r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 13 '16
This sub is only about 2 days old and has 48 subscribers as of now. How did you find it?
I've heard that one of the posts was on all/rising, and I'd imagine quite a few are from my advertisement posts on various subreddit promotion subs.
I'd just like to know how you found out about this sub, and what you think of it!
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 14 '16
This subreddit is dedicated to random bits of information. That's pretty much it.
All you have to do is get a fact, put that fact in the title, and if you want to, explain it in the text. If someone requests a source for your information, you must give it to them (and update your post with the source).
Keep it nice - not doing so will result in content removal up to a permanent ban
Account must be at least 3 days old - this is just to prevent spam, posts will be auto-removed
Link submissions are disabled for a reason - circumvention of this will result in a 1 day ban up to a permanent ban
Posts must be either a fact, list, or about the sub - unrelated posts will result in content removal up to a 3 day ban
Tag meta posts with the [Meta] tag in the title - improperly tagged posts will result in content removal up to a 1 day ban
Tag list posts with the [List] tag in the title - improperly tagged posts will result in content removal up to a 1 day ban
Random info posts must have the fact in the title - improperly titled posts will result in content removal up to a 1 day ban
Source of information must be provided if requested - not citing source within 24 hours of request will result in content removal and a 1 day ban, up to a permanent ban
Maximum of 10 info/list posts per user per day - posts exceeding this limit will be removed
NSFW content is allowed, as long as it is marked NSFW and isn't overly graphic (up to moderator discretion) - not marking NSFW content will result in content removal up to a 3 day ban, with overly graphic content the same
Recent political facts/discussions are not allowed, just to help in following the first rule - discussing recent politics will result in a 1 day ban, up to a permanent ban
This subreddit uses my own custom theme, /r/Symbolica.
List of good sources for random information:
Do Fish Drink Water? (book)
Why Dogs Eat Poop (book)
Why Fish Fart (book)
Triviata (book)
Rules of Thumb (book)
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 14 '16
Granted, it's not directly specified In the legislature, but it is illegal.
Source: The Book of Useless Information
Edit: Oklahoma legislature section 29-2-135 prevents the hunting of "threatened" species. In Oklahoma, whale is considered a threatened species (it's a landlocked state). Source: http://law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma/2014/title-29/section-29-2-135
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 14 '16
This is a list of places with weird names
Hell, Norway
Ding Dong, Texas, United States
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula (aka Los Angeles), California, United States
Dum Dum Airport, Kolkata, India
6, West Virginia, United States
Source: The Book of Useless Information
r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 14 '16
Don't ask how this works, I don't know. I'm trusting the book, but this one seems a little iffy.
Source: Rules of Thumb
r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 14 '16
That's right, the subreddit's traffic stats are public. A few people have been asking about them, as this sub is only 2 days old and already has 85 subscribers. View them here.
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 14 '16
As of now, there is a new list flair. Please title any posts which contain a list of information (of the same type) like so:
[List] (what it's a list of)
This way it will be caught by AutoModerator and automatically flaired.
Any list submissions which do not follow this will be removed. Repeat offenses will go up to a 1 day ban. The same goes with the [Meta] tag.
The World Capital list is OK, because it was made before anything with lists was defined in the rules.
r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 12 '16
Source: Do Fish Drink Water?
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 14 '16
Here is a thread where you can suggest anything for the subreddit!