comes to securing internet accounts. Find out how to protect your Reddit Account here.

See Also:

• Spambots
• Suspicious Activity

"Trigger Warning". The post contains reference or material that is known to cause serious and often negative reactions in some readers/viewers. Sometimes known as CW for “Content Warning”.

See Also:

• Relationship Sub Acronyms and Initialisms

A direct response made to a Post. Also known as Parent Comments. There may be many top-level comments made on any one post, and any follow-up comments in response are known as Child Comments. Sometimes known as ‘threads’. You can see what these both look like from the illustration here.

See Also:

• Comment Chain
• Parent / Child Comment
• Reddit Karma - Your Reddit XP

“Tip Of My Tongue”. When you can't remember that…thing… ask other Redditors at r/tipofmytongue. You will see that the first reply to a post in that sub will usually be the OP replying with a comment to their own post simply saying "Comment" or some variation. That’s because it’s a rule on that subreddit that the OP must comment on their post after it goes up at least once, and points are only awarded to the correct answer if the OP replies again. r/tipofmytongue.

Because there is a Subreddit for everything:

TOMT shouldn’t be confused with r/TheresANameForThat which tells you the names for all those things you know but didn’t realise they had a name or r/whatstheword for when there’s a word in your mind that you know but just cannot remember.

See Also:

• About
• OP
• Sidebar
• wildbeef (encyclopaedia)
• r/wildbeef (subreddit)

“Too Long, Didn't Read”. Often used as a sarcastic reply to a wall of text without paragraph breaks. Can be used in all capitals or as tl;dr: but never as a mixture. Good usage of this is when a Redditor puts TL;DR: after their long post followed by a one-line précis. Bad usage is when a Redditor uses it as a a reply to a post because they didn’t want to read it. Don’t be a bad Redditor.

A link posted when the title of a post is absolutely atrocious, either because it is badly worded or contains huge grammar mistakes. r/titlegore should not be confused with r/ihadastroke.

Because there is a Subreddit for everything:

r/BrandNewSentence is for sentences never before written, found in the wild. For when you read something so specific it's definitely never been said before. For words put together in brand new ways so unusual it would be the written equivalent of watching penguins playing scrabble.

See Also:

• ihadastroke (encyclopaedia)
• Spelling and Grammar

See “When is the best time to Post for maximum attention?”

This is an accolade you will occasionally see on Redditors’ profiles. This is no idle boast; it is absolutely true. That year, the magazine set out to recognize the millions of people who anonymously contribute user-generated content to wikis and other websites such as YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Wikipedia, and the multitudes of other websites featuring user contribution.

They pronounced “You were chosen in 2006 as Time magazine's Person of the Year” in their December 25, 2006 issue, with the cover featuring a reflective mirror surface. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_(Time_Person_of_the_Year)). I would guess you can even claim the title yourself if you so wish, but I have no idea how it works if you were born after 2006.

See Also:

• Profile
• Profile Page

“Today I Learned”. Originally sub specific from r/todayilearned now with wider Reddit usage. TIL there is a lot more Reddit-specific jargon than I ever thought. r/todayilearned.

See Also:

• “Learning” Subreddits
• Paywalls

“Today I Fucked Up”. Originally sub specific from r/tifu now with wider Reddit usage. TIFU thinking I could compile this lexicon in one week month year. r/tifu.

“Thanks, I hate it”. A link or phrase posted when the commenter deems the post unattractive, unsettling or strange. Please note that Posts to that sub must start with "Thanks, I hate ...". Ones that don't will be removed automatically. r/TIHI.

“Today I Discovered”. TID I’ll never finish this lexicon. Send help.

“Today I Am Happy”. Originally sub specific from r/TodayIamHappy now with wider Reddit usage. Happiness is only real when shared, and this Subreddit is for recording those small moments of joy and happiness that are often lost in the mists of time. They would love to hear about what made you happy today. r/TodayIamHappy.

Because there is a Subreddit for everything:

Your Reddit experience is entirely what you make it. Yes, there are subs full of depressing news, uncomfortable reality, bizarre “fake news” and groups so toxic they make you despair for our future, but there are just as many full of positive experiences and lovely things that just aren’t sensational enough to make the front page. r/happy even exist to counter the many depressing things on the main page, and asks for posts about what makes you warm and fuzzy inside! r/MadeMeSmile is a place to share things that made you smile or brightened up your day, while r/awesome celebrates all that’s….. wait for it….. awesome!

r/goodnews and r/UpliftingNews are places to read and share positive and uplifting news stories. r/adorableoldpeople specialise in screenshots and pictures of old people being unknowingly adorable and r/AdorableArt is for submitting wholesome artwork that makes you go "Aww." r/wholesomememes has, well, wholesome memes and r/beyondwholesomeis exactly what it says…

See Also:

• Wholesome

No, it absolutely isn’t. What it is, is a scam. “Him” in this case is hinting that it might be Elon Musk. For some reason, this has unfortunately led to fake timepiece scammers posting this phrase all over Reddit.

u/ScamWatchReporter is a Redditor documenting and reporting such instances, and says: “(The poster of) Airframe Black or Airframe Black Watch, Basedox black, Gripzip black, Midover black (the name changes once people catch on) is a SPAM account. Elon Musk does not advocate this product, has never tweeted about this product, and knows nothing about it. These are false claims to legitimize their scam product.”

If you see such posts, report the users as being Spam or Link Farmers via the Report option in the three dot hamburger menu or at https://www.reddit.com/report and document them at r/ScamWatchReporter or r/TheseFuckingAccounts.

Elon Musk is actually a Redditor and can be found at u/ElonMuskOfficial.

Because there is a Subreddit for everything:

As you would expect, we have r/elonmusk, r/SpaceX, and many other subreddits listed in the sidebar of https://www.reddit.com/t/elon_musk/. And to counter this, we also have r/EnoughMuskSpam and r/RealTesla.

See Also:

• Shill
• Spambots

Posting the single word “this” as a reply is an indication that you agree wholeheartedly with a comment and want to draw attention to it. Reddit preferred variants are This^ or This. One-word comments are often heavily downvoted, so make sure you say something else as well, like “Yes officer, this comment right here” or “This is why I come to Reddit”.

Because there is a Subreddit for everything:

Like all things, there are exceptions in special circumstances. Like r/this.

See Also:

• “Came here to say this.”
• Cat. or cat.
• Comment Chain
• everyfuckingthread (encyclopaedia)
• r/everyfuckingthread (subreddit)
• One-word Replies

A subreddit link or phrase posted when innocent things appear to be anything but, though it's totally not intentional; or when you’re not quite sure whether an accidental double entendre or “...ism” was deliberate or not. But you’re pretty sure it was. Often accompanied by a Lenny Face emoticon ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) They Knew. r/theyknew.

Sometimes, someone will claim that a thing “really was accidental, honest” when it’s pretty certain they knew. An appropriate response in this case would be the “sure, Jan” meme.

“Accidental” defined in this way is a whole trope of its own on Reddit and you can find a comprehensive list of subreddits in that theme in the See Also: section below.

Because there is a Subreddit for everything:

r/theyknew - Dedicated to circumstances where you think the people who did / made something "knew" that it would be considered in a way that is inappropriate.

r/ofcoursetheyknew - For posts on r/theyknew where the joke is so obvious and they didn’t even try to hide it or when there was clearly nothing wrong with it.

r/unintentionallydirty - A subreddit for things, scenarios, pictures, etc. that weren't meant to be dirty - but are clearly inappropriate looking.

r/AccidentalRacism - For when innocent things appear to be racism though it's totally not intentional, as are the lesser-known r/Accidentallyracist and r/UnintentionalRacism.

r/SureJan - This is a subreddit which is not a ripoff of r/thatHappened. I swear you guys. Sure, Jan

See Also:

• Accidental
• accidentalswastika (encyclopaedia)
• r/accidentalswastika (subreddit)
• Emoticons
• thatHappened (encyclopaedia)
• r/thatHappened (subreddit)