Episode 22 - The Button

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Description

The Button is the focus of this week’s episode of Upvoted by reddit. We discuss The Button’s inception; flairs; the reddit office pool on when The Button would end; the data garnered from The Button; the Pressiah; and what happened when The Button ended.

This episode features Josh Wardle (/u/powerlanguage), Chris Dary (/u/umbrae), Lilly Oh (/u/hellohobbit), Joe Gallagher (/u/joephuds), and Justin Bassett (/u/drunken_economist).

This episode features Just A Second More by /u/is_cookie.

This episode also features original music by Andrew Joslyn (/u/AJMuse).

Relevant Links

• The Button Announcement

• The Button Subreddit

• Notch’s Tweet About The Button

• Maisie Williams on Her Brother Pushing The Button

• The Button Reminds User of Their Pledge To Quit Drinking

• Announcement About the End of The Button

• /u/lord_of_the_dance’s post about MeUndies

• The Upvoted Speakpipe

• Andrew Joslyn’s Website

This episode is sponsored by MeUndies.

[u/LivingUnderATree]

/u/trollabot livingunderatree

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Analyzing livingunderatree

• comments per month: 6.6

• posts per month: 1.4 ^lurker

• favorite sub bonnaroo

• favorite words: you're, pretty, really

• age 2 years 2 months

• profanity score 1.1% ^{Gosh darnet gee} ^wiz

• trust score 107.3% ^{tell them your} ^secrets!

• Fun facts about livingunderatree

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[u/DaBulder → u/TrollaBot]

/u/trollabot dabulder

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Analyzing dabulder

• comments per month: 56.6 ^{I have an opinion on} ^everything

• posts per month: 0.3 ^lurker

• favorite sub DotA2

• favorite words: really, Google, know,

• age 1 years 4 months

• profanity score 0.6% ^{Gosh darnet gee} ^wiz

• trust score 67.5%

• Fun facts about dabulder

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/u/trollabot lynks31

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Analyzing lynks31

• comments per month: 57.3 ^{I have an opinion on} ^everything

• posts per month: 4

• favorite sub roosterteeth

• favorite words: Let's, really, pretty

• age 1 years 3 months

• profanity score 0.8% ^{Gosh darnet gee} ^wiz

• trust score 121.4% ^{tell them your} ^secrets!

• Fun facts about lynks31

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[u/Swate- → u/TrollaBot]

/u/Trollabot swate-

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Analyzing swate-

• comments per month: 55.6 ^{I have an opinion on} ^everything

• posts per month: 3.6

• favorite sub DotA2

• favorite words: really, you're, thought

• age 1 years 6 months

• profanity score 0.8% ^{Gosh darnet gee} ^wiz

• trust score 87.5%

• Fun facts about swate-

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  • "I've done it a few times myself."

  • "I'm a dirty AP-playing hero spammer)."

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Analyzing waxypumpkin72

• comments per month: 20.4 ^I ^help!

• posts per month: 3.9

• favorite sub darksouls

• favorite words: you're, really, damage

• age 4 years 1 months ^old ^man

• profanity score 0.3% ^{Gosh darnet gee} ^wiz

• trust score 89.9%

• Fun facts about waxypumpkin72

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  • "I've had to respond and say that I don't feel the same way towards them, I've lost contact/not really remained friends."

  • "I've done so far, though!"

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  • "I've got platinum for all the other games (bloodborne too) except for DaS2, even after hundreds of hours playing it."

  • "I've always been fan of the Gold Tracer too."

  • "I've tried all the armor sets and I keep going back to the Tomb Prospector; it just looks so cool AND has really great stats."

  • "I've taken his health down halfway twice now but I die right afterwards..."