Hello r/antimeme community!

I'm excited to announce that I am now the new top moderator of r/antimeme! And u/CourseMediocre7998 is the co-top moderator. And yes, we are dating :3

We've been working hard behind the scenes to improve the sub, clarify expectations, and keep r/antimeme fun and creative. Below is everything you need to know.

Important Dates

New rules go live: Saturday, December 13th at 3PM UTC.

Until then, the current rules remain in effect.

Mod applications close: Thursday, December 11th at 3PM UTC.

Coming Soon: Wiki

I'll be adding several new wiki pages, including:

  • FAQ

  • Flair guide

  • "What is an antimeme?" (full explanation with examples)

These are still being developed, and links will be added once they're ready.

But I'm proud to say that our new extended rules wiki is now available!

You can view the new rules here.

Rule Changes:

Rules' TL;DR (new)

"Basically: post real antimemes, be a decent and respectful human with good common sense, don't break Reddit's rules, don't be political, and put at least a bit of effort, creativity, or fun into what you share. Provide the source when needed. The primary goal is simple: Keep the subreddit fun and focused on antimemes."

Rule 1: Follow Reddit rules

Change: Mostly stayed the same, but expanded with more detailed examples of Reddit-wide rule violations.

Rule 2: Post Antimemes

Change: Mostly stayed the same, but a definition will be reworded and this rule now links to a wiki that will be added that will be dedicated solely to explaining what is an antimeme and what isn't. Meta posts will no longer be banned, but will be restricted (Rule 9).

Rule 3: Be Excellent to Each Other → Be Nice

Change: Expanded list of prohibited behaviors: harassment, bullying, name-calling, ragebait, trolling, accusations, personal attacks, encouraging self-harm/violence, discriminatory content, denial/justification of atrocities, brigading, shock/jumpscare/malicious links, trivializing tragedies, disrespecting the deceased. Rule's title renamed to "Be Nice".

Rule 4: Political Neutrality (No Agendas) → No Political Partisanship

Change: Explicitly mentions the types of political content not allowed and explicitly allows basic human rights advocacy (support for LGBTQ+, anti-racism, etc). A policy for locking controversial content will be added. Rule's title renamed to "No Political Partisanship".

Rule 5: No Reposts, No Overused Templates → No Low-Effort Posts

Change: Lists explicit criteria for removal: 1:1 reposts, AI-generated posts, minor edits, unoriginal/repetitive concepts, overused templates in the graveyard, poor cropping, unreadable text, small or low-quality images, intrusive watermarks or bot captions. Rule's title renamed to "No Low-Effort Posts".

Rule 6: No Bots or Bot-Like Behavior

Change: Mostly stayed the same, but with emphasis on appeal processes; flair given after successful appeal.

Rule 7: Provide Original Material

Change: Shorter grace period (1 hour instead of 2) and explicit extra requirement to cite source when the post is a 1:1 identical repost from elsewhere.

Rule 8: No Heavy Gore or NSFW (new rule)

Clarifies exactly what kind of content is allowed with the NSFW-tag (mild gore, blood, inner organs, light sexual innuendo) and what kind of content is strictly banned (heavy/severe gore, heavily sexual content, sexualized minors/underage-looking characters).

Rule 9: Day-Specific Post Restrictions (new rule)

Allows Simple Sundays (posts labeling or describing a template) and Meta Mondays (posts about our subreddit: feedback/issues), but only in their days of the week, Sundays and Mondays respectively.

Rule 10: Banned Sources (new rule)

Bans content from Stonetoss, WokelyCorrect, Tatsuya Ishida, George Alexopoulos, Pizzacake and bans X.com links; use xcancel.com or screenshots instead.

Rule 11: Moderator Discretion (new rule)

Mods reserve the right to remove content they deem unsuitable, as well as the right to let a post stay even if it breaks a minor rule. Users can always argue for/against removals via reports/modmail and users should DM the new top moderator (me, u/Riobox) if mod abuse happens.

Rule 12: Sub Operational Policies (new rule)

Consolidates operational policies in one rule; more detailed guidance for posting behavior (only approved hosts, minimum account age, limits posting frequency, bans self promotion, tells not to remove required/added tags and not to misuse flairs, and says comments must be relevant).

Mod Applications Are OPEN!

Apply here: Mod Application Form

Basic requirements:

  • 18+

  • 2FA enabled

  • DMs must be open

  • No AI-generated answers

  • At least 500 combined karma

  • Account age at least 1 month old

Previous mod experience helps but is NOT required. We value activity, motivation, and community involvement over experience.

I will personally reply to each and every single applicant and let them know whether their application was rejected or accepted. If accepted, they will enter a 2-week-long moderator trial. We are looking for anywhere between 2 to 5 new moderators, depending on how many good applications there will be.

Applications close on December 11th at 3PM UTC.

We're excited for this new chapter of r/antimeme. Thanks for being part of the community. And as always, keep things creative, respectful, and fun.

Finally, vote in the poll in the link below and let us know what you think about the new rules! They're not final and may be adjusted based on feedback in the comments section. Feel free to also comment any questions you may have. Voters' data are anonymous, but you need to have your VPN disabled to be able to vote. I will edit this post's bodytext for any updates.

Link to the poll.

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