If I had an upvote for every new user that has "exposed" the way Imgflip works, I'd be the #1 user on Imgflip.

Raydog - keep preaching the good word, it is appreciated...

I shared this theory with Invicta103 and I'll expound upon it here...if U2 or the Rolling Stones put out a new CD, it's going to the top of the charts and will make millions of dollars. They've got a built in following and have paid their dues. If my garage band puts out a CD, not many people notice. You've got to pay your dues.

Thanks again!

That is an excellent analogy...I love it... And yes, you do have to pay your dues, something I guess some people feel they shouldn't have to do. But, like it or not, that's just the way things work around here. It's hard enough to gain popularity around here, but having a bad attitude and and badmouthing the site, will make it next to impossible...doesn't take a genius to know that.

Being nice is always nicer. I just don't understand how any of this works. I mean how do you even get views? Does it matter what page you are on? I thought it was all for fun. Is there like an underground meme black market, where you control all meme-ery like Sir Elton John controls the day mafia. Do you get paid in stolen uncut blood diamonds? Dang this is getting serious. Does the NSA have a file?

You know I meant gay mafia right?

I agree with this 100%. I've been a user on this site for just over three years. I had another profile here for the first two and a half years before I made the one you see here. For the first two and half years I did nothing here. I submitted a meme every week or so and thought they'd be funny enough to garner points. I didn't comment much at all, either. After two and a half years and only 20,000 points I deleted my account, thinking what's the point?

After a couple months off, I came back and created this account and began to realize that in order to get a lot more points and get your memes to the front page of the "hot" section, you had to meme comment a lot of the front page memes and be funny. It's been about six months now of doing a lot of commenting and building my status on here that got me to the top 10 of the leader board. I worked hard at it and now have the benefits from hard work.

I realize when I say "hard work" it really isn't hard work in the grand scheme of things, but for this type of thing, it is hard work. Lol!

How do I get my custom images featured? I have many that have been submitted and go absolutely no where. I generate an image and put it in the site library, just like another user said to do, make a meme with the image and it doesn't get featured. I addressed it to the feed back section on the site and got no response. Is there something I should do on my end? All the submissions are "suitable for work", no nudity and are not mean spirited. No problem using the templates, just my custom images. Lots of img flippers get to the front page with custom images so you imagine my agrivation.

There are a couple of different "custom templates" that are used here. One type I'm not familiar with and the other I use from time to time.

1) The custom templates I'm not familiar with are the templates that are truly custom. If you created a template using a web site or app and then submit it here, that I am not familiar with. I have never done that and I'm not sure about how that works here. I've heard many users tell me that "GIMP" is a good template builder. How these original templates do on here, not so sure. I guess it just depends on the template.

2) The "custom" templates I am more familiar with here are those I get from Google searches.I just search photos on Google and when I see one I like I save it to my computer and put it on here. I like doing that from time to time because it gives me more ideas than just the usual Bad Luck Brian and Grumpy Cat type memes.

The only problem I see with these templates is that it takes longer to feature. That can be a problem since the longer they take to feature, the further back on the "latest" pages they start out on.

I know that if your images aren't getting featured, it might have something to do with the site you got them from. Do they have any watermarks, or are they from sites that conflict with IMGflip? That could be an issue. If you just Google search, most of those are okay, but from time to time I get a few that won't feature because they have a watermark or the site that owns the picture's logo on it that I didn't catch.

If you have problems getting these to feature and they definitely don't break any of the rules, then I would check the sites I retrieved the images from. Outside of that, I wouldn't know what else to tell you. I get frustrated sometimes, too. The best way I can see getting around an image that doesn't get featured is to "share" the image on someone else's meme that is on the front page. But be sure to ask them if it's okay, just out of courtesy. I get some extra upvotes and views out of that, which makes my point total go up a little more than it would have if I hadn't done that.

This could be off base but I have noticed that on custom templates some words seem to be taboo. "Jihad" or any variation of that comes to mind right away. I have learned to be very "vanilla" with titles and tags and most of mine get featured. Outside of that everything Spurs mentioned is good advice.

Yeaaaaaah, I don't see that working out for me.

I think your right. Good call. It sucks to build a good meme and have it shelved because of word choices.

Almost as bad is to gt the NSFW tag, I still don't have a feel for that one.

It depends on what you think the benefits are. Benefits could be different from user to user.

Ok...list yours. I don't have any.

We get to hang out with njrob!!!

I'm actually well received in real life....by liberals and conservatives. Because generally I am a very open and friendly person. I'm the guy that disagrees with you at the bar and buys you a beer.

I was joking with ya man, I hope you know by now we can disagree without it being personal.

A benefit of mine would be having many of my memes make the "hot" pages and be recognized by having conversation on them and getting to know the users here better. If I hadn't changed the way I make memes here I wouldn't have any of that.

Fair enough....but couldn't you just participate and converse with others anyway? I am perplexed by those that think they are accomplishing something of importance on here.

Brother, all I've accomplished in my time on imgflip...is WASTE A LOT OF TIME ON IMGFLIP...this #1 status, all these points, in the grand scheme of things, none of it means shit....all this popularity, I didn't ask for any of that shit....all I ever wanted was to make funny memes and make people laugh. I am told by many that I do a good job. But I never expected to be any of the many nicknames I've been given good or bad...all I can do is roll with it and try to maintain some sort of sense of responsibility to the people that look up to me for whatever reason. By that, I mean not being an asshole to people for trivial shit...

However, I DO NOT consider myself famous or a star...I'm the first person that'll tell anyone that I am not special...I think I'm funny but people don't always agree...LOL

Naah dude, I heard that you've got a movie script in the works, with DeNiro cast to play you!

You don't really have to make memes to converse with other users, but why would you even be on a meme creator site if you don't make any memes? And the fact they get to the front pages is a bonus.

A bonus for what? I am TOTALLY serious, not trolling....I just don't get the "value" people put on the "successes" of this site. It's a meme site. People make memes. People comment. No one is a "star" there is no "fame" (or at least in my eyes)

I DON'T GET IT!!!

It's not really about success or fame (there isn't any meaningful fame here).

It's mostly about views. If you make jokes/memes you think are funny, you want people to see them. That's the main reason I started trying to make funny comments on front page memes, when I noticed that my submitted memes weren't getting views. I wanted the audience.

The points can be fun too, like when you play Candy Crush or any other game. Here on imgflip, you can advance up the leaderboard and set temporary goals etc as a way of participating in the site for the fun of it (if you want). But obviously, the points have no value outside the context of the site. It's just for the fun of it.

I didn't say anybody was a star or had any fame. I guess for this site there are those who are more popular than others, but as far as fame or being a star goes....

What I am saying is that I do enjoy having my memes make it to the front page because it opens more dialogue on my memes when they do make the front page. And opening dialogue, especially on my political memes, is something I want. I guess if you don't know why you're on this site, you don't really have to be here. If you don't know the point to conversing with people, then why leave comments at all? It's just fun to do.

I agree about making memes (and seeing them voted up) and engaging others has a fun value. What I don't get is the idea that any of that makes you (the generic "you"...not you personally) "successful" or accomplished. It's silly to me. It's a time waster. Like facebook....it can be fun....I'll admit it...but soooooo unimportant.

:)

Yeah! that's what I'm here for FUN! :)

Excellent comment...

And I can meme comment!

Alright!

Dang, big talk for a newbie! I like you! A noob whos not afraid to show his stuff! Imgflip needs more people like you!

Thanks man! Even if I am a noob, I will call it as I see it. I like your stuff, funny as hell!

No problemo! Oh, just a tip, for when you're having a conversation like this in the comments, upvote the comment you reply to, as other users will probably see it, and upvote your reply!

Thanks again. Looking at my screen, I did have the up vote checked (it was green). Maybe it just hadn't updated on your end? Still, good tip for me to remember!

Lol... You take advice exceptionally well for a *new* user ;D

Thanks!