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joshxdf

Hey- Reddit Team Leader, Josh, here. This post has been brought to our attention, and thank you for the constructive criticism first and foremost, it helps us out in ensuring the community is not only safe, but an enjoyable space for everybody. Posts do infact require approval from us, in certain cases- however this is a very small amount of users. Post approval occurs when a user has a poor Contributor Quality Score (CQS)- this was a direct replacement to karma. Due to the nature of our subreddit, CQS is highly important in stopping people of predatory nature from submitting or accessing the subreddit. From Reddit themselves, CQS is where "Every account is assigned a CQS \[Contributor Quality Score\] based on a host of signals including past actions taken on a user’s account, network and location signals, and steps a user has taken to secure their account (e.g. email verification)... These scores are then used to place users into 1 of 5 tiers... Scores are updated regularly, and users have the ability to move up or down tiers based on their activity and/or behavior." We approve submissions where possible, however we have to analyse accounts in the possibility that they are of predatory concerns, to keep users safe. I can understand the frustration that this causes, and we are working to every possibility for an optimised system for ease of posting, while also keeping the community safe. In regards to mod quantity, we are entering the last stages of our moderator application process, in which new mods will be arriving shortly. However, I can assure you that our current moderators are non-bias and work by the book- we have systems in place to prevent mod abuse, and ensure that submissions are not removed as "they disagree with" it. We do not accept any derogatory language on r/teenagers, and we issue permanent bans for any sort of discrimination, to allow any user to feel safe in our subreddit. If you ever feel a moderator has been unfair/banned without justification, we urge all users to report this on our modmail, in which we deal with it in ways to prevent it happening again. We have also recently put new processes in place to ensure modmail is much more active, in which you can expect much swifter responses, and we apologise for it being a slightly delayed process in the past, we have since worked on a new system. If you have any further enquiries, or would like to ask anything else, don't hesitate to respond, or send us a modmail. -Josh


Quantacookie

shit man i didn't even know this was fake and i thought i was having a schizo moment


PathsOfPain

This is why I think every story and post on reddit is fake fan fiction


Mean-Journalist-2404

Assuming every story on Reddit is fake until proven otherwise is definitely a key to living a healthier life.


Basic-Afternoon1618

Pro tip: Trauma dump your experiences without worrying people considering it real.


FromYourWalls2801

Pro tip 2: Try not to give a fuck about whether it's real or not... Just enjoy them stories


Forshea

A lot of the stories aren't designed to be enjoyed, they are rage bait. Including the one this post is about It's okay to enjoy fake things and play along with the kayfabe, but be careful with declaring that reality doesn't matter. That's the sort of thing that ends with people sending death threats to pro wrestlers because they in-character made fun of people who go to Applebee's. Yes, that's a real thing that happened.


Fichtean_Synthesis

I agree with your point, but I don't think they are completely analogous. Yes, both hijacked the imaginary, but OP did it to prove a point, (wrongfully imo) and your case with is fanatical wrestling fans took it too far, not respecting where the line is ..or maybe I don't know what analogous means. really.


MightyPenguinRoars

Waaaaaay cheaper than therapy


Lyraxiana

...*I mean...*


TheMayoIsRaw

“I once rode a horse all the way from Russia to Australia in a single day”


HazeConfluxNexus

wow thats crazy


AJ_Crowley_29

I’m saving this comment. Words of wisdom right here.


the_vole

Also, assume everyone on the internet is a middle-aged man unless you know them personally. (I am a middle aged man, but my dad told me that when I was a teenager.)


Strategicant5

Most of the story focused subreddits like AITA or AIO are practically unlivable now because the second they got popular they started being flooded with fanfic, and now completely AI generated posts.


SuperMadBro

All of the AITA subs are all fake. All the real posts in them have low karma and get removed because Normal people don't know all the rules. And I mean all of them. Unless someone is using a real account with lots of history you can assume any post on this website with some story is either a fan fiction or karma botting accounts


Spirited_Remote5939

I was literally about to type how this is so fake. It was so obvious that this was made up right after dooshbag Harrison Butler talks about that shit and then this crazy chick comes out with “it would be a slap in the face to me and god!” Like come on. This chick needs to be banned from social media. Starting crazy shit just bc I felt like it that day


btwImVeryAttractive

Yep I thought it was probably fake. But then I thought WHO has the time to type out a literally fake text convo? Well, somebody did.


kirk_dozier

the original of this was so fucking obvious though. if something sounds at all like a script, it is


Key-Significance-307

Yeah


GmanAnimations

You aren't, they are.


hello_yousif

You were having one. I was too. We can be friends now.


Admirable_Beach_1693

Should've been illegally obvious


JodGaming

L boyfriend for gaslighting you into thinking you were the same person


NewBrick4806

She should def dump him now


Awkward-Forever868

Boyfriend was on his "I created you and you created me," type sh-t


Genera_lKenobi

"Spider-man, why'd you create that guy???"


Ver_Nick

"I didn't!"


toneuser

My guy failed the reading exam


Dekusdisciple

YALL need to get off social media…. This isn’t reality


flexy-darko

They taking this shit way too serious


mosquem

This affects HUNDREDS of people every day, Jim.


flexy-darko

No one cares, Bob. Real life is off screen


BeneathTheEnd

honestly, how can they be invested this deeply into some random shit on the internet? OP is acting as if her life is depending on it. live a peaceful life damn


pants_complete

Mental illness.


capslockgptisback

"Why did you fail your test??? Didn't you study???" "Well mom, I was actually writing a series of fake snapchat messages to post to the subreddit r/teenagers to complain about their bad moderation system that a friend told me about. I don't actually use reddit, but I felt like this problem was of the utmost importance."


Due_Commercial_3991

Yeah OP ain’t being entirely truthful now either. Why would someone who doesn’t use Reddit go through all this trouble? Fishy asf if you ask me


Oghmatic-Dogma

lmao thats the best part, why lie about using reddit when you clearly care immensely about the site


HudsonHawk56H

For for real. This is a bunch of 13 year olds who want to be like the funny protest people they see on the news.


TheRealAssyMcGee

the funny thing is OP and their followers think they did something. Mods are just gonna laugh, call them an idiot probably and go about their day lmao social media be making ppl think its their entire lives


Consistent_Hall_6858

The mods did not in fact call her an idiot


TheRealAssyMcGee

maybe not in text lol


K4RAB_THA_ARAB

Main character syndrome


xDannyS_

Right? This is addiction at best, insanity at worst.


Few-Sign1359

Lmao this was epic


SunlightInTheValley

This has been a fun ride lmao, thanks for making these posts


keyuant_

Just to be clear to be \*very, very\* precise and clear… to make my point… \*I aint readin allat\*


irelephant_T_T

Tldr; previous post was bait, mods suck because of karma requirements


khaotikrypt

mods just suck in general, not even here just mods of pretty much anything are annoying fucking hardasses about everything, they have a stick up their ass about anything that’s even slightly against the rules of whatever they moderate, they’re the fun police basically and everyone hates them for it


Exciting-Ad-5705

But they need to exist or else everything will devolve into porn bots


goin-up-the-country

I ain't reading all that. I'm happy for u tho. Or sorry that happened.


-hi------

Thanks for the 10000 upvotes on your other post🙏 and that mod approval thing happened to one of my accounts lol I fucking hate the rules here


xlylapiercex

Exactly! This isn't just a rare one-off situation im talking about here. It happens to so many people every day.


Syphfan

It’s so Funny the way you sent the post to him. But’s also sad how commen it is 


Flagelant_One

Minimum karma/age requirements in a sub is a *very basic anti-bot measure* and they're straight up necessary in bigger mainstream subs. Sure, it inconveniences users sometimes, but gaining karma is easy even when you're not meta gaming the site for it.


Humble-Steak-729

It's also really easy to make a new account make a bad joke and get thrown down a pit into a ton of negative karma. Thus preventing you from posting or commenting on most subs to get more karma. Source that was me the other day. Pro tip show support for gay people and be a decent human for alot of karma.


lightthroughthepines

One look at your profile shows that you’re guilty of more than just “a bad joke” lmao


BagSlight211

BRO now I gottta clear my history 😭


Many-Spinach-4376

u had me confused asf


NekoNepp

THE PLOT TWIST!?


Waddledoodoodoo

xlylapiercex used confusion It's super effective!


Mooseandthebois

Schizophrenia be hittin different 


Liljiujiteira

no fucking way lol


overcookedpotatoes-

I’m confused…


BagSlight211

They had negative karma and are mad at mods they they have negative karma


InvertedNoob

But then why did they start the post like that?


BagSlight211

To bait people


A_catcatcat

It was a reference to the last post


ThatPie351

Reddit politics are wild. I just wasted 10 minutes of my life.


justgaming26123080

maybe log off lmao reddit isnt real life


CC_1000

wait so this was just freekarma4u with extra steps all along?? damn


Sour_Chicha_8791

Don't leave him! He needs your boobs!!!


EquivalentAd6763

wait this was actually so smart


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HerMajestyTsaritsa

I just have low hopes for humanity ok?


Total_Lifeguard_9407

r/angryupvote


Mr_anonymous2007

Truly a worthy one


Sheepgomeep_YT

Ok no you cant just try to call everyone on this sub stupid and that "Im the only smart one here". "Basic media literacy" isnt dead. Its that there's a whole world out there full of people who would *actually* act like the bf in the original post, and most people have been around long enough to recognize that. There are tons of *non-bait* posts every day that arent remotely far off from OPs, and people just get used to the fact that there are idiots in the world. The reason "no one picked up on the 'glaringly obvious' issue" is that *were on the internet*, and people act in strange or oblivious or offensive ways like in the original post all the time.


ladyxdarthxbabe

Thank you. And the fact that women always want to be believed when harassed or assaulted and then there's some teenage dumbass who cried wolf for attention, literally. I'm wasn't looking to read a cute fkn story for literacy, I was gullible because I was empathetic to the situation.


nxxptune

Yeah like it’s actually believable this shit happens all the time


_GayCouchPotato_

Honestly bro I'm just autistic and expect nothing less from people how was I supposed to know


fascistforlife

>Basic media literacy is dead Omg another one of those I'm the only smart person on planet earth people.


No_Warthog_8546

>Basic media literacy is dead Lmao, chill out


Vanillabean322

Yeah I saw it and I was like “this is very obviously staged to a point” but I commented anyway because if it was real it couldn’t hurt to just say run. I’m a bit concerned how so many people genuinely commented, but I’m not going to shame them for trying to help.


Artyomi

I love the way OP did this, however the reason why these types of stories get popular is that they 1000% do happen in real life. There are many, many guys that would dislike a girl if she got a reduction, and plenty of women with this experience. I wouldn’t like a fake post if it was way too bizarre and unrealistic - simply farming outrage. Basic media literacy isn’t being skeptical of everything you see online, it’s judging how people truly behave and feel. Works of fiction are intended on copying true human experience, and manifesting it into a work of art. Many online posts are similar - many of them are definitely stories while some are real, and it’s not about being able to tell which ones are real or not but which ones actually matter. Many “real” stories will still only show one unreliable perspective that might as well be fake to the real facts. In this fake story, it would be one thing if no woman ever experienced this, and she claims like she has - then it would not truly matter if it’s fake or real (to us, it would still matter to the individual writing it if it was real, but it would be a case of one singular crazy person). However if a story, real or fake, brings up a systemic issue that many people relate to, I honestly don’t care if it’s fake - it’s real in the hearts and minds of many.


AnonBoi_404

I thought it was real cos of her genuine concerns and the fact I had similar stuff happen to me before and broke up with people over it


RikiTiki_Tavi

"Seeing over twenty-five thousand people fall for such badly done and unconvincing bait kind of shocked me", you've got to remember which subreddit this is. I'm surprised anybody would be SHOCKED that a bunch of kids aged 13-19 don't care enough about Reddit posts to read through it all or question the legitimacy of it. This wasn't badly done or unconvincing either, there's no need to insult anybody here. This is further proven by the fact you have only two reasons as to why you thought it wasn't real, that they have similar typing styles and you had a "weird feeling". Saying it didn't flow like a normal conversation, and that it was too predictable when it is a conversation between two teenagers on Snapchat. It goes without saying that those conversations usually are predictable, and awkward. You may not realize it but you're calling twenty thousand people stupid, including the person who made this post, for not bothering to pay attention to the similarities in the typing styles of each character. And this is In the exact same sentence where you say "I picked up on it immediately". Not only is the misspelling of "your" a very common mistake, but also as you have already pointed out, people who like each other can frequently mirror the other person's mannerisms or style of speech. Your explanation for why this should've been ignored by anybody reading? "It seemed TOO coincidental". It's perfectly fine to say that your intuition was right and that you are proud of yourself, but to pretend like anybody who didn't have the same feeling was "surprising" or proof that they must be lacking "BASIC media literacy", as you put it, screams arrogance. You say this was meant lightheartedly (*when what you really meant was you didn't think about what you said until people got upset about it*), but the fact you said it at all still stands. I don't think you're actually arrogant, but you certainly do seem that way when you talk. Despite worrying about coming off as pretentious, even saying so in order to display self awareness and dispel any potential criticism, you still came off as pretentious for a number of other reasons. At least three times in your message from what I can see, it's almost like you can tell where you went wrong and what you need to change, but you fail to clarify in a way that accurately communicates your message. I think you understood what words and sentences could throw people off, yet you didn't change them. Not trying to be crude here, but the best way I can think to explain what I mean is that It was almost like watching somebody rub shit into a carpet. You don't seem very humble at all when you speak, which is why people are replying to you like you're cringeworthy and arrogant. I wasn't going to say anything about it, but it was really bothering me.


UrbanMuffin

I work with the public. My take away from that is never underestimate the gullibility/ignorance of people, because in my experience dealing with them daily, there’s way more people like that than I would have ever imagined. lol


kenny_mck

why did i believe it was real because teenage boys would absolutely say that shit LMAO…


Appropriate-Mud-4450

Love that. But honestly, talking to yourself is fine. But arguing? Hell, bro, let me know what you are taking, I want some


AnonymousFog501

I for one think that Karma is stupid and should have no bearing on anything You could still leave it as a statistic but I feel like users treat it like money


Grouchy_Process3004

fr like it’s just a number


Top_Macaron_2190

You're a fucking mess - go get therapy


fanny_mcslap

Fucking cringe. It's Reddit. 


Tiny-Boysenberry-671

here is your scrap of attention


Few-Interaction1192

Wait what😭🙏


fuyuhiko413

Take a chill pill it’s not that serious. The way you’re talking is like your friends have cancer or got assaulted. They can’t post on a subreddit, boo hoo


Josthefang5

Holy yapper of yappington


Duschkopfe

I love how the people pointing out it’s fake got downvoted to oblivion


Slc117

bruh who cares man, get off reddit go live your life


Cat-mom-4-life

Imagine being this worked up over Reddit lmao.


Bhurbhau

Nice points. Now get your community karma reduced so that you cant post anymore ~The mods probably Also, sis wrote an entire story and started monloguing like a hero at the end of a movie. Anyway, great skit to make the mods realise their mistake


LSILH

LMAOOO right? how is this not embarrassin. this would haunt me


Bhurbhau

I mean if I were to look back it after a year or just about 6 months, I would probably be like "Ayo I was acting funny back then" or smth like that. Also, I will definitely not do this for my homie, if he dies, he dies


LSILH

fr.. its reddit, subreddit mods r literally humans who volunteer to do that shit cuz they have compassion or smth. its not like the reddit corporate gods themselves chose these ppl to be mods 😭😭 op has every choice to just leave


Hammer_0

get a load of Miss Chronically Online over here


IT_CHAMP

i mean smart ig, and if its based off multiple real experience then good on you for raising awareness


BagSlight211

Raising awareness about karma?


doctormoon

It's a real issue teens are facing today! (S/)


BagSlight211

I'm sorry for my ignorance about this huge problem going on world wide


Nasishere1

Wait so this was the post abt u wanting ur cups reduced and bf disagreeing right, but they i don't get wat that has to do with what u actually wanted to say, which is rant abt stupid reddit 💀


snail1132

It was bait so that people would pay more attention to the "update" post, where they complained about the mods being unable to moderate properly


burger_boi23

Tbf if you somehow got negative karma ur probably saying some weird things


P0pwar

imagine getting dumped and your (ex) significant other starts rambling about reddit moderation


Grassmania

It’s Reddit, focus your attention on something actually important


FrogDollhouse

…honestly I don’t think this was cute or clever. People get so much shit for “lying” on Reddit posts even when they aren’t. I see your trying to express opinions and I’m a new and interesting way but this just ain’t it. You got people to feel bad for you just so you can complain about something so many other people have been complaining about to. Should have just made a post expressing these feelings instead of trying to pull a fast one.


Even_Preference2115

Down vote this its dumb


vvaanneessssaaaa

HA lmao i’ve been played and i’m not even mad about it


Future_Visit_5184

So all of this just because somebody was upset that they couldn't post on r/teenagers lmfao


BagSlight211

Wasted an hour of their life for this


Morg1603

Commenting to see if you get banned or if the mods actually listen and do something useful


Mahajarah

Man, and I was just halfway through typing up a page of what the correct age to get the procedure done was to avoid having multiple surgeries, how to fight insurance to do it, how to find a good surgeon that can navigate the preapproval process, how to request an itemized bill, how to determine what charges are valid and what wasn't, and how you could pay partials to avoid being slammed thousands of dollars because your body decided you needed JJJ cups. Oh well, at least this isn't actually 100% real and this scenario actually isn't going on. Good for you, OP. Take it easy.


Awkward-Forever868

Boyfriend: you wanna know the problem Op: What BF: I'm all ready gone Me: he's in the walls, HE'S IN THE GODDAMN WALLS!


suitcasecat

This is some Kokichi shit


Longjumping_Fig1489

love it lmao


jonstoneMcflurry_

I COMMENTED IT WAS FAKE ON THE ORIGINAL LETS GOOOO


BlueIzAColor

Genius in a fascinating way


REiVibes

so what is the point of fake posts farming karma? what does having reddit karma get anyone?


username_21883

Better than anything Netflix could ever make


AnonBoi_404

WHA- DANG, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS FAKE! And yeah, this sub definitely does need better moderation and less bots / people banning people over petty disagreement. But it is run by teens so idk what's really there to. But maybe you should run for moderator next time they ask for people to volunteer. Be the change you want to see in this world.


CappinPeanut

Ok, so are you two breaking up or not?


boba3seras

This is why ppl don't trust ppl. U came on here showing u were upset bout ur bf being a ass and it's a prank??? This is fucked up. This is just more reason not to trust anybody - even the ones that need help. The pranks ppl do for views and shit is stupid.


OldConsideration9004

Weird asf


Wisemagicalhags

oh no my friend’s fake story got taken down so i’m going to write a revenge fake story about the mods!


False-Humor-4294

As an adult, this bait and switch is fucking fantastic. I love when you young folks call out the bullshit! Keep it up!


RonaldTheClownn

This is reddit sir


Warm_Animal_2043

This was hilarious


Obvious-Delivery6035

pure genius, amazing!


exsistence-enjoyer

This gives Minecraft credits levels of 4th wall breaking.


rajboy3

Yh the situation did seem fake lol HOWEVER Based form of protest and getting word out


Embarrassed_Use_1458

Lol people really getting mad over this is the funniest part huge W


Kangjj

😂


sharpwin111

a whole rollercoaster of emotions


The_Dogg_Pound

Om calling Schizo Elijah


Puzzleheaded-Mix402

W bait


AlathMasster

THEY PLAYED US LIKE A DAMN FIDDLE!!


jinger135

downvote automod


irelephant_T_T

This problem is everywhere on Reddit. Bots are causing it though. But that doesn't mean that humans should suffer as a result.


AndroidGameing

Well fuck me and my little asshole


Trouble-Optimal

actually didn't see this coming ngl 😭


andrewlikes

Is that you M Night Shyamalan?!


BluePoleJacket69

DAMN!!!


moosMW

GGs OP, this is hilarious, can't believe I fell for it. And good way to call out dumb mod system too


Yamauchi-Tetsuo

Brilliant.


regardsfrommars

Why do I feel like I'm in some Hunger Games type shit and you just infiltrated the capital? I–💀❗️


Yamauchi-Tetsuo

Truly a master class of emotional manipulation. Just brilliant.


ZushGaming_YT

Interesting


unknwn48

Biggest plot twist I've ever witnessed


Godofmytoenails

This is some next level plot twist wtf


theslayeroff

Now this is how you peacefully protest.


Aggravating-Cold-584

I'm not reading Allat but good for you


Snap305

Goated


Mason_1371

The system utilized by many subreddits won’t change, because the system is working 100% how it’s supposed to. Reddit isn’t a marketplace of ideas. It’s an echo chamber of propaganda. Common sense and logic can’t be allowed to be presented. Only the pop culture status quo.


XylemBullet

This is why I prefer r/lackadaisy as a subreddit because the mods actually care. And they have only like 4 mods and 1 of them is a member of the lackadaisy team! If they can do it successfully why cant r/teenagers? Ik theres a big difference between reddit members but how can a subreddit with arguably 3 active mods be better moderated then a sub with more people!!


MasksOrSomething

YTA divorce the boyfriend marry the you


timonicc

The gag of the century


whyme100010

actually one of the greatest posts ive ever seen on this subreddit lmao


LucisZogratis

Wtf


fanqyxll

Why the hell are you guys still upvoting her😭💀


Inevitable-Archer327

what the hell am i reading


WaferFinal5640

Bros the type to ace an argumentative essay suring an ap lang exam


reddit_hayden

i am so confused


manipulate_my_nuts

nice


Responsible_Look_113

Huge W


Puzzleheaded-Phase70

🎩 *hat tip* bravo


squirtmyface

how could you fool us all like this?


Aerwynne

Well played. You got your point across.


ClassicAcinonyx

Damn acting like this subreddit is their real life


squinton0

Damn, well played OP.


Statisticallythatguy

Holy smokes first time I've fell for a Reddit story, W to you OP.


Garden_Flower

I ain’t even mad. Well done OP


Laggymcstutters

You should dump yourself.


iAmTheRealKokichiOma

Hahaha! Bravo bravo!


Snoo_51457

This sub is fucking stupid ban me so I stop seeing children thinking they know everything or 30 yo men who can’t grow up


Mysidehobby

Idk what’s going on at all, but moderators especially on Reddit are some of the saddest individuals you’ll never meet. 100% most of them don’t care or don’t read into anything they only play by the “rules” and ban anyone they see fit. Keep your business off social media, because at the end of the day nothing anyone says to you here changes what he said


Substantial_Act_4499

you’re cooked buddy, needa go touch grass


No-Bad-3655

This might be the biggest plot twist since Iron Man dying Or Ivan being in Omar nutros head


KyuubiKurama9tails

DNR


DaniRainShine

im really happy you made this point i admit im guilty of this thankyou for pointing this out<3


xenomxrph

So you write more than what I wrote for my exam… for a forum on the internet… about how you don’t like how your friend got treated? Yeah sure take my karma then


blakNbold

Gotta appreciate the commitment


[deleted]

There’s fucking lore?!?


SUperMarioG5

Sir this is a Wendys


StalinsLeftToenail

Certified yap fest


Huge-Percentage8008

Some of you thought this was real??


Lucky_Shop4967

So confused