The hold up is that the mods almost admitted that the sub is messed up at the moment and that it was their fault. In fairness to them (I know pile on the downvotes) spammers and bots run 24/7 so it’s a mare to police all that crap, it’s not just this sub that’s been hit a lot of them are being hit with the same crap now. P.s for those of you applying ‘a holdup’ is an item of women’s underwear that they put on their legs, also known as stockings 😈 thank me later 😂
It’s an unpaid volunteer gig and it’s pretty normal for those to be understaffed and/or for the staff they have to do minimal effort lol. Is someone having a life really a holup?
Reddit mods that crank themselves off removing every post they don’t personally like is something we see all the time that better deserves a holup.
You could do something like r/agedlikemilk does and have a bot auto post on every post requesting the op explain what makes the post a holdup or else it gets removed. That subreddit is very successful with this system with few non topical posts.
We're doing just that! We used to have a bot that would allow users to vote on whether or not the post was a holup and it would remove posts accordingly but it went down. Hopefully, one that requires a description will be more effective and help in cases where the mods don't get it.
Why would anyone want to become a mod?? its the most thankless job ever and you have to do it for FREE!! lol I think i'd be happier being a .............. ( looks for the most hated job in America )......... a teacher
The key word here is job. Moderating isn't a job, it's a hobby. Anyone who puts in as much effort to moderating as they do a job is a mega dweeb.
That said, it is a fun hobby most of the time. I have a hard time keeping focus if my hands aren't occupied so I enjoy scrolling through the queue while I'm watching a show. It's easy and clicking buttons is fun.
Teacher is also a common profession amongst mods.
Teacher is the least concerning profession among mods.
I used to run the mod apps for a lot of subs (I had 25 going at once one time) so I've met my fair share of mods and wannabe mods. Other common jobs are cops, ex military, pilots, nurses, government employees (not politicians), social workers, lawyers and people in marketing. A lot of people already in positions of authority.
We also see a lot of applications from students and the unemployed. I don't like to recruit students because while modding is fun, it can be stressful and I'd rather they focus on studies. Many of the unemployed applicants are retired or on disability and modding is a great way for them to feel productive or pass the time.
Nah it's cause you said I was blaming you, which feels defensive, and you're down voting.
I feel this is getting too.off topic and I don't want to spam the sub. ✌🏼
ohh here comes the brigade... what makes you think i'm not relaxed? Am i attacking or offending anyone? am i calling people names? or am i just telling someone something that is wildly considered the truth. I'm sorry if you feel offended by the truth, but brigading people for stupid reasons other than you saw the downvotes is ridiculous and aggressive in my eyes. Maybe you should relax
Whaaaaat? Incels? In HolUp? It must be a day of the week.
Yeah, we've noticed the posts focusing on women's dating standards, interviewing OF creators, fat women, LGBT women, etc that generate a ton of misogynistic discourse in the comments. There are quite a few users who post things they don't like here to bitch about it and take away from this being a humor sub.
I won't lie, we are an edgy sub so we're going to allow some darker content however the posts mentioned above don't even fall in the realm of being funny. It's just ragebait.
Being edgy is fine I mean-I grew up on 4chan, Something Awful…every once in a while a tongue in cheek joke is fine but it’s like nobody aged out of middle school around here.
There should really be stricter rules and bans coming down in these people in here just straight up degrading women or minority’s.
Proof that the people complaining were right all along...
Why don't you start with banning all the bots and new accounts that upvote and post generic comments on irrelevant posts
We never said they were wrong lol.
We would *love* to ban those accounts but as the post says, we need some help. The volume is too much for the amount of active mods we have.
... wait. When the fuck did this rule 3 pop up? ... when tf did this sub have rules? ... who tf is u/HolUp-ModTeam???
Back in *my* day the "HolUp" was that sometimes there ***was*** no hol up.
Y'all workin' too hard. Y'all too deep in the sauce. Making a safe space for people who post no comment to complain about the content that is posted is going to lead you to madness.
... putting in my app, I guess.
It's the ragebait that pisses me off the most. I always downvote those it's so low effort and just an attempt to get attention..what pisses me off is that it actually works...
It's not funny when the joke is explained in the comments by the mods.
The comedy of a holup and thus, the whole point of it being a hold up moment, is that you do a double take like wait a minute when you ponder the alternate or underlying meaning of a meme.
If people who come across this sub can't read between the lines and get the joke because they lack critical thinking skills, that's not the sub or the mods fault.
Mods shud be paid. Posts and mods should be able to monetize. Instead the greedy fucks at Reddit keep all the ad money for themselves. Reddit won’t die but it deserves to.
Ture hold ups will be up voted. Non will be down vote. Got rid of a things like "buy a car" and that's all you need do for this kind of subs moderation.
I don't know what you are all talking about. I like the state of this sub. I would strongly prefer that it doesn't get over moderated like some other subs where it just becomes sanitized BS
"...and no, it's not paid."
Yea, uh... so, it sounds good, just have some other applications for my free time I need to go through but, uh... I'll get back to you if I find an opening, ok? great, bye.
"Hello inbreds" probably isn't the best way to start a post where you're asking for help with ongoing problems, but that's just me
I love how this comment is getting downvoted a ton when I wasn't even being serious, but if I used tone tags I'd also get downvoted into oblivion, this truly is reddit, where nothing makes sense
It actually *is* the best way, thank you.
It's ✨️multi-purpose✨️. This sub sees a lot of offensive shit in both content and modmails. If that first line wards off potential applicants it's saving us time in the long run because they won't last.
I also just think it's funny :V
You misspelled funny. I respect your comment, but the tone shift from dyslexia to serious comment is a bit jarring. But for a humorless redditor its pretty standard
i have noticed the sub become more conservative and therefore shitty in recent months... which might explain why the rules seem to support that as a safe space for conservatives like other subs that act as lifeboats for such people with covertly hateful positions.
What's the hold up?
fr, this sub fell off
If it makes you feel better, I cry myself to sleep at night
Maybe the real holup is the mods we made along the way.
Awwww
Underrated comment tbh^^
I took fall damage from reading this comment good job
Let's cry ourselves to sleep *together*
r/suddenlycommunist
What a coincidence, I jerk off (and cry) to sleep at night
Seems like you don’t hold up well under pressure
Don’t worry, I can fix you… I can BE you… JUST ADD ME TO THE MODS
Tears make great lubrication
Like…over this? Over this sub?
Yay! Virgin tears! Bottle that shit up, homie! I'm gonna clean my ass real good tonight.
hold up! hahaha
The fuck? 
Is that not a mod prerequisite??
Excellent let the evil flow through you 😂
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I have no clue why anyone would mod. You're basically giving free work to a corporation. Makes no sense.
The hold up is that the mods almost admitted that the sub is messed up at the moment and that it was their fault. In fairness to them (I know pile on the downvotes) spammers and bots run 24/7 so it’s a mare to police all that crap, it’s not just this sub that’s been hit a lot of them are being hit with the same crap now. P.s for those of you applying ‘a holdup’ is an item of women’s underwear that they put on their legs, also known as stockings 😈 thank me later 😂
It’s an unpaid volunteer gig and it’s pretty normal for those to be understaffed and/or for the staff they have to do minimal effort lol. Is someone having a life really a holup? Reddit mods that crank themselves off removing every post they don’t personally like is something we see all the time that better deserves a holup.
Wait. This sub had mods?
Thats the holup here
They've done a decent job removing posts that are rage bait/off topic in the past few months. There's only so much they can handle sifting through.
Would love to help but I'm just too busy banging my head against the wall and burning myself with hot pokers.
That's okay. We already have our hands pretty full kink shaming our existing mods
Hey, no kink shaming … unless it’s furries in which case shame away 😂
honestly, unironically kink shaming people is cringe, leave the poor furries alone
That's my favorite pass time activity!
If only I’m allowed to ban myself for no reason
Can't, finally getting adopted on tuesday
Dad came back from the store with cigarettes after 30 years
lol ur adopted –everyone @ you on Tuesday onwards
Yea …. So you see, the thing about that 😳
I applied because I love slave labor.
Same
I would venmo you a 20 for boob pic
[Done](https://images.app.goo.gl/5KdUyVdrMt4WvG6L7)
Risky click paid off
I was just talking about this boob. My favorite by far.
Didn't expect it to be so blue and pointy
It was a challenging wank but I powered through 😳
Fucking love the blue-footed booby. Their mating ritual/dance is hilarious.
I love it when boobies do a mating dance for me.
Teehee
Best content is always in the comments
Predictable, but did not disappoint.
No surprise. There are no more holups here.
Can I get in on this action too, I’ve got some moobs 😳😂
I’m down to help out, but I won’t do more than remove posts that don’t fit the sub. That cool?
That is more than most of our mods do
F
r/suicidebywords
Fuck it why not
Ok I’m done where’s my paycheck?
That's the neat part, you don't have one!
You could do something like r/agedlikemilk does and have a bot auto post on every post requesting the op explain what makes the post a holdup or else it gets removed. That subreddit is very successful with this system with few non topical posts.
We're doing just that! We used to have a bot that would allow users to vote on whether or not the post was a holup and it would remove posts accordingly but it went down. Hopefully, one that requires a description will be more effective and help in cases where the mods don't get it.
Why would anyone want to become a mod?? its the most thankless job ever and you have to do it for FREE!! lol I think i'd be happier being a .............. ( looks for the most hated job in America )......... a teacher
The key word here is job. Moderating isn't a job, it's a hobby. Anyone who puts in as much effort to moderating as they do a job is a mega dweeb. That said, it is a fun hobby most of the time. I have a hard time keeping focus if my hands aren't occupied so I enjoy scrolling through the queue while I'm watching a show. It's easy and clicking buttons is fun. Teacher is also a common profession amongst mods.
This is a concerning venn diagram...
Teacher is the least concerning profession among mods. I used to run the mod apps for a lot of subs (I had 25 going at once one time) so I've met my fair share of mods and wannabe mods. Other common jobs are cops, ex military, pilots, nurses, government employees (not politicians), social workers, lawyers and people in marketing. A lot of people already in positions of authority. We also see a lot of applications from students and the unemployed. I don't like to recruit students because while modding is fun, it can be stressful and I'd rather they focus on studies. Many of the unemployed applicants are retired or on disability and modding is a great way for them to feel productive or pass the time.
Y'all didn't ask me what my job was. Fun.
I just really want my neck beard to come in.
that made me lol pretty hard
That made me pretty hard, lol ?
As a teacher in the US who just offered to be a mod, I feel attacked.
It's okay. As soon as he listed the other common jobs I was like "... that tracks." You'll be in good company, I hope.
its wildly known teachers have a tough job for very little pay. Why don't you blame google if you feel attacked
Huh? Dude I'm just playing around with you?
and i'm just telling you the facts. So, whats the problem?
Seriously, why so angry my man?
its funny how you just assume someone is angry by merely telling you the truth
Nah it's cause you said I was blaming you, which feels defensive, and you're down voting. I feel this is getting too.off topic and I don't want to spam the sub. ✌🏼
I never said you blamed me. I'm merely redirecting your lame joke to the truth.
K
You're just strangely aggressive and I don't understand it. I hope you feel better soon.
please tell me where in my comment am I being aggressive? or are you overly sensitive to people stating (somewhat) factual information
Jeez dude RELAX. You’re coming off wildly aggressive
ohh here comes the brigade... what makes you think i'm not relaxed? Am i attacking or offending anyone? am i calling people names? or am i just telling someone something that is wildly considered the truth. I'm sorry if you feel offended by the truth, but brigading people for stupid reasons other than you saw the downvotes is ridiculous and aggressive in my eyes. Maybe you should relax
Mad respect for acknowledging this
If I got paid to mod, then I could give you $20. I applied. Am from Kentucky, am inbred.
Yeah why not, I've got nothing better to do most of the time
Can we permaban folks who don’t post relevant content?
I wish I had the time and energy
I love your responses to everything, i wish everyone had your humor
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This is a funny HolUp
I can do it
First time for everything, I applied.
There is entirely TOO much incel behavior in this sub.
Whaaaaat? Incels? In HolUp? It must be a day of the week. Yeah, we've noticed the posts focusing on women's dating standards, interviewing OF creators, fat women, LGBT women, etc that generate a ton of misogynistic discourse in the comments. There are quite a few users who post things they don't like here to bitch about it and take away from this being a humor sub. I won't lie, we are an edgy sub so we're going to allow some darker content however the posts mentioned above don't even fall in the realm of being funny. It's just ragebait.
The racist rage bait is insane too. We have people posting "lol racist joke" no holdup, just racist joke.
[True.](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fhmqig6880nja1.jpg)
Being edgy is fine I mean-I grew up on 4chan, Something Awful…every once in a while a tongue in cheek joke is fine but it’s like nobody aged out of middle school around here. There should really be stricter rules and bans coming down in these people in here just straight up degrading women or minority’s.
Nah. I like my subs to be dumpster fires. /s
uhhh where hol up /s. I hope this sub gets better. There used to be some seriously funny shit on here. But not too much at all recently. Thanks!
Nobody in their right mind would ever want to do this thankless volunteer work. 😂😂😂
I applied. Hope to be considered
Can I
Proof that the people complaining were right all along... Why don't you start with banning all the bots and new accounts that upvote and post generic comments on irrelevant posts
We never said they were wrong lol. We would *love* to ban those accounts but as the post says, we need some help. The volume is too much for the amount of active mods we have.
Well I wish you luck. Being a mod and working for free would sap all the life out of me even more than reddit already does
Maybe you should start?
start what?
Damn that title is true but nah I’m on here chronically but idk if I can do what the mods can do
No
No but I will
I WOULD Venmo you $20 if I had it... rn my account has less than 20 Zimbabwe dollars
Sure I'll do it for $24/hr
... wait. When the fuck did this rule 3 pop up? ... when tf did this sub have rules? ... who tf is u/HolUp-ModTeam??? Back in *my* day the "HolUp" was that sometimes there ***was*** no hol up. Y'all workin' too hard. Y'all too deep in the sauce. Making a safe space for people who post no comment to complain about the content that is posted is going to lead you to madness. ... putting in my app, I guess.
What's the pay
I'll try my best to mod if picked. Just applied. Will probably just report posts that break the rules/are not a holup
Uhh, Can anyone tell me how to mod?
It would be better if there wasn’t that discretion rule
ME PICK ME PICK MEESD PLLEEEASSEE
It's the ragebait that pisses me off the most. I always downvote those it's so low effort and just an attempt to get attention..what pisses me off is that it actually works...
I submitted a form!
I sent a application, how do I know if it it being reviewed or not?
It's not funny when the joke is explained in the comments by the mods. The comedy of a holup and thus, the whole point of it being a hold up moment, is that you do a double take like wait a minute when you ponder the alternate or underlying meaning of a meme. If people who come across this sub can't read between the lines and get the joke because they lack critical thinking skills, that's not the sub or the mods fault.
I put my hand up. I can give a couple of hours a day.
Mods shud be paid. Posts and mods should be able to monetize. Instead the greedy fucks at Reddit keep all the ad money for themselves. Reddit won’t die but it deserves to.
what was this sub reddit abt?
Asshouldups
Done.
I submitted an application a week or two ago. Hope to hear back soon! :-)
Maybe yall could actually moderate if this sub wasn't run by a bunch of power mods that just collect subreddits like they're pokemon.
Have you considered changing the name of the sub to r/whatstheholdup?
Do you guys pay in Reddit stock options or Lite Coin?
Neither. You can have a kiss on the forehead for a job well done.
More then my current job then
i’d like to be a moddy woddy for you 🥺 i even filled out a requesty wuesty 🥺
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Removed for being unoriginal. Entertain me or be silenced.
Ture hold ups will be up voted. Non will be down vote. Got rid of a things like "buy a car" and that's all you need do for this kind of subs moderation.
I don't know what you are all talking about. I like the state of this sub. I would strongly prefer that it doesn't get over moderated like some other subs where it just becomes sanitized BS
"...and no, it's not paid." Yea, uh... so, it sounds good, just have some other applications for my free time I need to go through but, uh... I'll get back to you if I find an opening, ok? great, bye.
"Hello inbreds" probably isn't the best way to start a post where you're asking for help with ongoing problems, but that's just me I love how this comment is getting downvoted a ton when I wasn't even being serious, but if I used tone tags I'd also get downvoted into oblivion, this truly is reddit, where nothing makes sense
It actually *is* the best way, thank you. It's ✨️multi-purpose✨️. This sub sees a lot of offensive shit in both content and modmails. If that first line wards off potential applicants it's saving us time in the long run because they won't last. I also just think it's funny :V
It caught my attention so
All of you stop downvoting this user. They put the skyrim intro in Morse code into out free space box and we're in love with them.
I wouldn't really say it's "offensive", I respect the funni, just the tone shift was a bit jarring, though for reddit it's honestly pretty tame
You misspelled funny. I respect your comment, but the tone shift from dyslexia to serious comment is a bit jarring. But for a humorless redditor its pretty standard
As I was and inbred I find this offended from me
I think I just had a stroke trying to read that, which means I'm definitely still on reddit
I had me a stroke too but now I’m sleepy and can’t figure out how to delete my search history
i have noticed the sub become more conservative and therefore shitty in recent months... which might explain why the rules seem to support that as a safe space for conservatives like other subs that act as lifeboats for such people with covertly hateful positions.
Oh the irony.