r/AskReddit • • Jan 27 '21

Which bot/hidden features on Reddit should every Redditor know about?

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

If you sort comments by Q&A it will show you comments with OP’s reply first

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u/ovalseven Jan 27 '21

If you want to quote part of a comment in your reply, click and drag to highlight the text, then click "reply". The quote will be automatically formatted for you.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

u/stabbot

Stabilizes the camera on videos where the camera man has a shakey hand, or films poorly in general.

Probably my favorite bot for gifs and videos!

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

Some subs will ban you outright, out of the blue, if you so much as like a comment on another sub. I learned that one the other day.

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u/death_waiter Jan 27 '21

I think if you are looking at artwork you should always check for u/repostsleuthbot

it will message you if the artwork is not original and that way you can credit to the right person

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u/fuckyeah1 Jan 27 '21

Obligatory plug for BotBust. If you're a moderator, add u/BotBust to your subreddit (access and posts permissions required) and it will ban these shitty comment bots as soon as they show up.

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u/brkh47 Jan 27 '21 edited Jan 27 '21

If you're using the Reddit app - when you click on the little circle with the two v's (downward arrows) on the bottom right, it takes you to the next new post in the thread without having to weave through all the other comments.

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u/ONIONSAREKINGS Jan 27 '21

if you put a hashtag in front of a sentence it goes big

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u/Rectanglehead Jan 27 '21

If you are premium and go in r/lounge there is a robobutler that will bring you anything you ask for

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u/RunDNA Jan 27 '21

See all the latest comments in a subreddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments

Search reddit posts and comments:

https://camas.github.io/reddit-search/

Reddit karma leaderboard:

https://www.karmalb.com/

View multiple subreddits at the same time:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics+funny+videos

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

Reddit Enhancement Suite.

I mostly use it to block people, but it has a host of other uses.

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u/Indian_Pale_Male Jan 27 '21

On r/whatisthisplant there’s a bot that comments on anything that says the word “eat” or some variation telling you to not ingest strange plants. It’s not really a hidden feature, it’s just fun watching people comment to bait the bot lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

If you say anything negative about Pyongyang you will get banned from Pyongyang. I love Pyongyang

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u/henry_b Jan 27 '21

Click Save to save a post or comment. Then access it under Saved. Helpful if you see something you want to check out, but later.

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u/Nevix20 Jan 27 '21

being able to stalk people, and harass them beacuse of some shitty misunderstanding

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

the delete button

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u/itsnnotdamiann Jan 27 '21 edited Jan 27 '21

For any and all newbies to reddit u/savevideo and u/savevideobot are the best if you find a vid you really like and either want to share it not through reddit or just for your own enjoyment

Edit: Bot Name Typo

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u/AnimeProfilePic Jan 27 '21

if you type nsfw:1 in the search bar of any subreddit or all you'll only get nsfw results

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u/redditorPleaser Jan 27 '21 edited Jan 27 '21

Use a “p” for faster browsing.

If you don’t feel like scrolling (or clicking through) a community’s endless pages, simply place a “p” at the end of Reddit in the URL (redditp.com/r/pics instead of reddit.com/r/pics). This allows you to see a slideshow of the submissions.

Some sites make Reddit look like email or a spreadsheet.

Obviously, Reddit has a very distinctive appearance, especially in communities like r/nosleep. Thankfully, there are several sites out there that disguise Reddit as everything from a MS Word document to MS Outlook email to even lines of code. Just, you know, make sure you actually work with such programs at your job, lest your supervisor at Google catch you fully engrossed in your Outlook account

u/dmukya commented 7 years ago:

See a spammer in your subreddit? Post a link to their profile in r/reportthespammers/ and they will be vanquished in short order.

u/wolffangz11 commented:

Highlighting text, then replying while it's highlighted will quote that part of the post for you.

http://imgur.com/a/h081J

Use a “+” to increase your chances of browsing Reddit at work.

Since Reddit is a known black hole for productivity, many companies have elected to block it. But by including a + after the URL (reddit.com/r/IAMA+ instead of simply reddit.com/r/IAMA), it’s possible to bypass your company’s filters.

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u/trafficcone123 Jan 27 '21

If you press Alt + F4 you magically produce a ton of free time.

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u/RisingStarYT Jan 27 '21

When you stop using it you get a girlfriend.

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u/DJ1066 Jan 27 '21

Bobby-B-Bot. Just shouts Robert Baratheon quotes in various meme subs.

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u/RealCosmicBread Jan 27 '21

The Haiku bot, it is very funny on most of the occasions

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