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 1d ago

Florida Man bartender stabs patron (also Florida Man) after argument over bar tab, crude remarks about victim's dead mother.

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88 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Central Florida Man Gets Jail for Christmas Boat Parade Crash

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westorlandonews.com
36 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 2d ago

Florida man arrested after spraying Publix shoppers in the face with bug spray

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115 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Jury finds Florida Woman guilty on battery charges for choking her mother and also grabbing her mother's brother's groin and squeezing it due to a missing PlayStation 4 console and game

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ocala-news.com
254 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Woman Accidentally Goes to Wrong House, Florida Man Shoots at Her 17 Times

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people.com
2.4k Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Video shows Florida Man valet attendant taking off with victim’s car outside Brickell condo

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local10.com
37 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 4d ago

FBI hunts for Florida woman in Palm Beach Co. accused of stealing $34M in COVID relief funds

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480 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 4d ago

Deputies accuse convicted Florida Woman fraudster of pretending to be a corrupt immigration officer while on probation in Miami-Dade

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local10.com
200 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 4d ago

Florida Man's Gun Mailbox Has the Internet Firing Off Opinions - HypeFresh Inc

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16 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 5d ago

Florida Man left trailer on train tracks, then confronted conductor, Florida cops say

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miamiherald.com
87 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 5d ago

Florida Man (boy) takes solo breakfast trip to Chick-Fil-A

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wfla.com
23 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 6d ago

‘Extremely bizarre’: Florida man ran over his date after she refused to allow him to smell her feet, police say

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the-independent.com
539 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 6d ago

Florida Woman accused of taking boy from mother at MIA claimed ‘God told her to do it’

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wsvn.com
101 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 5d ago

foot loving florida man

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3 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 6d ago

Florida man working as Chuck E Cheese mascot arrested in full costume in front of kids

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kcbd.com
43 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 7d ago

Florida Man files for divorce after wife threatens his drum set

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226 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 7d ago

Florida Man drives golf cart into Winn-Dixie grocery store

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villages-news.com
121 Upvotes

In The Villiagea, where else?

They need to get some sort of license, registration and insurance system set up for golf carts in Florida.


r/FloridaMan 8d ago

Delray Beach Florida Man Allegedly Breaks Into Home, Records Sleeping Woman

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bocanewsnow.com
58 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 9d ago

Florida man banned from public golf as terms of bail after beating up golfer over slow play

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golfdigest.com
663 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 9d ago

Florida Man, Miami local TV news reporter Michael Hudak, turns himself in to police for stealing and pawning his neighbor's $16,000 Rolex

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local10.com
101 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 9d ago

Florida man wearing Batman pajamas thwarts burglary, detains suspect before police arrive - ABC News

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abcnews.go.com
165 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 10d ago

Florida Man steals RSW airport shuttle, crashes into passenger-filled bus

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gulfcoastnewsnow.com
73 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 10d ago

Florida Man is accused of aiming sprinklers at students with disabilities waiting for a bus

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nbcnews.com
151 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 11d ago

Florida man wakes woman up by mumbling next to her bed, also stole some of her snack foods and left clothing behind. Deputies catch him sleeping in her car.

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fox13news.com
232 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 12d ago

Florida Man in Batman Pajamas Catches Burglary Suspect: ‘Gave Me the Extra Confidence I Needed’

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mediaite.com
243 Upvotes