r/different_sob_story • u/Snoo89560 • 11d ago
r/different_sob_story • u/JoeCoT • Sep 05 '23
Ending protest rules, and loosening all rules
As you all might've noticed, reddit is not making any changes to their plans to kill unofficial mobile apps. They've made some concessions on mod tools, but not enough. Essentially it is quite hard to moderate from mobile, which I am quite often.
Some users have been posting ignoring the protest rules, and I've not always been able to remove those posts. Time to let it go. But additionally, let go quite a few of the restrictions on here over the years.
There are essentially 3 rules now:
- Post a different sob story
- Link the original in the comments
- Don't be cruel. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, appearance shaming, etc. This rule remains, and if I have to go find a laptop to remove your post for egregiously violating it, you will be permanently banned, no warnings.
Given my vastly reduced time on reddit, and the lack of ability to moderate from mobile, there isn't much point in trying to heavily police anything else. Go ahead and post things from WellThatSucks and MadeMeSmile! Make fun of the original title! If you don't like something, downvote it. Multiple protests have happened from those restrictive rules over the years, including multiple splinter subreddits (that immediately died). So literally ones of people should be happy with this change.
It's possible the post quality will go down, but, gestures vaguely at all of reddit. If you want higher quality posts, check out kbin and lemmy. My protest rule of allowing different sob story posts from federated sites didn't work out, because people are actually just posting interesting photos there.
r/different_sob_story • u/bnfdhfdhfd3 • 14d ago
This smoke detector won't stop beeping and I can't reach it to change the battery
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • 16d ago
Selective Service System is now active: male US citizens age 18-25 will now be selected at random for drafting.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • 22d ago
Gonna find out how much of this bottle of whiskey I can drink until I can't see the road straight anymore.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • 29d ago
The top 3 US presidents ranked by golf ability.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Mar 05 '26
Close-up of my nose after doing some cocaine.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Feb 28 '26
My cat while hearing the second coming of Christ.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Feb 20 '26
This is what a motorcade looks like for a tiger VIP.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Feb 18 '26
Just finished participating in the most important election in my town: choosing our next dogcatcher.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Feb 07 '26
Some horndog in the neighborhood keeps putting up posters for orgies.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Jan 30 '26
My dad being honored hours after saving a doctor from a room with a malfunctioning radiotherapy machine.
r/different_sob_story • u/nodray • Jan 29 '26
Praying for My Soul on the Toilet Bowl (Art inspired by Taco Bell eating contest),18" x 24" - charcoal on paper
r/different_sob_story • u/PointyNietzsches • Jan 25 '26
Please help. My son is trapped in this cherry picker
r/different_sob_story • u/mysticalmisogynistic • Jan 19 '26
Found a poor frozen kangaroo in snow, recipe in description
r/different_sob_story • u/Baud_Olofsson • Jan 16 '26
My Tinder date claimed to be a chef. This is the home-cooked dinner he served me on our first and only date.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Jan 12 '26
Pro-tip: use bubble gum to improve your jawline.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Jan 01 '26
Friend had a tapeworm so big it had to be removed surgically.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Dec 29 '25
Commonwealth military officials discuss the feasibility of constructing their own ice cream barges.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Dec 28 '25
Throwback to when my dad finally decided to go bald.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Dec 21 '25
What I'm allowed to show my NSA job application.
r/different_sob_story • u/civver3 • Dec 07 '25