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Ideally, the experience of reading a showerthought should be similar to the experience of reading and simultaneously solving a very simple brain-teaser.

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r/Showerthoughts Rules

All content must be original.

Everything offered in r/Showerthoughts must be written by its poster.

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All posts must meet the minimum requirements for their flair.

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Very few posts will be showerthoughts.

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Your entire thought must be in the post's title.

Posts in r/Showerthoughts must stand on their own.

Explanations, elaboration, examples, or clarifications should only be offered as comments.

Submissions must be offered in error-free English.

Since posts in r/Showerthoughts are rarely longer than a sentence, they must meet a minimum standard of quality.

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No misinformation.

Misinformation of any kind is forbidden. This includes posts that use blatantly false premises to attract attention.

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No done-to-death or banned submissions.

Posts may not be jokes, puns, wordplay, advice, soapboxing, "shower commentary" (like "Ow, this water is too hot!"), or anything from the list of done-to-death topics. Posts pertaining to politics, religion, Reddit, and social justice are also forbidden, as are posts about or pertaining to language.

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Users may only offer one post per seventy-two-hour period.

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Remain civil at all times.

Bigotry, hate-speech, harassment, and personal attacks will result in immediate and permanent bans. Submissions which are hostile, intentionally demeaning, or directly insulting will be removed.

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