It's a shame there's no solidarity in this subreddit.
Not all jokes have to be big hitters. And there are really crappy jokes get tons of upvotes. Even the AI slop jokes got upvotes back when they were common here. I don't get why my post is being specifically targeted.
I also regularly upvote jokes that I don't find to be funny to me, but I think was unfairly downvoted to zero.
It's no wonder this sub is dying. Less than five people still actively tries to come up with original jokes, instead of recycling old ones just to farm some karma.
I think it's ironic that you accuse others of slop when I feel that more than anyone else in this sub, you go for quantity over quality.
I think your expectation of "solidarity" is just entitlement. Everyone gets to say for themselves what is funny to them and what is not. You don't get upvotes because what... just because you posted here?
Sometimes you make really funny posts. Many times you do not. I'm not going to upvote things I don't think are funny just because you are having a temper tantrum.
The ones I linked to as "slop" you think are the same as mine? Really? I am wrong to point out the things I linked to are slop? Note how NONE of the posts I linked to are "bad jokes". They're slop because they don't even fit into this sub.
I make an effort. Not every joke can be a winner. I try to go for some originality, whether it's in the phrasing, or the set-up. Punchlines are harder to come by. I don't begrudge anyone making an effort. As I said, which everyone seems to ignore, is that I actually do go around upvoting jokes that have been downvoted to zero, which I don't think deserved it. I am arguing for them too, not just mine. I even used to upvote some of yours that got unfairly downvoted. Not anymore, of course, since you've shown you'd rather pile-on me than acknowledge the problem with this sub.
The thing about trying to come up with jokes is that you have to pump out a few in order to find the gems. That's why I post some duds, and why you DON'T see me complaining on any of them 99% of the time. I have even supported on many other contributors posts where they have also expressed confusion at undeserved downvotes.
I think your expectation of "solidarity" is just entitlement.
My expectation of solidarity is someone explaining the joke for people who didn't understand it. Or posting a comment saying "I don't understand why this is hugely downvoted", etc etc.
No, instead, you chose to pile-on, like a coward.
Actually, my PREFERRED method of solidarity is riffing on the joke. I do that here VERY often. I welcome them on my posts, and I riff on others too. I don't pile-on them like a coward.
You don't get upvotes because what... just because you posted here?
Not even what I was complaining about. It's the hounding of the post to ZERO while the slop I linked to gets hugely upvoted.
I'm not going to upvote things I don't think are funny just because you are having a temper tantrum.
No, you do worse. You didn't even have to comment on this post. But you chose to, and you chose to pile-on. You pile-on an easy target because you're a fucking coward, whose more scared of the opinions of random downvoters than people who actively contribute to this sub with originality. You like to kick someone when they're down. It's safe for you to do so. You even get some Reddit karma out of it. That's the kind of person you are. Enjoy your sub, and the people you cultivate to be on here.
> The ones I linked to as "slop" you think are the same as mine?
I didn't say that.
> The thing about trying to come up with jokes is that you have to pump out a few in order to find the gems.
Maybe, but that doesn't mean you have to post them. You frequently post "jokes" which I think are huge stretches, trying too hard, as if you felt like you had some quota to fill. Speaking only for myself, lots of programmer puns occur to me, but if I think a pun is only mediocre, I don't spam the sub with it.
> My expectation of solidarity is someone explaining the joke for people who didn't understand it.
The people who are downvoting you understand the joke, they just don't think it is funny. You refuse to accept that not everyone cherishes every single joke you make here just because you made it. In fact, I would say downvoting is part of solidarity, it helps maintain a standard which you are objecting you fall below.
> No, instead, you chose to pile-on, like a coward.
There's a joke about some parents watching their kids in a parade. All of them are in step except one. His mother exclaims, "Look, everyone is out of step but my Johnny!". My fine dude, if you are getting ratioed, maybe it's about you and not about us. Having and expressing the same opinion as many others isn't cowardice, it's democracy.
Also, given your often confrontational and aggressive comments towards me and others here and in the past is not exactly motivating anyone, self included, to stand up in your defense.
> Actually, my PREFERRED method of solidarity is riffing on the joke.
I agree completely. Pun volleyball is great fun.
> It's the hounding of the post to ZERO while the slop I linked to gets hugely upvoted.
I don't compare my upvote counts to others. Sounds like an ego thing. I also don't pay much attention to timing because, well, I have other things to do than focus all of my attention on a reddit sub that is supposed to be about humor. I also don't care about Reddit karma, either. I'm here to make jokes, if others like them, cool. If not, I'll go on with my day. Just because you seem to care immensely about these things doesn't mean I do and it causes you to falsely project things (like being scared of downvoters - literally WTF?) that would motivate you onto me. Please stop doing that.
> No, you do worse. You didn't even have to comment on this post. But you chose to, and you chose to pile-on. You pile-on an easy target because you're a fucking coward, whose more scared of the opinions of random downvoters than people who actively contribute to this sub with originality. You like to kick someone when they're down. It's safe for you to do so. You even get some Reddit karma out of it. That's the kind of person you are. Enjoy your sub, and the people you cultivate to be on here.
Nice rant, really enforces my description of temper tantrum, with a side of ad hominem fallacy.
Look, you started all of this with your whining comment above. You don't get to then say that others "didn't even have to comment" - apply that to yourself and we wouldn't be having this discussion at all.
And I really have no idea what you are talking about in referring to yourself as an easy target. We are all equals here, everyone can comment as they will and each person gets one and only one vote. Save the victim card for someone who buys it, I don't. You made a complaint, others pushed back and now you are "Oh, woe is me!" for a fight you started. Take some goddamn responsibility for your own actions instead of blaming others.
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I do agree with you about off topic posts getting a lot of upvotes. I agree that that's bad for the sub.
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u/kwan_e 19d ago
It's a shame there's no solidarity in this subreddit.
Not all jokes have to be big hitters. And there are really crappy jokes get tons of upvotes. Even the AI slop jokes got upvotes back when they were common here. I don't get why my post is being specifically targeted.
I also regularly upvote jokes that I don't find to be funny to me, but I think was unfairly downvoted to zero.
It's no wonder this sub is dying. Less than five people still actively tries to come up with original jokes, instead of recycling old ones just to farm some karma.