We have noticed a rise in the trend of giving joke answers to actual botany questions
If you see an answer that is clearly a joke, PLEASE REPORT IT AS BREAKING r/botany RULES!!! You can do this using many methods. It helps us take action on the comment much faster
This is the quickest way to get these to our attention so we can take action. You can report a comment by clicking the 3 dots at the bottom right of the comment, then clicking the report button. Click "Breaks r/botany rules" first then click "Custom response" and enter that its a joke answer.
We will see these reports much faster as it does send us a notification and also flags it in the queue so we can notice it quicker.
Our rules prohibit the giving of joke answers. We remove them upon sight, as we are a serious scientific subreddit and joke answers degrade that purpose.
Please make sure the answers you are giving are serious, and not joke answers. We may take further action against people who repeatedly give joke answers that are unhelpful.
A lot of people complain about these in comments - we don't see them until we review comments.
To those giving joke answers - please stop. r/botany is not the place to be making joke answers. We are here to get people real answers, and having to shift through obvious joke answers annoys our users. Thank you.
I love to see this stance from a subreddit. Many of Reddit's communities are so heavily contaminated they have become useless.
r/geography being a particularly sad example
Anything dog related is filled with idiots who want poorly bred “designer” mutts and horribly bred purebreds and who give training advice that is inane or insane or both. As a trainer I want to commit myself on at least every other comment.
I appreciate this. Thanks Mods 💚
Can I make a joke if I also answer the question? I would probably make the joke and the answer separate paragraphs.
Not mod, but since they said puns are fine along with real answers, I'm pretty sure that's fine IF it is clear that the joke answer is a joke.
So yes to:
"That's a puppy! Just kidding, it's bunchoflatin, commonly known as plantname."
But no to:
"Oh that's toxicplant. Just kidding it's plantname."
Avoid misinformation as well as non-answers and there's no harm in adding a dash of silliness for flavor.
I had the same question
Thank you! Too many folks think they are clever and cannot resist sharing. I hate seeing the first response to a legit question being a joke and all the DA follow-ons.
Why did you only update the rules in the wiki and not in the sidebar? Its missing almost half of them.
All this because i called Asteraceae the GOAT. Bunch of legume lovers moderating this sub clearly
this subreddit does not have a meme problem at all, 90% of comments are always fully serious
Superior leaf structures. Superiorly interesting flower structures. Superior significant historical contributions to science. Fabaceae superiority. I'll give you better horticultural and caprine interest though.
Is there an r/botanycirclejerk or r/botanyshitposts? If not, there should be.
In all seriousness, I always find this sub to be both factual and helpful. I don't think I've ever seen a joke answer. I'd guess the joke answers probably come from the "well, duh" questions, or the questions that get asked constantly, or the questions that would be better suited for another sub.
Pulvinal movements are sexy…
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So no acronyms either?
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So. No lol, imo, ymmv, afaik?
lol
Mods will remove it faster than a Venus fly trap shuts on a mosquito that had just bit a fat camper. I’d rather see a joke than one more “what is this plant/tree/mushroom/lichen” where the OP makes no effort at ID.
The flowers sub is even worse with this. They should sticky a plant identification app
This is good!
I’d say that “Joke Answers” should be allowed if they are still informative (like a pun). Be creative, not lazy!
joke answers = answers that clearly do not answer the question and are ment to be a joke, usally to aquire karma. So, a answer that is a pun but still answers the question is allowed
I like the jokes.
maybe its time to leaf…
STRAIGHT TO JAIL!
So no jokes. What about an anecdote? Or a riddle? What about a limerick?
Thank you for this. I stopped reading and participating a while ago because the discussions were boring and unserious.
Wouldn’t want any fun going on here, would we?
Thank you Mods. Joke answers aren’t even funny and I doubt 5 year olds are reading them.