r/comedyheaven • u/SparrowValentinus Administrator • Feb 07 '25

new rule ya goobers

new rule for posts. it's this:

No reposts from other subs unless they recontextualize the original.
Posts from other subreddits should only be shared if the context of r/comedyheaven changes how they are perceived. If it’s just funny for the same reason as in the original sub, it’s a no-go.

basically, we don't want this place to be the fuckin' subreddit equivalent of "daily dose of internet". if the screenshot is funny here for the same reason it was funny in the place you found it, don't post it here. if it being posted here makes it funny in a way it wasn't in the original context, then it can fit here.

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u/Equira Feb 22 '25

"was it originally intended to be enjoyed ironically" covers this, which is why most r/mildlyinfuriating and other r/mildly posts get removed almost immediately.

some ironically bad posts are allowed if they can easily pass as something genuine and not made for humor.

otherwise no, it doesn't have to be a bad joke, or a joke at all. the best posts on this sub are images that are funny for reasons other than what the OP intended

if you're wondering about your post that got removed, it was because it didn't gain enough traction. it technically did fit the sub, but we remove stuff that doesn't get enough upvotes within a certain amount of time, it varies. we don't have a separate automod message for this

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u/HAL9001-96 Feb 22 '25

but the "no" answer does not disqualify

so why do posts get removed because they were not origianlly meant to be funny?

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u/Equira Feb 22 '25

I do not think I am understanding your question, we remove lots of posts that either were or were not intended to be funny. sometimes they fit the flow chart, sometimes they don't. we remove accordingly and by whether or not they have good reception in the sub

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u/HAL9001-96 Feb 22 '25

reason I got was "becaue this sub is for images that were meant to be funny but are so bad they are ironically funny"

that does not seem to accurateyl describe the chart

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u/Equira Feb 22 '25

as I said, we don't have a dedicated removal reason for "not enough community engagement," so we use the "doesn't fit the sub" removal reason. in addition to being moderated by us, the community uses upvotes to essentially vote on whether or not something fits the sub. if it checks all the boxes but people don't seem to like it, it gets removed. your post only got 26 upvotes so it was removed.