Raydog, Invicta, Socrates and others at the top... this one's for you!

Thanks for making this. It's not entirely uncommon for people to take their frustrations on imgflip out on users who are more visible in the community.

It does seem as if those kinds of memes have been more frequent lately. My theory about that (if anyone cares) is that it's because the points on the weekly leaderboard have been higher than normal over the past couple of weeks. And call me cynical, but I think in the end this kind of behavior comes down to resentment and jealousy (which is just silly - what are imgflip points worth, in the end?).

I think some ppl just never grow up; As babies, our only way to get attention is to complain, cry, wail, get angry etc. I think some people just never truly grow out of that

Very well said. It strikes me odd that folks will harp on those who are having fun rather than join in the community and have a few laughs with everyone.

I am new to all this. What is it all about? I feel like I am missing something. :)

I think the meme is making a comment about the fact that lately it seems like there have been more memes than usual complaining about high-scoring users on imgflip.

Make memes (you get two daily submissions, then eventually three a day) and comment on the front page memes. The more you comment and are nice and polite, you'll do well.

And if someone comments on your comment and your memes, make sure to upvote the comments. It's good manners and other users will find you civil.

Have fun. Be social. Listen to the folks at the top of the leader boards, they really do want to help you. That is what it is all about.

Prepare yourself for a very thorough explanation.
Imgflip is a point based site, where users create memes to gain points. You can get points by making a meme, commenting with words, commenting with a meme, having someone reply to your comment, getting your comment upvoted, getting featured, getting your meme/memes upvoted, having someone comment on your meme, etc, etc. If your meme is good enough, and you submit it, it will get featured, and other users can see it. You get a bonus 100 points when you get a meme featured. If your featured meme is good enough, it will get front page, the prime spot for your meme to be in, as front page memes usually get 1,000-15,000 views each, and about 90-200 upvotes. Not to mention the comments. Speaking of comments, there are some users, who we call trolls, who will abuse the commenting ability to spread hate. They are usually found on political memes. If you notice one(you can identify them if they use swear words, are in arguments with other users, etc, etc), feel free to report it to me, as I am the Trollinator, and will flame them to death, and if they are not trolls, I will tell you.
People you should know:
Raydog-basically the king of imgflip. He has more points than any other user on this site, and as he gets front page very often, his memes are usually anhotspot for trolls.
Invicta103-most likely the nicest person on this site. He is number three on imgflip.
Socrates-post political and thoughtful memes. Feel free to ask him for advice, as he is a veteran memer.
OlympianProduct, Pezmint, and OctaviaMelody are the more well known, more accepted my little pony fans on this site.
Reallyitsjohn, evilmandoevil, clinkster, lynch1917, and all other users with an advanced looking icon are usually people you can ask for advice.
Gtg, ill explain more later.

What! Thats awesome! Apparently I have a clone! Can I get the link for the template?

I shared it under "Rainbow War Gear"...Have fun.

Wow! Thanks. Loads to take in. Much more complex than it said on the tin! :)

Lol, thats not even half of it. I should write a book.

I see. Thanks. :)

Hey thanks for all the advice. I am getting the hang of it now I hope. :)

Well you'll all be happy to hear that MR. Whines_alot has left the site. Idk if its wrong of me to be happy at this point

It wasn't your fault. When you run into someone like that, best to ignore them.

Really? It's a shame because he would make some good memes, but then they'd be overshadowed by his crying about imgflip being unfair.

Yeah. Tbh I think he's just one of those egotistical nuts who can't take it when they aren't the center of attention. He loved to complain about "Non funny memes" making the front page until his blank ones made it. His last 3 submissions were "Why isn't anyone congratulating me". Honestly, just disgusting. He'll probably come back in 2 days with a new account lol

As you already know...he did come back already...as "RiseAgainstBullying"...just to let everyone know.

Hey! Haven't seen ya around for a couple days man. And yeah, I know. He's just trolling for attention at this point.

Yeah...what I don't get is...If you're going to post a meme anonymously, why start arguing with the first person that comments on it? Letting people know who you are kinda defeats the purpose of posting anonymous doesn't it? That just shows you the level of intelligence we're dealing with...As for me, I'm taking a break from submitting memes for a couple of weeks or so. I'm still poking me head in every now and then tho'.

Oh okay bro. I was starting to miss your submissions lol (Although, your absence has left about 4 open spots on the front page LMAO!) Yeah I'm having trouble figuring him out. Idk if he's trolling or just seriously stupid.

Both. You guys are awesome, flaming him like this! I didn't even know this page existed, and now the Trollinator can have some fun!

I'm the stupid one? It took dozens of repeats and multiple insults before you could even come close to understanding the problem I was talking about, even when I clearly stated what the problem wasn't. Who are you to question my intelligence? You are so f**king stupid that you have to resort to having my comments hidden because you can't handle the truth being out there. Should I also mention the fact that you are literally begging for upvotes, manipulating others, and trying to buy friends with your meme about giving free upvotes on all their suissions for just commenting. If that is not begging for attention, I don't know what is.

Just because you decide to turn a blind eye to it, doesn't mean the bulling and abuse hasn't been taking place. What right does an outsider have to claim that someone else doesn't feel the effects of harassment and bulling? If someone states that they feel they are being harassed and bullied, you have no f**king right to say that it is not taking place. Only someone who is joining in with the other bullies to harass and bully that person woukd try to state otherwise.

And yet again you guys get my comment hidden because you are afraid of the truth being out there. So explain to me how I am the bully and the troll when it is you guys attacking me for telling the truth?

This site is very important to them. If someone states an opinion that disrupts that happy place, they feel very threatened and attack in mob mentality.

Maybe it's the overboard reactions that make it appear your unstable?

Ran out of arguments, eh?

Having to repeat yourself and insult people over and over to get a point across might be an indication your not concise.

Does Sir_MemesAlot ring a bell? That was the account that I deleted. As far as who kept redefining the question, there was Raydog, Socrates, Invicta, H2O, and most likely a few others. The complaint originally was how original memes wouldn't start being featured before page 9. Their response constantly was that everyone has to wait 6 hours or more to get featured. How does waiting 6 hours compute to being the same ad saying they start being featured on page 9 or later? It doesn't and is no where near the same. It wasn't until multiple times of having to repeat myself and some people trying to claim I wanted my memes to go straight to the front page or that somehow my complaint was that we should all get equal views, votes, and points (while actually calling me a communist at the same time) that I lost it and started with the personal attacks myself.

So my complaint was not just addressed to 1 individual, and I even contacted the admins about it, and of course got zero response from them. The hope was that other people would join me in contacting the admins about the problem, as multiple voices do better than just one. Instead it was personal attacks from some people while everyone was completely ignoring what I said was the problem and redefined the problem to be something else. Clearly stating once to any of the individuals that the problem was not how long it took for a meme to get featured should have been enough for them to realize they clearly misunderstood. But even when I repeated the problem at the same time, they gave the same response. So if I stated that "the problem is not how long it takes for an original meme to get featured but where they are getting featured at on the latest tab" how does the appropriate reply be "everyone deals with a wait time on their original memes to get featured"?

Maybe it isn't worth it?

So my best memes should get no attention because I am not a top user or spam comment threads to get people to visit my profile? Even my worst regular template meme got more attention than my original memes simply because it started on the first couple pages of the latest tab. So explain to me why it is not worth wanting to have my memes see without having to spam things all over the place.

Like I said...you might be too wrapped up in it. The day a site has me in a bunch is the day I step back.

How much clearly can one be when they say "the problem is not with how long it takes for an original meme to get featured"? I stated that multiple times and still got a response from the same perdon regarding how long it takes for an original meme to post.

Irony

How is that ironic?

It wasn't clearly stated.

How?

No answer for how it was unclear? Now who is running out of arguments?

Well you explained yourself well after the fact.

What good would it be to troll for attention if I have no memes to draw attention to? Your argument is invalid and only backs up what I have been saying about you guys being bullies and I am defending myself. Hints why you have to hide my comments to try and to keep people from seeing the truth.

All right, guys. This is not an issue that anyone needs to be insulted over.

Normally I would agree, however a pout statement that goes straight to an f. U. Is not subtle or showing restraint in the least

You know what else is invalid? Your intelligence. Because you have none.

I didn't know that, thanks for the heads up.

Yah, he should "rise against stupidity" by deleting his account, and leaving imgflip.

You could be right. He'd go off on one of his rants in the comments and it wouldn't make any sense. No one bats 100% on making good memes, you submit it and take your chances.