subreddit

Topical discussion board

A subreddit is a forum within the social media platform Reddit, devoted to a specific topic: r/AskHistorians, r/cats, r/mildlyinteresting.

Each subreddit has its own rules, moderators, and culture.

The "sub" indicates it's a subdivision of the larger site.

Users subscribe to subreddits to curate their feed.

content

post

Vertical structural beam

downvote · karma · AMA · sticky · megathread · gilded · crosspost · submissions · OC · repost

community

subscribers

Those enrolled for content

rules · sidebar · ban · quarantine · subscribers · membership · niche · topic · hobby · fanbase

culture

karma

Spiritual cause and effect

copypasta · inside joke · meta · circlejerk · hivemind · echo chamber · wholesome · toxic · gatekeeping · cake day

moderation

moderator

One who presates proceedings

  • rulesPrinciples governing behavior
  • banOfficial restriction on something
  • shadowbanSecret platform visibility reduction

quarantine · removal · report · spam · trolling · brigading · doxxing · NSFW · spoiler · flair

Categories
Opposites
scope/hierarchy

subredditReddit

Social news aggregator

homepage · social media

community structure

subreddit4chan

Anonymous posting site

Twitter feed · open forum · chaos

platform community structure

subredditFacebook group

Social media collective

forum · Twitter · hashtag · mailing list

Family

subreddits

Familiarity
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