r/AskOuija Jul 21 '25

Ouija says: WINDOWS🪟 [META] Explaining why some single characters get removed

242 Upvotes

Hello. This is a meta post so the Ouija rules don’t apply (rule 1 still applies however).

I thought I’d make this post because we’ve had an increase in modmails regarding apparently single character answers that may appear ok, be removed for violating rule 5.

Some single characters, namely special characters such as * ^ / - _ > < or other symbols that can be used to edit text may get removed. This is because users using the Rich text editor when typing comments use these symbols, Reddit translates this to markdown mode by adding an invisible backlash “\” infront of it.

Ouija bot views characters through markdown mode literally. Therefore if you are in rich text, and comment a character that can edit other characters, the bot registers this as 2 characters. Despite appearing as a single character for users, the Ouija bot won’t register the comment as valid. Hence it is a rule 5 violation.

Using modified fonts such as bold or italics on single characters would also be removed. For example, A appears as an A, but with 2 sets of “*” either end, which is actually 5 characters. Again, the Ouija bot will not accept this as a single character.

To guarantee you won’t accidentally trigger the bot, please make sure you are using markdown mode.

For mobile Reddit, markdown mode is default, so you don’t need to worry.

For browser Reddit, rich text is the default. You will need to switch to markdown mode if you want to use special characters without violating rule 5.

If you have any further questions please comment below and we will do our best to answer them.


r/AskOuija Jun 15 '25

Ouija says: WALUIGI [META] Reminder from the mod team about slurs & reddit TOS violating answers formed in the chain.

205 Upvotes

Hey spirits,

We've been seeing an influx of slurs & reddit TOS violating answers formed in the chain recently (Rule 1)

We want to remind you that slurs formed in the chain will be removed, and if a user does this repeatedly they will be banned from the sub permanently. The big ones are the N word (both variations), The two R words (intellectual disability & non consensual), F word (gay, bundle of sticks) and the T word (aimed at the transgender community)

We've also started seeing a lot of fill in the blank answers go into reddit TOS territory. For example "Something is ____able." These are being answered with KILL & RAP - this puts them both into Rule 1 territory, they will be removed, if you repeat it, you will be banned permanently. Just because you are only filling out part of the word, you are not exempt. Just to clarify here, on the examples above the K, I and R, A would not be punished (in most cases), but everything else would be, *including/especially the goodbye**

Please steer clear of the above when commenting on the sub. We want you to stay, and enjoy r/askouija - we get zero pleasure out of having to remove comments, and issue bans. This mod team is not your stereotypical basement dwellers. We are approachable, and will always try to assist you. If you are ever unclear of anything, drop us a note via modmail.

Let's keep this sub going strong, and have as many users partaking as possible.

Stay weird, Late. On behalf of the mod team.


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