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About
Novelty Reddit Accounts refer to profiles on the site Reddit that are dedicated to one consistent task or type of comment. These topics can include illustrations, short stories, photoshopped images and songs. Additionally, there are dozens of automated novelty accounts run by bots including ones that can mirror websites, translate captions from image macros and tip other users Bitcoins.
Origin
One of the earliest novelty accounts on Reddit was GeorgeWBush[16], a parody of former President George W. Bush created on September 17th, 2006. Though the account last posted in January 2009, it accrued more than 16,000 comment karma while it was active.
Spread
Shitty_Watercolour
Shitty_Watercolour is the handle of a United Kingdom-based painter who has been illustrating people’s submissions and comments on Reddit since February 15th, 2012.
Sure_Ill_Draw_That
Notable Examples
Illustration
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Stereotypical Characters
- TheUltimateDouche
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Text
Links
Puns
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Music
- ICommentInSong
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Bots
- CommentStatistics
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Search Interest
External References
[1]Reddit – /r/Kangashark: Automated Accounts
[2]Reddit – /r/BotWatch
[3]Reddit – /r/NoveltyAccounts
[4]Reddit – /r/AskReddit: Reddit’s NOVELTY accounts: how do you know when it’s your time to “appear” – do you just browse or search?
[5]Reddit – /r/AskReddit: Calling all novelty account holders! Post with it here.
[6]Reddit – /r/reddit.com: NOVELTYACCOUNTSASSEMBLE!
[7]Urlesque – Reddit Announces Best of 2010 Award Winners
[8]Urban Dictionary – Novelty Account
[9]Blame It On The Voices – Reddit novelty accounts
[10]Slacktory – Three Novelty Accounts Are Following Each Other Through a Reddit Safari
[11]Gaia Online –
This is the best Reddit Novelty account ever.
[12]Wired Insider – YOURGUIDE TO REDDITNOVELTYACCOUNTS
[13]The Daily Dot – The 6 best novelty accounts that turn Reddit into art
[14]Slacktory on Tumblr – REDDITNOVELTYACCOUNT: GRADUAL_SWEDE
[15]Mashable – The 13 Best Reddit Novelty Accounts
[16]Reddit – Overview for GeorgeWBush