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I'm kind of falling in love with this tiny corner of reddit wherein users post their ms paint compositions. No two people use paint the same way, and there's a really good mix of modest skill and supreme awesomeness. Then there's /r/MSPaintBattles, the off-shoot of /r/photoshopbattles for "those who can't afford Photoshop." The two guilds waged war recently and comedy gold was produced.
one must look at the "supreme" link and sing to themselves:
"1,2,3,4,5,6.7.8.9,10..11,12"
posted by stormpooper at 12:18 PM on May 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
"1,2,3,4,5,6.7.8.9,10..11,12"
posted by stormpooper at 12:18 PM on May 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
This just might be the thing that finally convinces me to join Reddit. Some of these are AMAZING.
posted by asnider at 12:19 PM on May 2, 2013
posted by asnider at 12:19 PM on May 2, 2013
Just make sure your first step is to immediately unsubscribe from all the default subreddits.
posted by Panjandrum at 12:22 PM on May 2, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by Panjandrum at 12:22 PM on May 2, 2013 [4 favorites]
The default subreddits are the best. I love thousands of "some 90 year old mentioned god on Facebook so I quoted Carl Sagan" posts.
posted by Ad hominem at 12:28 PM on May 2, 2013 [7 favorites]
posted by Ad hominem at 12:28 PM on May 2, 2013 [7 favorites]
The two guilds waged war recently and comedy gold was produced
Is there are a separate thread for the war itself? Both of those links seem to be announcements that it's going to happen.
posted by burnmp3s at 12:34 PM on May 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
Is there are a separate thread for the war itself? Both of those links seem to be announcements that it's going to happen.
posted by burnmp3s at 12:34 PM on May 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
From one of the links:
"There was also /r/pickle and their war with /r/banana."
I don't know what this means.
But I would like to.
posted by ZaphodB at 12:34 PM on May 2, 2013
"There was also /r/pickle and their war with /r/banana."
I don't know what this means.
But I would like to.
posted by ZaphodB at 12:34 PM on May 2, 2013
/r/atheism is the worst. My pet conspiracy theory is that it's a default subreddit so that you are forced to create an account to remove it.
posted by gagglezoomer at 12:36 PM on May 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by gagglezoomer at 12:36 PM on May 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
Reddit's fun until someone vaguely questions white male American privilege, and then I need a Reddit break for about a week after reading a few comments.
posted by jason_steakums at 12:57 PM on May 2, 2013 [8 favorites]
posted by jason_steakums at 12:57 PM on May 2, 2013 [8 favorites]
I keep clicking links--where is the battle? I just see comment threads and people saying "Oh it's so on!" etc.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 1:02 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Admiral Haddock at 1:02 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
Mod note: Folks if you're not talking about the post and just about how you feel about reddit links on MetaFilter, MetaTalk may be a better place to do that.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:19 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:19 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
I enjoy r/Polandball. The rules require that every shape must be drawn free-hand using MS Paint.
Wiggly mouse-drawn comics where balls represent different countries. They poke fun at national stereotypes and the "international drama" of their diplomatic relations. Polandball combines history, geography, Engrish, and an inferiority complex.
posted by ohshenandoah at 1:32 PM on May 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
Wiggly mouse-drawn comics where balls represent different countries. They poke fun at national stereotypes and the "international drama" of their diplomatic relations. Polandball combines history, geography, Engrish, and an inferiority complex.
posted by ohshenandoah at 1:32 PM on May 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
I cannot comprehend how the supremely awesome pictures are done in MS Paint. Like I had to do a check to make sure the tool I was thinking of as MS Paint was actually called MS Paint because it seemed that impossible to me.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 2:13 PM on May 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by MCMikeNamara at 2:13 PM on May 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
The "Egyptian gods fighting" MSPaint creation is incredible.
Definitely deserving of the Reddit Gold.
posted by misha at 2:22 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
Definitely deserving of the Reddit Gold.
posted by misha at 2:22 PM on May 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
If you're joining Reddit, make sure to install the Reddit Enhancement Suite. Adds a lot of handy features/functionality and such.
posted by msbutah at 2:49 PM on May 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by msbutah at 2:49 PM on May 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
I am so happy at this increasing evidence that more than a couple of Mefites actually get reddit.
posted by Decani at 2:53 PM on May 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by Decani at 2:53 PM on May 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
Oh, man. This is fun.
Someone on this site once compared Reddit to what Usenet used to be. It's a wild and woolly place, with a lot of garbage, but also with a lot of genuinely awesome stuff.
The default subreddits shine a light on the stereotypical neckbearded Reddit shitlord, but it takes just a few minutes to adjust things to your own taste (and sanity).
posted by Sticherbeast at 3:23 PM on May 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
Someone on this site once compared Reddit to what Usenet used to be. It's a wild and woolly place, with a lot of garbage, but also with a lot of genuinely awesome stuff.
The default subreddits shine a light on the stereotypical neckbearded Reddit shitlord, but it takes just a few minutes to adjust things to your own taste (and sanity).
posted by Sticherbeast at 3:23 PM on May 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
I cannot comprehend how the supremely awesome pictures are done in MS Paint.
It probably doesn't hurt to have a graphics tablet.
posted by localroger at 3:44 PM on May 2, 2013
It probably doesn't hurt to have a graphics tablet.
posted by localroger at 3:44 PM on May 2, 2013
Just make sure your first step is to immediately unsubscribe from all the default subreddits.
The default subreddits shine a light on the stereotypical neckbearded Reddit shitlord
Do the default subreddits attract shitheads because of their content, or simply because they're the defaults?
posted by asnider at 12:18 PM on May 3, 2013
The default subreddits shine a light on the stereotypical neckbearded Reddit shitlord
Do the default subreddits attract shitheads because of their content, or simply because they're the defaults?
posted by asnider at 12:18 PM on May 3, 2013
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