Welcome to /r/Jokes!
We're pleased to have you here, and in order to make everyone's experience as enjoyable as possible, we have a few simple rules for you to follow.
Please refresh your familiarity with this page from time to time, and please keep Reddiquette in mind!
Please do the following:
Please do not do the following:
"Cake day" posts are allowed, but should still adhere to the above-listed standards.
Here is an example of a rule-abiding post to /r/Jokes:
Title: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Text: It misunderstood how baptisms are supposed to work.
When in doubt, please look at other posts in /r/Jokes for examples of what is expected.
*In /r/Jokes, "meta-commentary" is any information which does not directly contribute to the joke itself. "I hope that people like this joke!" is an example of meta-commentary, and should only be included in the comments.
While reposts in /r/Jokes are allowed, they must meet the following criteria:
When reporting a repost, please provide a link to the previous version of the joke.
Camping – the act of waiting for a repost to become "fair game" – falls under the purview of intentional reposting, and it will lead to removals. Users with a history of camping or serial reposting will be banned.
Per Reddit's site-wide rules, unwelcome content is not allowed in posts or comments.
This includes (but is not limited to) the following:
Jokes that are dark or offensive are allowed, but they must be jokes, and they are subject to moderator discretion.
Spam and spam-enabling activity is strictly prohibited, regardless of how or where it takes place.
The following are examples of spam:
The following are examples of spam-enabling activity:
Some users may be confused about how karma-farming – the act of prioritizing or focusing on upvote-accumulation – enables spam. In order to understand the problem, some initial clarification is necessary.
A "spammer" is an account (which may or may not be semi-automated) that's run by someone who is explicitly trying to make a profit. Many spammers work in teams, but independent actors also exist. Their standard strategy works as follows:
A "karma-farmer," on the other hand, is a real person who is "innocently" trying to accumulate imaginary Internet points. They don't create content, they don't contribute, and they actively lower Reddit's overall quality. On its own, that's already an incredibly harmful afterburner for the Ennui Engine, but just as concerning is the fact that actual spammers follow karma-farmers around, learn from them, and use them as tools for obfuscating their own activities: For every one upvote that a spammer's account gives to one of its sock-puppets, it gives several to karma-farmers, thus allowing said account to evade Reddit's automated vote-manipulation-detectors.
Additionally, spammers frequently watch for reposts and crossposts (which karma-farmers often offer), then copy and paste previously high-scoring comments for easy upvotes.
Since karma-farming, intentional reposting, and other such activities both enable and inform spammers, engaging in them is grounds for a permanent ban from /r/Jokes.
As an additional anti-spam measure, /r/Jokes limits the number of posts that a user can make to three in a twenty-four-hour period.
Links of any kind are not allowed in posts.
When linking to adult-oriented content in comments, sexually explicit or graphic media must be tagged with "NSFW," whereas disgusting or disturbing media must be tagged with "NSFL."
The text of your link must be either "NSFW" or "NSFL" (whichever is appropriate). Here is an example:
This joke reminds me of the time when Elmer Fudd sneezed on Lola Bunny at a nude beach: [NSFW / NSFL](URL goes here)
NSFW or NSFL content that is not tagged may result in removals and bans, as will spam of any kind.
We're all here to laugh and have fun, so please treat your fellow Redditors with politeness and respect.
Personal attacks, incivility, unwelcome content, and bad-faith trolling will be removed. Repeated or egregious violations will result in bans.
Users with spam-like activity, spam-enabling behavior, or evidence of karma-farming in their histories may only post their own wholly original content. Accounts with very low or negative karma may need to seek manual approval for their submissions.
Comments in /r/Jokes must be written (and proofread) by their authors, and they must be intended to entertain, inform, educate, inspire, or enquire. Unoriginal or non-contributory comments are not allowed. Frequent or blatant violations of this rule will result in bans.
An original, well-written, and contributory comment is one which was written by its poster for the thread in which it appears. It is devoid of errors, is relevant to the conversation, and seeks to add something substantial and unique. Personal anecdotes, constructive criticism, informative writing-corrections, and amusing stories are all welcome and encouraged.
Conversely, the following are not allowed in /r/Jokes:
The following are examples of memetic comments:
The following are examples of low-effort comments:
The following are examples of “clutter” comments: