Reference Posts Are Not Allowed

Hi everyone, been seeing a bunch of reference posts coming in lately, so thought I'd take this time to clarify the reference post ban (literally the first rule smh).

#What even is a reference post?

A reference post is a submission that doesn't have context in the content itself.

It doesn't count if you title the post "Taylor_IRL" or "This reminded me of that scene from Worm where X happens" or whatever, you need to edit the submission so that it's clear that it's a meme about Worm if the title was removed.

In other words, the only "joke" in a reference post is the fact that the post makes reference to Worm/Wildbow/etc.

#How do I make sure my submission isn't a reference post?

Generally speaking, if you just posted an image/gif/video from somewhere else without any changes, it's probably a reference post.

Adding labels over the image, captions, drawings, or other alterations to the submission helps to make it clear that the meme was made for this subreddit.

#How come this post by someone else was allowed to stay but my reference post was removed?

It's up to the mod team's discretion. If a post skirts the line but it's funny, we'll probably let it slide.

#You suck, Pita would be a better moderator

I'll take it under advisement.

# Can I refer to this rule to try to win pointless internet arguments?

who are you, ben shapiro?