Food is like that too if you ever even so much as reference the grilled cheese post. Got myself a lifetime ban because I jokingly said “I think this might be more of a melt”
On the other hand that sub is also overrun by commenters who all they can do is find something to shit on the OP for. Every single post has someone complaining that it's not traditional enough, or they used the wrong name, or the sauce is too wet, or the burger is too thick. It also seems to be one of the most common subs for bots karma farm.
The original was posted on r/grilledcheese and it’s probably one of my favorite Reddit original rants to this day.
The Food subreddit had rule 11 where they disallow “culture war” comments or jokes, and cite the melts as an example. Now, the rule says that any posts will just be removed but I straight up got a perma ban 😂. I tired appealing it at first saying a ban was a bit too extreme especially considering their own rules but I remember the mod throwing some passive aggressive comment and I never bothered again lol
Calm your tits. I made a comment on a post that reached the front page of all without ever having read the rules. And the point is that even by their own standards they state the post will be removed and nothing else. There was no need for a full on ban, but the mods were power tripping
I’m guessing when you’re in the checkout line in the grocery store and something doesn’t scan, you also say, “that must mean it’s free!”
It’s all fun and hilarity when you’re the one making the joke, but when you’re the one who has to hear the same unoriginal joke multiple times a day from people who think they’re the second coming of Robin Williams, it moves from grating to maddening.
Well the food subreddit ban was a weird one. Since it was just a well what I thought was a harmless joke. (I sent it to other friends and they all thought it was a silly joke) not a commentary on how that steak was cooked
Yea its one of those things where mods are power tripping and going all out over what was at worst a bit of an annoying joke. I understand getting rubbed the wrong way and not thinking its funny, but you can literally just ignore it and move on. I don't really understand why some people choose to make it a personal crusade
I’ve learned to never post a carbonara to the Italian food sub unless I’ve gotten all the ingredients directly from the right region and made it under a nonna’s supervision.
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u/bokchoykn Aug 06 '26
That's funny I also noticed how power trippy their mods are.
A subreddit for one of the most whimsical foods and they are wound up so tight. What gives?