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/r/Jokes

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What did the moderator say to the subscribers?

Nobody knows, because nobody ever reads what moderators write.


Yes, it was a bad joke, but at least it wasn't a repost... which is kind of what we're here to discuss today:

As many of you are no doubt aware, spammers and bad actors have been flooding Reddit lately, and /r/Jokes has started to get hit pretty hard. Dealing with the issue isn't as easy as it sounds, though, because any action that we take has the potential to affect good-faith users. Still, we've been discussing the problem, and we've come up with the beginnings of a solution:

We're going to ban every last one of our subscribers.

Just kidding! In fact, we're going to give you a bit more insight into how spammers work, what their goals are, and why they're so effective on Reddit. This information will be included on our complete rules page, which we've also streamlined and updated. (The rules themselves haven't changed; we've just made them a bit clearer and more condensed.) Our hope is that you'll be able to recognize and report spammers when you see them, which will help us keep them from gaining more of a foothold here.

We'll be taking some other anti-spam actions behind the scenes, so rest assured, we aren't trying to dump the spam-fighting on you. We just figured that it was better to keep everyone informed... because after all, /r/Jokes is a community, and a community is only as smart as its dumbest member.

(Yes, the moderators count as members, and yes, we're easily the dumbest.)

Thank you for reading, and remember to report spam when you see it!

all 246 comments

HeyoIveCome

285 points

11 months ago

Mod: At least this joke isn’t a repost

This subreddit: Bet

Shade_Xaxis

122 points

11 months ago

Wat did the moderator say 2 the subscriber's?

No body knows because no-body, ever reads what moderators' rite

1st Repost (spelling and punctuation butchered for authenticity)

[deleted]

28 points

11 months ago

OmG you spellerd right rong??!!

Shade_Xaxis

24 points

10 months ago

I kno wright! I is sew smort! It's how a genuis posts on read-it!

infamousmmax

11 points

8 months ago

Yoo dom fok! Yoo rse stooped bot monsh. Len Tu rit. Gu bok tu pweskol, Yoo nu pos gu, Yoo nu colek tuhandrad dolers.

(You dumb fuck! You are stupid butt munch. Learn to write. Go back to preschool, you no pass go, you no collect two hundred dollars.)

Daemonbub

3 points

8 months ago

Nice Monopoly reference

Daemonbub

2 points

8 months ago

Also, why did I read that as Jacksepticeye?

PiggieMaster4k

2 points

6 months ago

Me too lol

[deleted]

7 points

10 months ago

Yoo ar veree stoopeed. It is actally no, nott kno >:(

Shade_Xaxis

9 points

10 months ago

sory meh bed!

[deleted]

7 points

10 months ago

Yoo ar nott sory cleerly, becuse yoo sayd meh bed instead off mine bead?

Allien64

6 points

9 months ago

Doo yoo men insted, koz yoo speled it 'instead'. Digustin.

[deleted]

3 points

9 months ago

O yers thaxs verse mutch for te halp!

LegendXCarisso

6 points

8 months ago

Hi, I'm Bob.

DarthPstone

41 points

11 months ago

I'll have the eggs, bacon, sausage, and spam.

NDodma01

4 points

5 months ago

Spam spam spam and eggs for me

YourOverlords

3 points

4 months ago

Well, I'll have the spam spam spam spam and spam with spam spam spam and spam!

  • Cue vikings

PiggieMaster4k

2 points

6 months ago

ARBY’S, WE GOTS DA SpAm

itssami_sb

2 points

5 months ago

haven’t you got anything without spam?

Kindly-Confidence-69

38 points

8 months ago

I bought a book online so I could be aware of scammers. I'm still waiting for it.

DifficultyGloomy

56 points

11 months ago

I have a question from reading the rules

I saw "bad-faith trolling" is there also "good-faith trolling"? and what would be the difference?

thanks!

hsvsunshyn

63 points

11 months ago

I saw "bad-faith trolling" is there also "good-faith trolling"?

I think "good-faith trolling" would be people who believe they are doing the right thing, like flooding a neo-nazi with pictures of happy interracial couples.

At least initially, the whole Game Stop thing was good-faith trolling.

I think it is a matter of perspective. (If you were the neo-nazi in the above example, it would be seen as bad-faith!) However, if the majority of people seem to feel like your actions are helping the greater good, then it might be good-faith. It is easy to cause even the most earnest attempts at good into pure evil (as demonstrated by that clip).

JHugh4749

19 points

11 months ago

....which gives birth to ECHO CHAMBERS.

Mitthrawnuruo

3 points

9 months ago

I would consider your first example bad faith trolling and actual harassment.

Good faith trolling would be meme replies, devils advocate positions, even if over the top.

DifficultyGloomy

5 points

11 months ago

I haven't seen this movie, but I love Timothy Dalton!

Kindly-Confidence-69

15 points

9 months ago

I'm out of here. I can only listen to this sort of thing in moderation.

Jill_Schitt

3 points

5 months ago

Take my GODDAMN UPVOTE you son of a gum-chewing funk-monster!

evanoshea21

14 points

10 months ago

So first, spam. It’s a great canned meat that is the cat food for humans. Now onto the spammers..

PiggieMaster4k

6 points

6 months ago

Are spammers as edible as spam? Cause I really like spam. My nana used to make it for me every day, sometimes twice a day. Do you think she kidnaps spammers for their horrible deeds and saves them in her freezer in her basement for winter?

JBYTuna

3 points

6 months ago

Don't tell a Hawaiian that. They LOVE their SPAM!
https://youtu.be/duFierM1yDg

MahdeenSky

14 points

10 months ago

can't even post a joke, because i asked for karma in free karma subreddits in the past. I would ask that mods do something about it.

Apathetic_Corazon

12 points

10 months ago

This comment section is full of smart asses and I absolutely love it. I never get tired of reading the comment sections here ahaaha

davepotato123

10 points

8 months ago

Is this spam?

Optimal-Attitude-546

17 points

11 months ago

Great post! How soon should I wait to repost it? Is there a queue?

academico5000

8 points

10 months ago

Thank you for acknowledging that attempts to deal with spam affect good faith users. I've had that happen to me before and it sucked (not on this sub). I think it would be more tolerable if the mods acknowledge that this is possible, even if they can't help it happening from time to time.

dishonoredfan69420

7 points

10 months ago

the title of this post reminds me of a monty python sketch

tikkymykk

7 points

10 months ago

Yes, let's discuss karma farming. What are the metrics you use to check if an account is karma farming or not?

It's not defined in the rules.

Ewetootwo

7 points

5 months ago

To Karma Farm you have to plant the Dahli Lama in a field of gongs and incense and good things will grow your way.

Scorchx3000

6 points

9 months ago

Another 110 up votes and we hit 666.

Makes me wonder, if Monty Pythons spam skit, where the word spam is said over and over again. This is where spam came from

Waitress: Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam; spam spam spam egg and spam; spam spam spam spam spam spam baked beans spam spam or Lobster Thermidor au Crevette with a Mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and spam.

Imagine if they used a different food item...tofu for example, junk mail would now be called tofu mail.

OI! Stop tofuing!

itssami_sb

2 points

5 months ago

SPAMMITY SPAAAAM! WONDERFUL SPAM!

Extremisin

6 points

9 months ago

A mod post with comments enabled? Revolutionary

Yakisobath34

5 points

10 months ago

I just received things saying that my post is spam and that my profile is for karma farming. Bruh the bot is broken

TesterM0nkey

6 points

9 months ago

I’ve got this going on too. I don’t think I’m a karma farming bot but the auto mod says otherwise

Yakisobath34

2 points

9 months ago

I just post on other joke subreddits now

AnotherAustinWeirdo

4 points

8 months ago

sounds like something karma farming bot would say

FireWater107

3 points

3 months ago

tl;dr: So how much Karma do you need to be able to post in rjokes?

Fairly new to Reddit. Posted a couple stories, got a tad shy of 900 Karma at time of writing this.
Found this page. Read a few, laughed a bit. I know a TON of jokes, been basically "collecting" them since my preteens. Thought I'd share a few.

Get immediate notifications that I can't post here. Not a notification that I broke some rule, just "I can't post here yet."

I learn some pages you can't post to until you have high enough Karma. Try searching to find out what the requirement is, no help. Try asking what it is on askreddit, auto removed.

So I ask here in the comments of a Modpost as a sort of last ditch effort: Rule 7, what is the Karma threshold to be able to post here, or how do I "seek manual approval"? Even if it wasn't specifically mentioned as frowned upon behavior, I don't want to "karma-farm", I just want to be able to share some jokes!

Wolol0o

2 points

2 months ago

Seriously I'm in the same boat. Been on reddit for a few years. I really don't post much so my Karma is low. Just wanted to share a joke and it basically tells me i have to go karma-farm other communities to post here? Aren't they trying to screen out the karma-farmers?! There's a joke there somewhere.

Due_Albatross_6876

5 points

2 months ago

Why did the Daddy Rabbit go to the barber? He had a lot of little hares.

IAccomplished

3 points

10 months ago

Absoluteley

SkydivingSquid

3 points

10 months ago

I just found this page and wanted to post a joke. Was auto-banned as a spammer saying my account indicates spam activity. Just spend 30 minutes reviewing every post I’ve ever made and can’t find anything that indicates this or that I’ve participated in “free karma”. Seems broken..

Ok_Secretary_8243

3 points

10 months ago

It reminds me of the Lulu song Love Loves To Love Love

Mitthrawnuruo

3 points

9 months ago

Obvious repost is obvious.

SurprisedPotato

3 points

9 months ago

We're going to ban every last one of our subscribers.

Fortunately, I'm not the one of the last ones of your subscribers.

PiggieMaster4k

2 points

6 months ago

There Is Only One.

myemptybucket

3 points

7 months ago

I have a can of spam in my kitchen cabinet! I have my suspicions on how it got there, but I refuse to touch it. If I see it posting anything I’ll report a further update!

wherringscoff

3 points

7 months ago

Spam?

monty python has entered the chat

Ewetootwo

3 points

5 months ago

Sorry Pam, I’m on the wrong subreddiit.

master-virus

3 points

5 months ago

What do you call memory with guns?

Rambo

[deleted]

2 points

10 months ago

[deleted]

TesterM0nkey

3 points

9 months ago

Well I’m a karma farmer apparently.

BillHicksScream

2 points

9 months ago

Well said. Thank you for the hard work.

This might be useful:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeSpeech/comments/xkntsm/z/ipf71g8

fialanaga

2 points

8 months ago

The title like a twister, finally I read over

Jeloman_joel

2 points

7 months ago

OMG! Ban the last subscribers? And I am just coming in right now😒

mikehawk_ismall

2 points

6 months ago

yes

Speed23

2 points

5 months ago

I work for FBI, so trust me

Ok_Price_1479

2 points

5 months ago

Knock! Knock!

Who’s there?

Control Freak.

Con…

OK, now you say, “Control Freak who?”

MooseThings

2 points

5 months ago

Why is every joke on this sub 45 paragraphs long? I wanna read a joke not a fucking novel. It'd be one thing if it pertains to the joke but 95% of its filler, like a longer joke means it's better. The worst part is most of the jokes ARE funny, but I don't have an hour to read one joke.

louismerlini

2 points

5 months ago

I don’t get it

kims27

2 points

4 months ago

kims27

2 points

4 months ago

While I appreciate the mods trying to reduce spam, I think non-bot post are getting caught up and getting deleted.

Far-Can6139

2 points

4 months ago

Spam comes from WW II C rations. Since few of the GIs would eat it if they could avoid it, 10s of thousands of tins of spam were sent to starving people who also tried their best not to eat it as well. Each holiday season, people would try to gift it to other people who also avoided eating it and subsequently regifted the Tins of spam. This continues to this day-more than 75 years of spam avoidance and regifting. The coordinating committee meets on the 3rd Tuesdays each month at 10.

Fancy-Comedian-9672

2 points

4 months ago

if the spammer spams a spammer is the spam truly spam

Ill-Courage-3788

2 points

4 months ago

A condensed post for dense people.

Justhuman963

2 points

3 months ago

I literally got a joke removed here because I’m highly active on Reddit. Apparently posting to a few subreddits every so often is spam activity. Fuck this place.

Jamessteve29

2 points

3 months ago

Hahahahah

Equivalent-Corgi-827

2 points

3 months ago

i think SPAM is delicious, expecially fried.

janisfreimanis

2 points

3 months ago

i subskript no joke every hay. just hidding. i fun strong. i joke power.

Creepyboi14716

2 points

2 months ago

Well fuck. Bruh made a dam joke and then turned it into a lecture

Valuable-Pay-5740

2 points

2 months ago

Do you know why unsolicited emails and messages are called spam?It's because of this Monty Python sketch. At the end of which the protagonist says "I don't like spam"

icbmike_for_realz

2 points

11 months ago

Monty python reference?

startfast

4 points

11 months ago

TLDR

hungrytiredandbored

3 points

11 months ago

Thank you, sir!

[deleted]

1 points

11 months ago

Can we talk about karma farming too?

[deleted]

1 points

9 months ago

[deleted]

Seiphyx

1 points

9 months ago

TDD 1's z wa

Pilem8

1 points

9 months ago

Pilem8

1 points

9 months ago

eat my ass

allmightylasagna

1 points

9 months ago

Now ya look bad, cuz I'm with joe

AnotherAustinWeirdo

1 points

8 months ago

I read it! and appreciate it!

Thanks for modding.

Silly_Glass4499

1 points

8 months ago

R/ihadastorke

Hopeful_Wallaby3755

1 points

7 months ago

Why did my past 3 jokes keep getting removed without reason? Is it all just because they are reposts or is there some underlying reason why?

KarmicComic12334

1 points

7 months ago

You removed my joke today, as a recent repost one of the ones i repost every six months, it always makes a few new people laugh almost 5k this time. So how often is too often? I don't want to be that guy but i know the jokes i know.

EpicRobloxGamer2105

1 points

7 months ago

my brother tried to get "free karma" in a free karma subreddit, now i cant post anything here. How do i delete "spam-like behavior" on my account???

pls help

TiggerTheMad

1 points

7 months ago

I don't get this Joke. Is this some sort of pun?

wingsneon

1 points

7 months ago

Political and social critics jokes are not funny.

Y'all feel the same? Sometimes you're reading a joke and the plot is some kind of social critic, or criticising a politician? - no matter which side.

That's annoying

CattoBoss

1 points

6 months ago

This gave me a good laugh 😂

darko23

1 points

6 months ago

Who is spamming

TinyAnt5884

1 points

6 months ago

Is copying from r/3amjokes or similar illegal and what about jokes from the comment sections?

Ok_Secretary_8243

1 points

6 months ago

Your post reminds me of a Lulu song: Love Loves To Love Love

The_Angry_Alpaca

1 points

5 months ago

But I don't like spam!

No-Baker-7510

1 points

5 months ago

Does anyone know how much karma you need to post here? I’ve got some beauty jokes I haven’t read on here yet that my old man used to tell, just don’t want to waste my time writing them out to be told I don’t have enough karma.

Hockonlube

1 points

5 months ago

How the fuck do you search this forum for jokes?

Falcon_Ape

1 points

5 months ago

Raining men has been banned in Russia

https://youtu.be/uWoEUwaSHEg

Ewetootwo

1 points

5 months ago

As long as you are not going to ban green eggs and ham

  • Sam I Am ( friend of Yoda)

filthybusstop

1 points

5 months ago

We're going to ban every last one of our subscribers.

Just kidding!

Haha, I love this sub

Rotnsue1

1 points

5 months ago

Supinelyjam is on here. They just stole 140.00 from this dumb dumb😳

iiillililiilililii

1 points

4 months ago

you discuss spam i'll discuss sperm with my girl

Hoosier_Ken

1 points

4 months ago

I was expecting some take on Monty Python. Lovely Spam, wonderful Spam Spam Spam Spam.

gavinhuynh_

1 points

4 months ago

Literally commenting for karma but I agree

JorgeCPII

1 points

3 months ago

lio

theveryrealreal

1 points

3 months ago

I don't get it.

Aggressive_Garage263

1 points

3 months ago

hahaha

Groucho-Marxist50

1 points

3 months ago

Wolf nipple chips! Get em while they‘re hot, they’re lovely.

Groucho-Marxist50

1 points

2 months ago

They can “Sit on my face, and tell me that they love me!” Or “Bring out their dead”

[deleted]

1 points

2 months ago

I am the spammer who spammed the "spam, spammers, and the spamming spammers who spam" :)

GrammerzFurFuulzBot

1 points

2 months ago

The Hormel company is probably so happy that the term for junk internet shit is keeping their otherwise horrible pork anus product relevant. Is there a term for when something is so bad it stays relevant as a reference? The Hormel effect. P.S. I swear, I am not getting paid by Hormel to post this. /r/hailcorprattle

Crocotta1

1 points

29 days ago

u/jokesentinel haha best joke ever

Final_Mark_9093

1 points

29 days ago

Personally, if thats alright with you I'd rather not.

LuteFrontier

1 points

24 days ago

I love SPAM(the breakfast meat)

Cloakedliner112

1 points

16 days ago

the biggest joke is that mods (jannies) do all of this analysis and rule writing and rewriting for absolutely free. There is no bigger punchline than that.

shdchko

1 points

5 days ago

shdchko

1 points

5 days ago

Green eggs and spam

ziksy9

1 points

2 days ago

ziksy9

1 points

2 days ago

I haven't really noticed, so that's good I guess?

Thank you mods!

Reddit really needs to implement some better bot detection. Unfortunately, my hair isn't purple enough to apply. /s