r/FloridaMan Dec 05 '18

/r/FloridaMan - Tips for high quality submissions

973 Upvotes

/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 4h ago

Florida woman in The Villages arrested after dramatic brawl at nightspot that culminated with her hurling her fake eyelashes at a corrections officer

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79 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3h ago

Florida man has been cited 20 times for living on derelict boats, which have cost the state about $370,000 to remove from the water

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tampabay.com
52 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 10h ago

Florida man with a flamethrower barricades himself in an RV at a Walmart, cops say

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91 Upvotes

New Jersey has spent decades making fun of Florida… soi Florida sent them a representative...

Florida Man allegedly turned a South Jersey Walmart parking lot into the world’s worst RV campground by barricading himself inside with what police believed was a flamethrower. It took nearly 17 hours, SWAT, drones, robots, and negotiators before the standoff ended peacefully.  


r/FloridaMan 7h ago

Florida man who dumped 4,700 lbs of trash in Ocala neighborhood tracked, arrested through Amazon boxes

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30 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 7h ago

Florida woman accused of stealing electricity from neighbor after hers was turned off

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21 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 7h ago

Florida Man Will See No Jailtime for Hurling Three Kids Over a 6-Foot Fence While Fleeing Police

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12 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Florida man with gun confronts college kids going door to door trying to promote their business

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295 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 7h ago

Florida woman, 74, accused of biting step-grandchildren during family fight

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4 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3m ago

Oops: Kodak Black’s attorney asks Florida court to drop bail after Florida Man prosecutors miss charge deadline

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clickorlando.com
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r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Florida Man arrested in IHOP restaurant after police say he stabbed a rideshare driver

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wfmd.com
54 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 7h ago

Raccoons Swarm Florida Woman and Climb Her Leg

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2 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 4h ago

Florida man's lawn ornaments spark ugly battle among Villagers at deed compliance hearing

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1 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Florida man buys Burger King chicken wrap, says he gets something 'not even chicken.' Now he claims officials have tested it: 'Still waiting'

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105 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 1d ago

Florida Man's tarantula collection was stolen and sold while he was in jail

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51 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 2d ago

Florida woman former juvenile corrections officer facing over 100 felony charges bonds out of jail

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145 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 2d ago

Florida woman over 3 times legal limit allegedly crashes into signs, flees troopers on I-75

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ocala-news.com
173 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 2d ago

47-year-old Florida man has been arrested yet again after a body wash heist was reported late last month

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58 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 2d ago

Florida man's dog rescued after falling into raw sewage in Boynton Beach

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25 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 2d ago

Florida man Walmart shoplifting suspect found hiding behind getaway car's tinted windows

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27 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Florida Man caught pleasuring himself with vacuum in daylight near Disney World

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irishstar.com
261 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 2d ago

Florida man says no to friend's idea of drinking beer during Uber ride. Her response leaves the driver jumping out of the cab

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wegotthiscovered.com
14 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Florida Man police chief resigned after alleged affair with suspect's wife

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cbs12.com
194 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 3d ago

Ring camera captures Florida man with his hands down his pants, peering into home

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wfla.com
32 Upvotes

r/FloridaMan 4d ago

Florida Woman arrested and banned by Uber after stabbing friend who repeatly reminded her she is not allowed to drink in an Uber

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616 Upvotes