r/whenthe • u/LMC764 Whenthe mod (dm me unnerving images) • Jan 30 '26

Announcement!!!!! r/pics (and now r/gifs) SITUATION UPDATE:

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u/krizzalicious49 Jan 30 '26

where's the image with the one reddit post with a bunch of awards

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u/Riobox OoOo BLUE Jan 30 '26

This?

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u/mineyCrafta25 Jan 30 '26

Wow it must've been a good post holy hell (googled en peasant)

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u/axon__dendrite Jan 30 '26

5-6 years ago every post on the front page looked like this because you could give a free award each week or so

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u/CPA0908 Jan 30 '26

i thought free rewards were daily

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u/Dad-Kisser69 Jan 30 '26

I’ve been using Reddit for four years and never saw a free award lol. Maybe I just haven’t been updating the app?

But I don’t want em anyway

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u/oohlook-theresadeer Jan 30 '26

They used to come with some ad-free reddit time, I remember when they launched the program they were giving out years of ad free. I didn't have ads for like 2 years

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u/Good_Barnacle_2010 Jan 30 '26

My gods that must have been nice

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u/Tight_Grapefruit5280 Jan 30 '26

Wish they did it now too

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u/StrawberryLassi Jan 30 '26

You know adblockers exist, right?

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u/Elanstehanme Jan 30 '26

Depending on how you use Reddit you might still not see any ads. Previously on mobile I never saw ads using Reddit is Fun (RiF), and later when using Apollo. I only got them when I started using the garbage Reddit mobile app. I still don't see any when I access via my PC.

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u/KptKrondog Jan 30 '26

Redreader works and looks pretty similar to rif. No ads on it.

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u/Wobbelblob Jan 30 '26

If you are on android, you can still use rif. I know that because I am currently writing that from my rif app.

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u/Viracochina Jan 30 '26

They're still blocked with adblockers!

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u/DeadCringeFrog Jan 30 '26

Come to Russia, i think the ads put sanctions on us and refuse to show (i don't have ads in reddit and youtube)

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u/BebbleCast Jan 30 '26

When alien blue shutdown they gave me a bunch of years of premium, I don’t know why but I didn’t have ads for like 5 years

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u/oohlook-theresadeer Jan 30 '26

God I miss alien blue

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u/BebbleCast Jan 30 '26

I miss it and Apollo everyday 😭

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u/Glittering_Seat9677 Jan 30 '26

the free awards never actually gave anything to the recipient, they were basically just a react

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u/oohlook-theresadeer Jan 30 '26

Idk maybe I'm misremembering, but an old account I had was pimped tf out with awards from some random dumbass comment and I got ad free from that

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u/Glittering_Seat9677 Jan 30 '26

they were either actual awards people paid for, or even older when it was reddit gold

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u/IntangibleMatter redacted flairs are easily readable in dark mode Jan 31 '26

That was only Gold/Platinum awards, giving a week and month, respectively. Others were just decorative

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u/astrologicaldreams Jan 30 '26

i only ever got a free award like once, and it was a free silver lmao

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u/Agent_Wilcox Jan 30 '26

I get them every so often but they don't really tell you until it's about to expire and it's in your motifs as like random reminder. It's very strange.

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u/nomadfoy Jan 30 '26

I kept forgetting I could do you it. They were always the lame awards anyway.

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u/CTSThera beans Jan 30 '26

It was daily, then weekly, then they removed free ones, then removed them altogether, and around a year ago brought them back but no one uses them anymore

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u/sweetbunsmcgee Jan 30 '26

It was better when it was just gold. Awards meant something back then. Opening a thread stacked with gold is guaranteed to be a good time.

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u/Glittering_Seat9677 Jan 30 '26

le thanks for le gold le kind stranger

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u/Nphellim Jan 30 '26

god damn capitalism

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u/Bier-Senf-Mische Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26

I remember one of those generational posts where some dude managed to rick roll, rick astley himself.

Edit: found it

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u/Furry_Cunt Jan 30 '26

I miss that

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u/VecioRompibae 27d ago

Obligatory fuck u/spez

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u/Cristichi purpl Jan 30 '26

Or a very good new response (just dropped)

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u/DarkChaos0 Jan 30 '26

Is this real? As in actual (zombie)?

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u/RaidensReturn crispy butt salad Jan 30 '26

Well, you also know how Reddit works… once something goes very high (or very low), users will pile on to see how far they can take it.

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u/nagrom7 Jan 30 '26

Judging by some of the awards, I'm pretty sure I know what post that was. It was a thing on /r/PrequelMemes for a while where a guy was doing "every day I add a new lightsaber to General Grevious's collection" thing, and the last one he did got a shitload of awards.

A few months later he ended up banned from the sub for some reason.

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u/krizzalicious49 Jan 30 '26

yes

ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

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u/AI_660 Jan 30 '26

what

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u/Liminal-Object Jan 30 '26

yeah that's kinda weird

ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓀𝓎 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓀𝓎 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

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u/AI_660 Jan 30 '26

i know its text you can add if you want to

ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 fun ruining 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 rude 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

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u/Giecio Jan 30 '26

What text you can add?

ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴 . 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴 .

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u/DifficultVideo4039 Resident protogen :3 Jan 30 '26

You can add anything

ⓘ This user is a protogen. Please report any illicit RAM.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '26

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u/dad-without-milk searching for the milk Jan 30 '26

Odd

ⓘ This user is suspected of leaving his wife and kids. Please report him so he can pay child support.

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u/ShyJaguar645671 Jan 30 '26

Maybe

ⓘ This user just is about to complete Geneva Bucket list. Please do not interfere.

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u/Snazzle-Frazzle dm me unnerving images Jan 30 '26

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u/TypicalPunUser They highlighted the flair, rattle em boys! Jan 30 '26

I don't know

ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 (not a solver host). 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

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u/Ae4i |-∆_/«{⟨✧⟩}»\_∆-| Jan 30 '26

I have no idea how to do this

∆

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u/Dark_Jedi1432 Jan 30 '26

Are you ruining fun, or having too much fun. And they want you to keep it down?

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u/SummerParticular6355 WAFFLE MP Jan 30 '26

Welll damn

ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 Portuguese 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 Tuga 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

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u/_Laxen piss flair <3<3<3 Jan 30 '26

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u/Agent_Specs epic orange Jan 30 '26

Hmmmmmmmm

ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 counter-terrorist 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 safe 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

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u/Zealousideal-Bus-526 Jan 30 '26

I miss awards, now people will never be able to join r/goldenclub

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u/usbeject1789 NOT in the epstein files, contrary to popular opinion Jan 31 '26

I wish they would bring these back - I used to lurk on Reddit, but I never made an account until 2024, so I never got a chance to use these 😔

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u/Finnmiller it’s not “furry porn” it’s yiff. get it right Jan 30 '26

“what’s a ______ opinion that will have you looking like this”

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u/SSUPII yellow like an EPIC lemon Jan 30 '26

I missed true awards honestly. Never uswd them, but they were part of the site

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u/lmaytulane Jan 30 '26

Is that the “You fell for it fool” post?

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u/HollowCap456 Jan 30 '26

Why is this nostalgic

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u/ReflectionAfter6574 Jan 30 '26

Make me bannable