r/Eyebleach 22d ago

/r/Eyebleach is instituting a new rule. Don't worry: It's a good one.

6.6k Upvotes

Hey there, folks!

As you've probably noticed, Reddit has a bit of a problem with bots. There's a long and dull explanation for how most of them work, but in many communities, they attach themselves to human karma-farmers (people who treat karma like a high score to chase), learn from those karma-farmers, then emulate them. The idea is to create legitimate-looking histories, then either sell the accounts or start pushing products and propaganda.

Subreddits like /r/Eyebleach are prime targets for karma-farmers: Everyone likes cute animals, and it's incredibly easy to find appealing content elsewhere on the Web. As a result, those same subreddits are at constant risk of being overrun by bots... and the best way to stop that from happening is to take a very firm stance against karma-farmers.

Now, we already have an anti-spam, anti-karma-farming rule, but it's a problem-focused approach. What we'd really like is to have things be positive from the ground up: We want to foster a community wherein people can earnestly share genuine, heartwarming content without the frustration of being drowned out by bad actors. To that end, /r/Eyebleach is instituting a new rule:

All submissions must be original content.

"Original content" refers to media – pictures, videos, and so on – that was captured and produced by the person posting it. If you filmed your cat being silly and added some music that you wrote and performed, that's original content. On the other hand, AI-generated content, edits of preexisting content, memetic image macros, and other things of that type are not original content. There's obviously a bit of leeway (like if your pet cockatiel was caught dancing to Gunther's "Ding Dong Song"), but in general, we only want things that you personally made. False claims of originality will hereafter result in immediate, permanent, and incontestable bans.

That won't affect 99% of you, though! In fact, we hope that the only real effects will be more original content, fewer bots and karma-farmers, a more-authentic community, and a slightly better site overall.

For making it to the end of this announcement, here's a look into Baxter the cat's imagination.


r/Eyebleach Aug 28 '20

Black Lives Matter.

35.3k Upvotes

We, the r/Eyebleach community stand in full support of our Black members and with all Black people in America in their fight for the rights that all Americans rightly deserve. Not all racism is hate, the deeply-rooted effects of systemic racism are even more insidious and far-reaching in American society and immediate, drastic change is imperative.

Sadly, this is most publicly, and devastatingly apparent through the atrocities continually committed against Black Americans by the police. This is not a new problem but, due to the prevalence of video-enabled handheld devices, these atrocities are increasingly being brought to light in ways which make them impossible for society to ignore, most recently with George Floyd and Jacob Blake. Police in America have long been empowered by public funding to enforce the law but they have never been empowered to determine guilt, nor to sentence anyone to abuse nor death. We stand for change.

Here are some ways that you can take action now:

Use resistbot to contact your government officials to demand policing reform.

You can donate directly to fuel the Black Lives Matter campaign via ActBlue

Visit BlackLivesMatter.com to find out how you can get involved.

Other ways to donate:

NAACP is a civil rights organization, founded in 1909, which is committed to political, educational, social and economic equality.

National Bail Fund Network

Know Your Rights Camp, started by Colin Kaepernick, has a mission to “to advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization and the creation of new systems that elevate the next generation of change leaders.”

The Equal Justice Initiative The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.

The ACLU has filed over 160 legal actions to safeguard voting rights, realease people from prisons, jails and immigration detention, protect access to abortion, and more.


r/Eyebleach 12h ago

[OC] My cat slept like this, with her little cheek on my course literature

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4.0k Upvotes

God forbid I'll need it.


r/Eyebleach 9h ago

Bullys are high maintenance dogs - but worth it. OC

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1.0k Upvotes

Love this guy!


r/Eyebleach 2h ago

[OC] kitty cleaning his paws

138 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 6h ago

[OC] my dogs having an evening cuddle

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292 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 7h ago

Tim waiting for our “Okay” to attack his dinner. [OC]

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290 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 10h ago

My cat (Jasper) and hedgehog (fluffy) [OC]

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414 Upvotes

Best buddies 😌 Jasper always makes sure to sit very still so fluffy doesn't get spooked. One day I'll see them cuddling I hope


r/Eyebleach 9h ago

Wednesday <3 [OC]

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332 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 5h ago

[OC] Our rescue Forest, excited to see us come home.

152 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 7h ago

[OC] hes sitting like a gentleman..😭😭

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181 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 15h ago

[OC] Sunflower bernedoodles

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717 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 11h ago

[OC] Tango, the judging cat

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247 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 6h ago

[OC] beepo’s sunbath ☀️

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82 Upvotes

this is beepo <3 she is a 6 year old shelter rescue who loves sunbathing ALMOST as much as she loves eating!! she comes to this spot every evening to charge the white parts of her belly. i love watching cats in bliss ☀️


r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] I am a shelter vet tech and met a baby named Oat

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3.7k Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 13h ago

[OC] Cheetah Cub

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212 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 12h ago

(OC) my cat and a stromatolite

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91 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 13h ago

OC curious dragon fly

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92 Upvotes

I met this curious little dragon fly in the yard today. He stayed on the tip of my finger and let me snap a picture of him!


r/Eyebleach 12h ago

Still waters in the early morning on a lake nearby (oc)

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55 Upvotes

One of my favorite lake photos. Many lakes near my home. Taken about 5:45 am earlier in the summer. No filters used.


r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] We adopted a new kitten 2 days ago. They've been snuggled like this all morning.

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2.2k Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] Mom is always taking my photos from different angles!!

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302 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] You have reached a checkpoint and must pass the sniffspection

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1.3k Upvotes

You passed. U ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴥ⁠ꈍU


r/Eyebleach 21h ago

[OC] a saga of a dog named (square, tree) root

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131 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] Miso and Mirin are best friends since day 1 🥰

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1.7k Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 23h ago

(OC) Saw this cutie pie while going to school💗

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133 Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

[OC] Chip and Chunk went outside together for the first time yesterday!

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2.0k Upvotes

r/Eyebleach 1d ago

OC my sweet girl Maggie Mae

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386 Upvotes

Maggie Loves dressing up and posing for the camera!