Reddit mods who power-trip over niche rules
Mods Gone Mad: The Pocket Dictators of Reddit’s Most Useless Forums
Absolute Power in the Land of Cat Memes
Reddit moderators are unpaid volunteers with more control over your free speech than a dystopian regime. Especially the one running r/FernsGoneWild, who banned a user for saying “succulent” in a non-succulent context.
Funny Evidence from the Threads of Doom
One mod wrote: “Rule #7 clearly states no jokes in titles, even if the post is a literal clown falling into a cake.” Another declared, “Flair your posts or face exile.” For a forum about antique urinals.
Irony as a Way of Life
These mods enforce “community values” with the intensity of a war tribunal. One refused a post for “incorrect comma usage.” The subreddit? r/CatEyebrows.
Quote from a Ban-Happy Tyrant
“I’m not on a power trip,” said user ModGod420, “I’m just upholding the sacred code of r/MedievalLawnOrnaments.”
Conclusion: Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely, Especially on Reddit
Remember: on Reddit, freedom is a flair option–and mods are the bored gods of judgment.
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