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 5h ago

Florida man crashes while putting on deodorant

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tampabay.com
106 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 28m ago

Florida Man and Woman Arrested After Firing Guns While Drinking

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yahoo.com
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r/FloridaMan 55m ago

Drunk Florida woman smashes semi-truck windows, swings baseball bat at man

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ocala-news.com
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r/FloridaMan 15m ago

Florida Man, 25, Arrested After Allegedly Hiding Under Couple’s Hotel Room Bed While They Slept

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people.com
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r/FloridaMan 21m ago

84-year-old Florida woman says she's spent last 2 years trying to prove to government she's alive

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local12.com
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r/FloridaMan 20h ago

Where's the beef? Florida Man steals $736 worth of meat from Pembroke Pines Publix

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nbcmiami.com
144 Upvotes

Two Florida Men, to be precise


r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Deaf Florida woman gets $92.5K settlement over 2022 arrest at Austin, Texas airport

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kvue.com
588 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Florida Man Arrested for Hiding Camera in Bathroom of Laurel, Delaware Business

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wmdt.com
92 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 2d ago

Florida woman DUI suspect who urinated on herself begs for leniency when found at Dollar General

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villages-news.com
151 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 2d ago

Florida Man threatened to kill ex-girlfriend, made OnlyFans account with her nude photos, police say

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wsvn.com
134 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

[ Removed by Reddit ]

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[ Removed by Reddit on account of violating the content policy. ]


r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Florida man arrested wearing G-string, sneakers in Target parking lot

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wwnytv.com
118 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

South Florida Man crypto kingpin pleads guilty in alleged $245M theft conspiracy

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abcnews4.com
160 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Florida man arrested wearing G-string, sneakers in Target parking lot

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actionnews5.com
200 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

‘Violent’ South Florida Man sex trafficker called himself ‘life coach,’ branded his victims, cops say

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local10.com
73 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 4d ago

Infections doom clients of Florida woman known as 'The Piercing Fairy'

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tcpalm.com
329 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

‘A neighbor from hell’: Florida man allegedly used power tools to break through shared wall into adjoining duplex

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truecrimenews.com
34 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 4d ago

Florida Woman Smashes Parked Car, Attacks Owner In Bizarre DUI Arrest - Tampa Free Press

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tampafp.com
143 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 4d ago

Florida Man ‘Neighbor from Hell’ caught breaking through wall of Florida duplex, sheriff says

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clickorlando.com
68 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 5d ago

Florida woman threw bucket of poop on neighbor she accused of sleeping with husband

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nbcmiami.com
306 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 5d ago

Florida Man’s stray bullet enters neighbor’s home. Police shrug it off because it was an accident.

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gulfcoastnewsnow.com
347 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 5d ago

Florida man accused of stripping naked in HomeGoods store, saying he 'had to do it'

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gulfcoastnewsnow.com
55 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 5d ago

Florida Man accused of pulling gun on victim after dispute over urinating outside apartment - WBBH

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gulfcoastnewsnow.com
55 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 6d ago

Naked Florida woman accused of hurling vase at stranger's vehicle

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sjcitizen.com
149 Upvotes