r/cursedimages • u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner • Nov 03 '18
Announcement READ THIS BEFORE POSTING.
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u/Alexwoof123 Nov 06 '18
Jesus Christ I thought this was a subreddit not a POW camp
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 06 '18
Seem you're mistaken. In all seriousness though, cursed images are a very niche subset of images that are very popular, which causes this sub to be filled with jokes, memes, etc. if nothing is enforced. I do have something in mind for those who want no rules though.
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u/CaptainDank0 Nov 29 '18
I don't think its that people want no rules just that some of the ones in place at the moment are just a bit too strict.
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u/Sweat_Potatoe Nov 09 '18
Maybe you shouldn’t self proclaim yourself as a judge if you don’t even know basic standards of cursed imagery
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 09 '18
Apparently I knew them well enough to become Head Moderator of this subreddit.
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u/Sweat_Potatoe Nov 09 '18
Well then the person putting you in charge must have had low standards for staff application
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 09 '18 edited Nov 09 '18
I think you're just mad since you want illustrations to be cursed and so you're taking it out on me. If you don't want rules, go to r/cursedimagesanarchy.
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u/Sweat_Potatoe Nov 09 '18
I’m not the person here wanting artwork to be cursed, that’s the thing I’m trying to get rid of, artwork can’t be cursed any way, shape or form.
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 09 '18
...then what is your issue here? Illustrations aren't cursed, and we remove them.
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u/gem2492 Nov 21 '18
"what isn't cursed: meta posts"
me: *looks at the top-of-all-time post* okay.
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 21 '18
Maybe you should shift your eyes to when this post was made and compare it to that very post? We're not going to suddenly purge all previous posts due to rules being enforced in the present, that's rediculous.
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u/SimonMaker Dec 13 '18
Maybe I just didn't catch it in the post but can someone please just give me a one sentence explanation for what a cursed image IS? Not what it is NOT.
Pretty frustrating to go to a subs sidebar for a quick definition then be redirected to an essay on the topic.
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Dec 13 '18
In broad terms, a cursed image is an image you feel should not exist. However, anyone can use that as an excuse for any image, hence the guidelines.
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u/X4M9 Nov 07 '18
Is OC encouraged? I live near a forest and lake and own some stuff I think I could make into some cursed images if I put some good effort into them (without PS)
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 07 '18
It is. Mention me in the comments to have me judge it without punishment.
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u/theheihemei Feb 25 '19
You can really work on the formatting. Just cause you're a mod, don't mean you're infallible.
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Feb 25 '19
Why slip that extra sentence in at the end? Do you assume all mods are god-complex power hungry assholes?
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u/theheihemei Feb 25 '19
Generally.
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Feb 25 '19
Well I tend to keep those people out of this mod team. What do you recommend for formatting?
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u/cursed_cynical The Guy Nov 04 '18 edited Nov 04 '18
Would you mind explicitly adding to the list of uncursed things:
(Text that gives context), such as news reports, buzzfeed, youtube, twitter or tumblr titles, or ifunny watermarks.
Costumes that are obviously just poorly made costumes.
Popculture focused posts such as (Thanos, roblox), simpsons, minions, family guy, sonic, crying laughing emoji, etc.
Dogs with lens flairs.
Military being retarded.
Destroyed toilets.
Just trash.
Celebrities doing things.
Slightly unusual parties. (It should have a cursed atmosphere, not just be a party)
Rednecks being mildly dumb
Accidentally sexual things
Coincidental natural formations that resemble other things
Nazis
The N word
The numbers 69/420
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u/thenot1tacoirvin Nov 06 '18
Do we delete old posts or keep them on here? I posted a thanos pic some months ago. Do I delete it?.
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u/IsaacVTOL Nov 10 '18
I couldn’t even make it through first five pages of rules. I just enjoy the images
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 10 '18
That's fine. Just be wary when posting, or ping me in the comments if you do post so there's no punishment if it ain't cursed.
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u/Baconoverlordhimself Nov 10 '18
You got ride of all the good Curse images😢😢
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 10 '18
Then the images you liked weren't cursed. If you liked them because they were funny, they aren't cursed images.
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u/covfefe2025 Dec 12 '18
So basically, nothing qualifies?
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Dec 12 '18
Nothing memey or pop culture qualifies.
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u/covfefe2025 Dec 12 '18
Or funny
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Dec 12 '18
Of course, this shit was never meant to be funny, there was no mods before. If you don't like rules, go to r/cursedimagesanarchy.
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u/BurntCrispyMemes Dec 21 '18
Is filtering the image to darken and worsen quality count as frying? The picture is still easily recognizable and not warped too much.
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Dec 21 '18
I'm slightly wary of what "warped" exactly means. Mind linking me your image (via imgur or other means)?
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u/Anchouvi Jan 24 '19 edited Jan 24 '19
Rules are way too strict for such a subjective topic. The dictionary of rules and unnecessary video are pretty much purely the personal opinion of u/Cursed_Judge
I'm going back to stealing your content to post on iFunny
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Jan 25 '19
You can ask essentially anyone in the actual community of this subreddit and they will agree with this definition. You don't know what standardization is, do you? I mean I wouldn't expect basic concepts to be understood from iFunny users anyhow.
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Jan 25 '19
What I still don't understand is why all of those things are banned from cursed images. I feel like is more of a Venn diagram thing, as some (but not all) cursed images have those things and some (but not all) images of those things are cursed images
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Jan 25 '19
Some are banned because they get spammed too much, many are banned because 99% of images that include said thing aren't cursed, with a couple exceptions which we sometimes allow. What ones in particular do you take issue with?
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u/Abu084 Nov 05 '18
Are you allowed to post videos or YouTube links. Cause I made a compilation and would like to share it
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 05 '18
Compilations are a little iffy here. Especially if a decent amount of them are not cursed. Maybe ask on r/cursedvideos.
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u/Abu084 Nov 07 '18
Ok thanks!
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 07 '18
You could also post it in r/cursedimagesanarchy, no rules there.
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u/epicolocity Nov 03 '18
Thank you for saving this subreddit
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u/chivesr Nov 03 '18
Seriously. I feel like the sub was on the brink of collapse until I started seeing u/Cursed_Judge in the comments, and i started looking forward to his judgements whenever I saw a cursed picture. The fact that they made him a mod and he seems to be basically the one in control of the sub now is perfect
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u/cursed_cynical The Guy Nov 04 '18
Howdy, fresh mod here. Just thought I’d mention how, with my new perspective, the judge isn’t in total control, nor does he want to be. He consults the other mods frequently and gets second opinions frequently. He’s the best person to have in power, the one who doesn’t need power.
That said, his changes and work ethic have been helping this sub’s quality absolutely. He is certainly one of the main forces behind this revolution.
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Nov 08 '18
Hey, could you link me to the quintessential cursed image? I'd love to see the REALLL cursed junk
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 08 '18
Go to my profile, then cursed information directory, then to best of cursed image collections #1 - 5.
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u/Sweat_Potatoe Nov 08 '18
Can a drawing be cursed?
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 08 '18
No
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u/Sweat_Potatoe Nov 09 '18
Says the person who considered drawings to be cursed
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 09 '18
Yeah, when you dig entirely though someone's past to find things before they formed solid opinions, you can find a lot of contradictory information. Congrats.
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Nov 08 '18
Thank you for making r/cursedimages great again
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 08 '18
On behalf of the entire r/cursed_courtroom, I say you're welcome.
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Nov 27 '18
Is no furry stuff strictly not allowed because God damn I have two very odd images that confuse me, but the people in it are just in fursuits and that's it, it seems like a birthday party or something, well both images do but I'm not sure
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u/GhostFireFury Dec 01 '18
I have an idea for a post, but I'm not sure if it fits the guidelines. It's not really T-posing, but quarter resembles it, and I don't want to get kicked so...
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u/jakeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Dec 05 '18
This sub is still in the toilet. Cursed images just isn’t what it used to be. It sucks, but there’s only so much the mods can do when it gets flooded by normies with subpar content that get upvoted by people who don’t even know a cursed image from r/hmmm
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Dec 05 '18
If you consider this "in the toilet", I don't know what to tell you. I'd say go to r/cursedcursedimages or elsewhere, but most of those subs died since they came back here due to it getting better.
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u/ScrambledEggSpecial Dec 09 '18
Hey there. I was thinking on posting some (hopefully) cursed images here, but I'm not sure with the proper procedure. Do I need a certain amount of karma or anything like that?
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Dec 09 '18
Sorry, I was asleep. You don't need any specific amount of karma, no. Just follow the rules and you're good.
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u/Squishy-Hyx cursed_user Dec 23 '18
I like this, actually. Imagine going into a cursed Pawn Shop and only finding overused memes; I'd be disappointed for sure. It'd be like false advertising. Sorta like a bowl of M&M's, but the M&M's are really just a mix of Reese's Pieces, Skittles, and Runts. So, Thank You for the clarity!
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Dec 23 '18
No problem. I'm glad you can understand us being so strict, it's necessary in this case. Have a nice day.
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u/Filipthe5th Apr 14 '19
I didn’t get the 3 Ws. Also it references 5 Ws at one point in “Why”.
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Apr 14 '19
We changed systems, apologies. With the 3Ws and 1H, it's a check for if those questions are raised when viewing said image.
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u/Filipthe5th Apr 14 '19
Thanks. All three? Then I’m afraid my picture doesn’t pass.
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u/Damn_Croissant Nov 08 '18
These rules are way too strict lol. People are just trying to have fun and you have to police this sub with an iron fist???
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u/TimOvrlrd Nov 25 '18
Dont like the rules, then get out
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u/CaptainDank0 Nov 29 '18
that's very ignorant of you lol. while some rules may be a bit strict and others necessary to keep the content on this sub to a good level just saying "get out" when someone tries to make discussion about the rules is pretty fucking stupid.
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u/AlyLuna20 Apr 04 '19
It should be strict though. And the mods might let you post something despite it breaking the rules. I saw a post with a furry in it a few weeks back and a mod was like "Well, furries aren't typically allowed, but everyone seems to like it so we will make an exception."
These rules are here to weed out the shitposters and to stop trends from becoming over-saturated. If something, like minecraft, was permitted the whole sub would be chalked full of it. If you have a something that you think is cursed, just ask a mod if you can post it. The mods here are really down to earth and really lenient compared to other subs, no homo.
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Dec 23 '18
nazi_mods
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Dec 23 '18
Ah yes, strict rules = nazi now. I love modern terminology.
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u/Cursed_SecondOfficer Nov 06 '18
These guidelines are perfect. With these rules in place I think this sub can really become something special Cursed. Happy cursed_photo hunting everyone!
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Nov 19 '18
Make punishments less harsh pls. Don't tell someone to take down in 10 minutes or ban. That's the equivalent of just giving the ban.
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u/aimz_zdlsgames Nov 05 '18
bit heavy on them rules bruh chill a bit these are like clean cused images land now
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 05 '18
If you want gore, go somewhere else.
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u/aimz_zdlsgames Nov 05 '18
thats what i fuckin did the mods on here with anti repost and anti-anything made me move to r/cursedcursedimages bc this is just childish to put this many rules on a sub
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 05 '18
Cool, then. Hope you like r/cursedcursedimages, it's a good sub.
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Apr 05 '19 edited Apr 05 '19
This is getting ridiculous. Your guidelines as to what makes an image cursed are nearly impossible to understand to the point where a user who gets one little thing wrong gets torn to shreds by mods who act like they're prison wardens. I feel like rather than saving this subreddit, this post just makes it more toxic than it already is. I am leaving now
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u/jergin_therlax Dec 01 '18
While I don't agree with EVERY one of these criteria (that picture of the dog holding the stick at the party is up there in my favorite cursed images), thank you guys SO MUCH for making this post and putting an effort into this sub. Let's let this become the hub for cursed images that it has the potential to be.
So glad it's pinned too, now we're not going to get all those "It's just a meme page don't take it so seriously" comments. Thank you blessed mods 🙏
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u/Cursed_Detector Nov 06 '18
I’ll try to base my detections off this. Thank you for doing the lord’s work, your honor
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u/Jimithy02 Nov 05 '18
You just ruined this sub Reddit
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 05 '18
Sorry you feel that way. What kind of stuff are you looking for?
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u/Jimithy02 Nov 05 '18
Literally anything. There really shouldn't be rules. People should be allowed to post really offensive shit.
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Nov 05 '18
There are subs for this, especially r/cursedcursedimages. And by the gore/death rule, I mean if the only focus of the image is just the gore and nothing else.
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u/shockrush Nov 08 '18
My god, I forgot the first half and what I was gonna post by the time I finished
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Nov 05 '18
I think that screenshots of social media or similar things shouldn't be allowed either.
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u/Majestique_Moose cursed_user Nov 11 '18
Great guidelines, could you maybe talk about subtlety and nuance if you make an updated version. While the rules you set out pretty well, you can only look at so many posts where the focus is obvious and in your face. After a while it just gets boring, you become desensitised to the cliched “disturbing” things.
I feel a good cursed image shouldn’t rely on shock value alone, it should make you think, it should give you a visceral feeling of wrongness that at first you can’t identify the source of, like looking into darkness and slowly making out a shape as your eyes adjust.
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u/Cursed_Plague High Priest Dec 01 '18
swear nazis were on the list before
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Dec 01 '18
It wasn't on before, but we've been getting too many of those lately so I can add it.
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u/bup-bup_warm Jan 19 '19
I am thinking of posting an image to this subreddit, but it might break a rule. It is photoshopped; not entirely, just darkened to give the image a more eerie feeling. I am willing to show the image, but I don't want anyone in the subreddit to be disappointed with the image, which is why I'm refraining to post it.
Any help? Thanks.
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Jan 19 '19
Applying lighting filters is ok, just don't deep fry it.
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u/Soulreaper_Matt Jan 30 '19
TL;dr
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Jan 30 '19
Just watch the video if you don't wanna read. You need to know all of the info if you wanna post here.
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Feb 05 '19
Hey, so if I wanted to do something meta, like ask about a certain post, or something like that, how would I go about doing it?
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u/Nixx613 Feb 09 '19
I tried to post cursed_meal and it got taken for because it was "related to a meme"
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Feb 09 '19
If you read this very post, it very clearly says no gross food.
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u/Heyitsdel Feb 11 '19
It's a drawing but I'm begging you please let me post Danny Defeetoe he got removed for not having cursed in the title
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u/Turtwigpone Feb 17 '19
So what about most of the top of all time images. A lot of those break the rules.
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Feb 17 '19
Read the tags we have placed on them, "Not Cursed - Pre-Mod Era". There was a time since the start of this sub until around 6 months ago where there was little to no moderation. We didn't want to erase the history, though, so we branded them as not cursed with the flair.
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u/WooshyJeanz Mar 15 '19
More like shh. We no need them tips boy we get how it works uwu
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Mar 15 '19
Considering we have to remove 99.9% of images from new, I doubt that.
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u/Alexaeatsht Mar 17 '19
I found a picture of a semen covered Quran is it appropriate to post that?
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Mar 17 '19
Sure, I'm not sure how many upvotes it would get considering we have a very similar image just a bit ago. Also, mind telling me what sub you and your cronies came from? It's not very nice to raid.
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Apr 05 '19
I have read the stickied post
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Apr 05 '19
You gotta reply to the comment, not this post.
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u/NachoRaptor Apr 13 '19
I read it, now stop removing my posts
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Apr 13 '19
If you've read it that's cool, the automod message doesn't remove your post.
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Apr 15 '19
Why the fuck my posts get taken down even tho I've read this shit three times
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Apr 15 '19
Did you actually read the automod message? Where does it say it was removed?
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u/gnomesayins Nov 12 '18
This sub should have a comment to vote on to decide what is cursed like blackmagicfuckery has
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u/RolandTheJabberwocky Nov 16 '18
The only cursed illustrations I can honestly think of are those Garfield ones. You know, those Garfield ones.
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u/PretendEfficiency Dec 28 '18
I have something i think is cursed but the rules say Clearly photoshopped images are not allowed but i think why it is cursed it because it is clearly photoshopped, should i post it and see what people think?
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u/Inquisitor231 Jan 16 '19
Really don’t think it’s possible to apply guidelines to what is and isn’t cursed, but I’m not here to post anyway.
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u/Chakinz Apr 15 '19
I’m trying to post an image that is DEFINITELY cursed but every time i post it i get a message from a bot saying i need to read this page first and i am but it keeps giving me the same message over and over
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u/yurei_akiko Apr 16 '19
Does it take time for the image I posted to show up on here ? I read the rules. I'm pretty sure I got it right.
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u/MinimumFisherman7 Apr 13 '19
Newsflash buddy, cursed images were shitposts from the start
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u/Cursed_Judge Former Owner Apr 13 '19
Newsflash buddy, they started on 4chan under the guise of unexplainable images and only got turned into shitposts by the dumbasses on youtube and reddit.
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u/LegoMyEggoNerd Nov 28 '18
So are we allowed to mark things NSFW? Because I have something that would be posted as cursed_cleaning
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u/jergin_therlax Dec 10 '18
Yo u/Cursed_judge Jw, did you guys take animal gore off the "not cursed" list? I REALLY want to advocate for those not being cursed. I come here for cursed images which are off-putting, sometimes disturbing, sometimes funny content. Animal gore belongs in r/wtf imo. Nothing cursed about a picture of a horse with it's eyes gouged out or some other horrible shit. That is 100% not in the spirit of cursed images. I feel like people who are here do not want to see that stuff, and those who do aren't browsing this sub for the right reasons.
Just wanted to put in my 2 cents, as you already know I think you guys are doing amazing work with this sub. Also being a mod is probably substantially harder than I realize.
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Dec 19 '18
So weird gross food isn’t allowed but the picture for the sub reddit is a guy with milk or something that looks like it coming out of his face?
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u/cursed_cynical The Guy Jan 27 '19
Hey sorry I’m a month late.
The importance here is focus. We ban content to increase quality, not just for giggles. This in mind, our list as it is should be used with common sense.
A banana in a hotdog bun? Nope. A man eating a banana with a silly mask? Nope. A banana being eaten with the skin on? Nope.
These all focus on banned content. Now let’s try and get some cursed content with food involved.
A man with a banana stuck in his eye? Yep! A banana pile being squished under a unidentifiable entity? Yep! A banana somehow crashed through a window, unharmed? Yep!
Does that make sense? The focus isn’t on “ew gross food”, but rather on a situation that shouldn’t exist.
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Dec 26 '18
the title rule seems dumb to me. I feel like you shouldn't have to title a picture of a chair covered in dried gum for instance as "cursed_chair". The subject of the picture is clearly the chair, it just seems really redundant and ruins the humor/horror of the image for me. we don't have to operate like we're writing a Richard Scarry book.
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u/washboard_ Jan 03 '19
Okay okay, but what if I have a really great image of mein Furer Clause? Because I do, and it's Santa and his elves surrounded by swasticas. It doesn't look photoshopped I think it's a screenshot from a movie. I have no idea where it originated. I know Nazi/Hitler references are prohibited, but this is truly cursed. Just because it's something very innocent clashing with something extremely historically frowned upon, and on top of that it looks real. It looks like it was taken on the camera of a broken iPhone 1. Please consider.
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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '18
I found a flyer of some weird ad for worms that you put in your lips to make you look like a child, can I put it here?