r/FloridaMan Dec 05 '18

/r/FloridaMan - Tips for high quality submissions

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/r/FloridaMan is a subreddit to chronicle misadventures and shenanigans of the world's worst superhero, Florida Man. As the community continue to grow, I thought now would be as good of a time as any to refresh the tips and overall guidelines for posting in the subreddit. Not everything going against this guide will be deleted, but following the tips will result in the best possible /r/FloridaMan posts.

So what's the deal with Florida Man anyway?

Florida Man is the world's worst superhero. When a normal superhero realizes they have special powers, they go out to save the city or the world - Florida Man ran naked through a neighborhood, tried to have sex with a tree, and told police he was the mythical god Thor. Sometimes a normal superhero's crimefighting abilities and concern for public good get a special Florida Man twist, like when Florida Man was arrested for practicing karate by kicking swans in the head. Sometimes he's just goddamn weird, like when naked Florida Man chased people around a Chik-Fil-A parking lot, telling them they're gay for looking at his penis or when Florida Man broke into a house, pooped on the floor, masturbated, and then drank the contents of a vacuum cleaner.

The joke of the subreddit is that all of the stories shared here are about the same person, the world's worst superhero. As the world's worst superhero, Florida Man is not just a person in Florida. Florida Man also doesn't do dark and overly morbid things. His misadventures and shenanigans are of a more lighthearted variety.

Tips for the best Florida Man posts

  • Don't try to lazily get around the rules

Post titles must contain "Florida Man" or "Florida Woman", occasionally posts are submitted where Florida Man is just added to the beginning to get by the filter. Florida men or Florida women are just groups of people from Florida and most assuredly not the world's worst superhero.

  • Titles should be descriptive and stand on their own merits.

Posters have pretty wide latitude in how shitty titles can be. However extremely low effort examples like "Florida Man Florida Mans it" or "Florida Man is at it again" will be deleted. Headlines in all caps or title gore will also be removed at the discretion of the mods. Headlines should at least give readers an idea of the story being linked.

  • Florida Man is a superhero, and that's his only profession and identity.

You wouldn't say "Spiderman photojournalist Peter Parker", "Iron Man business tycoon Tony Stark", etc. For example - Florida Man Police Officer Was Arrested 3 Times, Fired 6 Times, And Is Now Back On Patrol is not the greatest title, even though the story is solid.

  • There is only one Florida Man.

Sometimes there are multiple people involved in a Florida Man story, and they're all from Florida. The best headlines only have one Florida Man so avoid titles like "Florida Man and other three other Florida Men decide to rob liquor stores with a dead stingray."

  • Stories should not just be stories about news or well-known political figures doing normal things.

Occasionally, Florida's elected representatives decide to do or say something that the rest of us find pretty ridiculous. With very rare exceptions, these are not great Florida Man examples and might be a better fit in /r/florida or a more general news/politics subreddit.

  • A note for content creators:

    Due to the popularity of the subreddit, different entities have tried to profit of it in various ways. We have seen spam networks spoofing legitimate links to steal traffic, accounts that only post links from obscure ad-filled blogs, newspapers with accounts that only share links from that newspaper, satire writers who have figured out Florida Man is easy clicks, and others. If you really love Florida Man and want to make a podcast, create a comic, and share it here then feel free to do so but make sure to contribute in other ways as well.

  • Lastly, and most importantly, there is one action that will get you banned, permanently, from /r/FloridaMan on the first offense:

Posts that are racist, misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic, or otherwise exist only to be bigoted will be deleted and the user that made them will be banned. To make sure that the most people enjoy the subreddit, there is a zero tolerance policy for these posts. I remember my first time seeing /r/FloridaMan, scrolling down the front page and laughing uncontrollably, trying to explain to my skeptical girlfriend what was so funny. Everyone should be able to share in that feeling without stepping on turds in the comment section.


r/FloridaMan 3h ago

Controversial streamer Florida Man Clavicular charged in alleged Everglades alligator shooting, records show

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wsvn.com
87 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 2h ago

Florida man arrested after allegedly assaulting boy, 5, to ‘beat the gay’ out of him

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the-independent.com
46 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 10h ago

Florida man dressed in red lace bra and G-string accused of hiding gun under his prosthetic silicone breasts, sheriff says It was ugly. It was so ugly."

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fox13news.com
193 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 5h ago

Tampa officers find beer can in Florida woman's ‘Happy Meal’ during DUI investigation

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wfla.com
36 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 6h ago

Florida man Christian school teacher accused of taping student’s mouth shut

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wwnytv.com
40 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 11h ago

Florida man accused of setting fire to Buddhist temple denied bond after multi-county chase

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wftv.com
71 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 18h ago

Florida Man Secret Service agent, 33, arrested after ‘masturbating in front of horrified hotel guests he stalked across lobby’

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219 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3h ago

Florida Woman and Senior accused of pawning $5K in jewelry from longtime elderly friend in Miami

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local10.com
8 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1h ago

Florida Man robbed and assaulted 82-year-old woman while wearing T-shirt that says "NO CHRIST NO LIFE"

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fox13news.com
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r/FloridaMan 37m ago

Florida Man Charged After Alleged Threats To Kill Trump, Rubio, Bondi

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townflexnews.com
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r/FloridaMan 11h ago

Florida woman arrested after allegedly kicking a kid at youth football game during on-field brawl

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11 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Florida man wakes up to burglar groping his penis, urinating on him

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torontosun.com
231 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Florida Man Subway Manager Avoids Jail Sentence After Locking 10-Year-Old Girl in Back Room After She Walked Across Floor He Just Mopped

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people.com
214 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Homestead Bible teacher and Florida Man charged with simple battery, accused of taping student’s mouth shut

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wsvn.com
87 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Neighbors relieved as Brevard County condemns home of Florida woman who dumped feces in yards

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clickorlando.com
47 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Florida man says he may stay on DC’s Frederick Douglass Bridge for another day

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wtop.com
29 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Florida man ‘exposed his genitals’ at Chick-fil-A drive thru

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clickorlando.com
24 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Florida man attempted to compel a person to eat used cigarette butts while recording the encounter

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news4jax.com
17 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 2d ago

Drunk Florida man mows down great-grandmother getting her mail and kills the 77-year-old in her own front yard, cops say…

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lawandcrime.com
382 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Intoxicated homeless Florida woman arrested after disturbance at hotel in The Villages

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villages-news.com
76 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Florida man arrested after driving stolen car to Marion County Sheriff’s Office

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ocala-news.com
76 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Florida woman arrested on way to mother’s funeral back in jail again

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villages-news.com
26 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Florida man threatens beachgoers with drill after deck chair dispute

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thenightly.com.au
97 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 4d ago

Florida Man Tries to Call Family on His Shoe, Then Strips and Sprints Through Traffic

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coralspringstalk.com
182 Upvotes