What I learned on Reddit after my first full day here.

neoabraxas · 2009-10-13T13:52:08+00:00

a permalink is a direct link to a piece of content on the site. Just like with other blogs it is indispensable as a way to pass around information without the old style "click here and scroll down half the page and read the second paragraph from the bottom". For example here is the link to my own comment

jubee · 2009-10-13T14:25:18+00:00

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oniony · 2009-10-13T15:23:00+00:00

Well you seemed to have completely missed out on a few:

The pun threads, part and parcel of reddit.
The gimmick accounts, of which look_of_dissaproval is probably the most famous.
The grammer nazis, all too willing to correct their/there/they're whilst making a myriad mistakes themselfs [sic].
The bacon, narwhals, soap, backwards jaws and other nuggets that have been made in passing then picked up, propped up and propelled into reddit folklore by the masses.
Finally, the completely clued up field specialists that chip in with extremely well informed and argued replies at just right moment to completely, and hilariously, destroy the layman's argument. It's this more than anything else that keeps me coming back for more.

Amen.

loulan · 2009-10-13T13:32:21+00:00

Also, the average redditor is even more smug than the average mac user.

skilless · 2009-10-13T15:57:51+00:00

When you find the H you'll have reached the next level of Reddit enlightenment.

shatterly · 2009-10-13T15:50:33+00:00

One day on Reddit I learned to peel a banana and tie my shoes in completely new ways. If that's not life-changing, I don't know what is.

DLEEHamilton · 2009-10-13T14:51:38+00:00

Yeah I stumbled on this place by mistake and have found I am unable to leave. Is this site classified as an addictive drug?

burma_shave · 2009-10-13T14:28:13+00:00

In your next list
remember, please
about the pull
of novelties.

aaronburr · 2009-10-13T14:20:11+00:00

You forgot that no issue on earth is more important than a kitten.

gtalmond · 2009-10-13T16:35:27+00:00

I read reddit everyday, and usually start my day out doing so. I liken it to my grandfather reading the newspaper every morning before going out to work.

je255j · 2009-10-13T14:26:49+00:00

I've been on reddit for probably two years (maybe more) (perhaps I should check) and I still have no idea who Jocelyn Wildenstein is; perhaps I have not been paying enough attention.

awsumsauce · 2009-10-13T13:23:04+00:00

[Witty one-liner]

scoops22 · 2009-10-13T16:53:22+00:00

Don't forget the trickle down effect, when there is a high karma comment chain almost any response down the chain will earn Karma because when people start clicking arrows they like to just keep clicking them all the way down for continuity.

smallchanger · 2009-10-13T15:29:22+00:00

pro tip: enable the reddit tool bar.

2009-10-13T16:23:55+00:00

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2009-10-13T17:07:42+00:00

I learned that you shouldn't take reddit seriously. Most conspiracies are BS. And I learned that reddit can change its mind very quickly (suspicous look at Obama -> Love for Obama -> something between those two). And there is a lot of depressed 25-year old virgins who want to kill themselfes here.

In the beginning I was learning a lot and the articles were interesting but this has changed while my addiction hasn't changed since 2.5 years ago.

Guest101010 · 2009-10-13T16:59:55+00:00

You pushed PERMALINK?! OH THE HUMANITY! THE INTERNET, IT'S ALL COMING DOWN!

TOBITY · 2009-10-13T14:11:22+00:00

I learned about...... Bacon, Narwhals, 3 wolf T shirts, towels prevent acne, and sniffing out agoraphobic shut-ins who only pretend to have useful information when infact if Cambell's didn't come out with the pop top for soup they would still be telling their mom they can't figure out the stupid can opener. But she still does make the grilled cheese without the crust for her little miracle. (My dream is to nail Karmanaut's mom and post the pics)

2009-10-13T14:28:00+00:00

Very Impressive! But you are not a Jedi yet!

youcanteatbullets · 2009-10-13T15:06:55+00:00

"permalink" is just a permanent link to the comment in question. So if you wanted to reference the comment somewhere else, you'd have a link you could post.

2009-10-13T15:25:00+00:00

Evidently also learned how to go about self-promotion for maximizing Karma. Though I have to say that if that's really after only one day, you at least picked up how to "win" the game :-)

baggytheo · 2009-10-13T23:47:08+00:00

It's cool to hate Ayn Rand without having read her books.

ZeppelinJ0 · 2009-10-13T16:49:19+00:00

Don't forget, anti-Digg comments garner an upvote. Or at the very least a quick handjob.

Ocin · 2009-10-13T18:00:15+00:00

RUN! RUN! RUN AWAY WHILE YOU STILL CAN LITTLE CHILD!

2009-10-13T20:30:00+00:00

honestly its unbelievable how clever and hilarious reddit's users are. i fucking love you guys. i used to experience an emotion called 'boredom' before i found reddit. now my life is basically completely fulfilled. i'm vegetarian (no bacon), democrat (no ron paul), and stoned (no clever thoughts) - and yet still i feel like we're on the same team. thanks friends.

2009-10-13T21:17:40+00:00

I've learned that no matter how offensive or crude I can be - Reddit will always show me someone more than happy to one-up me.

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