Question: does the moderators ever look through approvals of jokes?

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It's been weeks on some of my jokes, i have tried to repost ... and funny enough, this one does not get stopped

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πŸ‘€︎ u/West_Picture_869
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r/dadjokes is recruiting moderators, join us!

Update: Thanks for all your applications! Give /u/parin89 and I a few days to take a look and confer!
(if you haven't put your application in yet, you've still got time)

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Greetings /r/dadjokes subscribers,

Years have passed since this sub started up, and there are now literally millions of you. Whoa.

Two million people is just two many two handle for two moderators. Especially these days, when both /u/parin89 and I have two many other responsibilities and a whole lot less time. I'm 200% sure most of you would agree that more mods are needed.

So we're looking for 5 more moderators to get involved. If you're keen to apply, read the rest of this post and answer the three questions in your comment response.

Answer these 3 questions in your reply:

  1. How would you describe a dad joke?
  2. Do you currently moderate any other subreddits? If yes, which ones.
  3. You see a post that is not breaking the rules or reddit's posting guidelines, but is generally disliked by the community. What do you do?

Only apply if:

  • You're a reasonable, fair-minded and patient human
  • You're in it to keep this community a happy, friendly and safe place for other humans
  • You've got previous mod experience from a decent sized community (let's say... 5k+)
  • You're cool with the first few months being a trial run
  • You understand that while we could use more active moderation, and would benefit from a few more rules, one of the things that makes this community great is that it's pretty open (after all, dad jokes repeat a lot and not every "repost" is necessarily an opportunistic attempt to game karma)

We'd benefit from a few practical things as well, it would be great if:

  • You live in a timezone that covers off either the USA, the UK, Australia (we'd like a spread)
  • You've got some automod experience
  • You've got some sub-customisation experience

Don't apply if:

  • You're ready to come out swinging with a power tripping ban hammer
  • You're more concerned about Internet points than real people

We'll leave this stickied for a week and then come back to message a few people and make some selections.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/tali3sin
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I have never seen the moderators...

Maybe I can’t see in high dev-initian?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/SkyThunderStorm22
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What is Reddit moderator's favourite song?

Radiohead - karma police

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[meta] Welcome to our new moderators!

I don’t know if I missed a post announcing them or something, but I noticed the new mods were chosen for this sub and added! I would like to say welcome from all of us at r/dadjokes to u/ phreephorm u/anarousedcatfish u/cutek9 u/yayoletsgo u/suitinguncle620 and u/blank-cheque Welcome to the team and we look forward to having y’all.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Mopfloor1
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Do you know what they should call the moderators on the cheese subredit?

Mozzarators

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Moderator: "Your word is 'Seaward'"

Spelling Bee Contestant: "C U N" Moderator: "Please no, Jesus STOP!"

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Did you hear about that new store called Moderation?

They have everything in there!

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Kings in the Middle Ages were only moderately horrendous.

They were mid-evil.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Ok-Impress-2222
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What does Pa win for telling the best dad joke?

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>!this text is here because for some reason I can’t post a solitary symbol without my post being deleted by the auto-moderator!<

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Haven’t you heard?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/of_james
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I tried to paint a picture of a Black Hole.

It sucked.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/CatsCreepMeowt
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If a restaurant employs only midgets...

Would you say they are short-staffed?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Upvoter_NeverDie
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What do you call the moderator of a joke subreddit?

A LOL enforcement officer.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/GrannyLow
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What's the difference between a court judge and a beauty contest judge?

One's a moderator, the other's a model rater.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/JohnnyZillion
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A generous moderator of a subreddit walks into a bar.

And orders everyone around.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/porichoygupto
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Being wholesome is a moderate irony.

I mean, you’re β€œwhole,” but just β€œsome.”

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πŸ‘€︎ u/WCBrann
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My doctor said I should drink alcohol in moderation. I don't think I can control my drinking...

... but it's worth a shot!

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πŸ‘€︎ u/thirteen_20
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[MOD POST] Hunting for an additional moderator. Read and apply within.

EDIT: I am now closing applications and will make a decision in the next day or so. Thank you to everybody who applied - the general enthusiasm and support is wonderful to see.

( as this is a self post, I receive no karma - however I would appreciate it if you upvoted purely for visibility <3 )

Hey everybody,

The /r/dadjokes community is now over 85,000 subscribers strong. That's pretty great. Pretty super great.

Thus far, over the entire existence of this sub, I have been the only mod. Quietly watching, taking your feedback, removing a post here, approving another there - doing my best not to interfere too much. I'm going to be honest, it hasn't been that hard.

You lot are generally a pretty nice bunch, give or take a few of the more vocal lunatics. There isn't usually a lot of work to be done, or issues that need resolving.

That said, I'm not awake all the time. I can't lurk on Reddit all the time. I don't have all-seeing eyes.

So it's about time I gave another pair of eyes moderator status and entrusted those eyes with a duty of care.

Let's get down to the chase; here's what I'm looking for in an additional mod:

  • You live in a very different timezone to Syd, AU - GMT+10
  • You have a good sense of humour
  • You're not in this purely to grow your 'net rep
  • You're interested in being fair, and maintaining fairness
  • You maintain civility in yourself and your responses at all times
  • You have a bit of time every day to go through reports, spam, and post comments
  • You understand that your moderatorship will initially be a trial, and can be revoked at any time if you aren't being magical and rad
  • Some general CSS/subreddit formatting knowledge wouldn't go astray, but is not required

Here's what I am not looking for:

  • Strong, cemented opinions about what constitutes a dad joke and what doesn't - everybody's dad and humour is different
  • An overzealous post remover - I am not looking for an enforcer, the title moderator implies moderation
  • A(nother) dictator - it is my preference that this subreddit be gently guided, and not forcibly ruled, we let the community find itself and we listen to what they say

If you wish to apply for the title and duty of being a moderator to /r/dadjokes, simply state your case (why you should be selected, what benefits or experience you bring, etc) in a comment reply to this thread. I will then get in touch with the most worthy seeming applicants. Upvotes and downvites will not be taken int

... keep reading on reddit ➑

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πŸ‘€︎ u/tali3sin
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I'm campaigning to become a moderator of /r/dadjokes. This is the platform I'm running on.

http://imgur.com/szcPODP

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πŸ‘€︎ u/BiiVii
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Have you heard the joke about the ceiling?

Nevermind it would go over your head

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πŸ‘€︎ u/_-Figure_1229-_
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WHO says the global risk of Coronavirus is 'moderate'

The World Health Organization

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πŸ‘€︎ u/hbacorn
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Tips for success in starting a beer business.

Step 1: Start a beer company named Responsibly.

Step 2: Watch as every other beer company promotes you for free at the end of their commercials.

Step 3: Enjoy your yacht.

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I've decided to stop moderating /r/dadjokes

I never started moderating, so it makes stopping that much easier.

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I recently joined a new religion dedicated to a god called Diffi.

Critics are calling it the "Diffi Cult."

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Upvoter_NeverDie
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Rule 6

That's the whole joke, or it seems to be with the amount of reposts this week. Getting the same jokes posted every three hours. Shame that rule is never moderated.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Chaos098
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My moderator will make a fine dad...
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We have a moderate grasp of the Spanish language in my family

Drove past the llama ranch that's just outside our town, and I asked 'Are the llamas out?' 'No, no llamas.' responded my brother.

Dad chimes in with 'What? No llamas? How do they know what to call them?'

((like Como se llama))

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High maintenance
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A shocking story

My freshman year in high school (96-97), I was in choir, and we drove up in a big coach bus to Magic Mountain for a choir competition.

Approaching San Onofre, the driver told us a "little known fact" that if you put your hand on the window while passing under those jumbo power lines coming from the plant, you can feel a moderately painful shock. Being gullible teenagers, a lot of us tried it.

We passed under, and the driver asked if we felt any pain. There were scattered replies in the negative. The diver said, "You didn't feel the window pane?"

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Wasntmyproudest
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Dadjokes at the bar

I was sitting at a moderately crowded bar last night enjoying dinner when an older couple came up and sat next to me. We exchanged hellos and I continued eating my jambalaya. After a bit, the husband finally knew what he wanted to drink.

Husband: "Do you have (so and so) beer?"

Bartender: "Hang on a sec, I'll check."

As the bartender walked away, the husband held both of his arms in the air, closing his hands into fists right above his head, a la Steve Holt. After about 30 seconds, and you could tell she really didn't want to, the wife asks what he's doing.

Wife: "Honey, why are your arms in the air?"

Husband: "I'm hanging on."

The wife rolls her eyes and I laugh inappropriately loudly. He grins.

So at this point, the joke has been made. It's over. But no! He's in it for the long haul. He kept his arms in the air for a solid 3 more minutes, just so the bartender could get in on the joke. She returns with his bottle of beer.

Husband: "Can I stop hanging on now?"

Bartender groans.

Wife: "Yes, please."

I admire his dedication. And his taste in beer.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/toews4pres
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Pulled off a real-life-one, i guess...

Soo.. a little background: my mother was about to visit for a walk outside the next day when this dialogue happened; also: my native language is german and i don't know if this very common in english as well, but my daughter calls my mother <stgm_at's-mother-first-name>-gramma. for the sake of this post let's assume her name is elizabeth.

so here goes...

(i enter the living room; wife & daughter sitting on the couch)

daughter: (in a moderately excited voice) hey dad, you know who's going to visit us tomorrow?

me: (acting as if i didn't know) don't know, who?

daughter: elizabeth-gramma.

me: huh, really, but do you know who is also going to visit us?

(daughter looks at me even more excited, there was defenitely a twinkle in her eye; wife looks at me sceptical)

daughter: don't know, who?

me: my mum.

(cue rolling eyes and groan from my wife and laughter from my daughter)

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πŸ‘€︎ u/stgm_at
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What do you call a joke without a punchline?

This is supposed to be empty but the auto-moderator spoiled my joke.

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What's a Fahrenheit?

A moderately tall person.

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We have a new design! What do you guys think about it?

Hey, since we (the new mods) joined the sub 1,5 months ago we've made some changes, mostly with the rules and some backend stuff. Now I also updated the icon (slightly) and the banner (on redesign and mobile), too.

What do you guys think about it?

Do you like it? ( Yes/No ). What could be improved about it?

Also, are you happy with how we're moderating the subreddit? Are we too strict with the rules or toulouse too loose? Do the rules even make sense?

We want to improve this subreddit and we need your feedback for that, so feel free to speak your mind!

You can either simply leave a comment down here in the thread or send us a message.

Looking forward to your feedback and have a nice day! :)

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πŸ‘€︎ u/yayoletsgo
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And open letter for the moderators at r/dadjokes:

U

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πŸ‘€︎ u/YouSellingMeh
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I heard there was a new store called Moderation.

They have everything there.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/ProfPacific
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Just been to that new store called Moderation

They have everything in there

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πŸ‘€︎ u/mynameisfogle
πŸ“…︎ Feb 20 2019
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I hear there is a new store opening up nearby, and it’s called Moderation.

They say it has everything in it.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/dohpaz42
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I heard there was a new store called Moderation...

They have everything in there...

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πŸ‘€︎ u/madazzahatter
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You guys here of that new store Moderation?

They have everything there.

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