It seems like its just for.memes in general with no specific …rules but at times it also seems to revolve around LGBQT+ content, also what is with the constant mention of ‘rule’?

I’ve even posted to it before with no dire consequences but I really had no idea what I was doing, thanks!

  • Grey@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    It’s from reddit, /r/195 and later /r/196 (and much later /r/19684) are subreddits where the only rule is if you visit, you have to post. That’s why a lot of posts have the title “rule”. It’s a general shit posting meme community that’s attracted leftists and trans folks, but that’s more from natural evolution than any specific reason.

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    11 months ago

    The actual origin iirc was from some roommates that used their room number as the name of the sub where they shared memes.

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      I feel like most people just ignore, or are unaware, of that rule. I definitely didn’t know about it, I’ve been to 196 a few times and never posted (and likely never will). My point is that most of those “rule” posts are likely regular users adding another meme layer to their shitpost.

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    195 wasn’t even meme oriented like 196. I remember there being a lot of screenshots as if people just pasted whatever was in their clipboard.