Rule 4: Post criteria Example

[u/4StarDB]

[u/4StarDB]

How to make a caption GIF:

If you want to create your own caption GIF, please read this. The first way to create one is to use the iFunny app, which you can find on mobile devices. This was the original way to create these caption GIFs.

The second way to create them is to use a Discord bot by the name of "esmBot". In order to make them with this bot, you must use the assigned prefix for it. The way to do this is, "[assignedPrefix]caption [Caption] [Link to GIF]".

This Ezgif tool is another very solid option (recommended by u/robinescue)

iFunny-style GIF Captions (recommended by u/MyNameIsNotNotChuck)

(for those wondering, this was kinda necessary, this post will be used as shorthand in the future and comments will stay open for shits and giggles)

[u/Expert-Reporter4152]

I thought this was common knowledge for whenthe users

[u/LMC764 → u/Expert-Reporter4152]

Not all apparently, not all

[u/veryfishhhy → u/Expert-Reporter4152]

whenthe users can not read

[u/TRcreep → u/veryfishhhy]

hence why captionless memes slip by some times

[u/Additional-Cut1367 → u/veryfishhhy]

Thank you, Berdly Gaster.

[u/DinoDude8 → u/Expert-Reporter4152]

I know some used a fade in/fade in image as a “gif”

[u/r4o2n0d6o9 → u/Expert-Reporter4152]

Common knowledge hasn’t been common for ages

[u/ImCravingForSHUB → u/Expert-Reporter4152]

New members been posting static images with no captions only to have it on the post title lately there's not a lot but it is enough to take notice

[u/Unit-DS27-Delta → u/Expert-Reporter4152]

hey I'm new here okay idk how videos work here

i haven't ever posted here and probably never will but the point still stands

[u/lasagnatheory]

https://giphy.com/gifs/v0ok8uhZvw3yE

[u/w0ndrbredd]

[u/Dry-Goat8981]

[u/YourFat888]

in short

No caption
no movements
or no pants

means
no service

[u/elchuni → u/YourFat888]

Topic aside, I love these chinese reaction images, I don't know what or who the hell is this panda but it looks funny as shit.

[u/Mr_ragethefrogdude → u/YourFat888]

Literally catch 22 let me take my pants off 

[u/mikemyers999 → u/YourFat888]

Aww I liked when they comedically broke the format sometimes

[u/Alienaffe2 → u/YourFat888]

Don't forget the futa extra bald.

[u/lasagnatheory → u/YourFat888]

Your a mod??

[u/Matix777]

Evil and intimidating purple posting

[u/Mr_donc]

[u/Waterlemon1997 → u/Mr_donc]

[u/Hemlock_Deci]

futra

https://giphy.com/gifs/M56ODZS3lNohNIoVDd

[u/Nodubya11]

OH GOD I HEARD HIM

https://giphy.com/gifs/9LfE02cmYRYBvgBsd3

[u/Competitive_Point_39 → u/Nodubya11]

He's made his way in your head

you cannot escape the jarona

[u/Waterlemon1997 → u/Nodubya11]

The flower on his shirt...

[u/Similar-Sector-5801]

ᴶᵃʳᵒⁿᵃ

[u/LoganCube400]

[u/fortcraft_snv]

Why is he in a different room

[u/TinyPandemic]

Not my dumbass misreading “Futra” as something else

[u/ImpIsDum]

jarona

[u/Available-Damage5991]

r/whenthe rule 4 is apparently so difficult to understand that a mod post demonstrating a compliant post needs to be made:

[u/Weird-Analysis5522]

[u/Rough-Sense-70 → u/Weird-Analysis5522]

🔥 IN MAXWELL WE TRUST 🔥

[u/-WILD_CARD-]

[u/floppy_disk_5]

noted

[u/ShadowRaven112]

Listen man, if the potencial rule breaking poster didn't bother to read the rules, they won't bother reading this post

[u/ProTomy]

U i i a o u i i i a

[u/callmebuzzkill69]

Aww is that Uni

[u/AzzyDoesStuff]

does the movement requirement mean the black-screen-with-image-fading-in technique is officially dead?

[u/furculture]

What if I find out a way to add sound to a GIF, but not make it a video, and then post it here?

[u/Gabasaurasrex]

Futa extra bold?! I sure hope she is

[u/Tugatitabella80]

"the iconic whenthe font is futa extra bald"

[u/AnonymousGuy9494]

What if I post a still GIF which depicts an optical illusion of movement?

[u/4StarDB → u/AnonymousGuy9494]

https://reddit.com/link/p7w6555/video/kued9r8xtlnh1/player

[u/Competitive_Point_39]

[u/Foshdon_pap]

Mods are larpers

[u/Avalanche_Snows]

Remove this for violating rule 1

[u/Cherno_VM]

[u/Vast-Plantain300 → u/Cherno_VM]

Horse

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[u/Simplejack615]

Dawg, wasn’t it one post?

[u/barrack_osama_0]

Can we give an official piece of software that the mods recommend using for adding the captions to videos

[u/4StarDB → u/barrack_osama_0]

It's in the sub description under the rules, but i did also make a pinned comment that's just a copypaste of that for the sake of redundancy

Actual editing software like Premiere pro or DaVinci resolve is obviously powerful enough to make these if you have any idea what you're doing, but esmBot on Discord is my preferred lazy way of doing things

[u/Internal-Golf-4833]

Are slideshows of images allowed?

[u/MEMESTER80]

Does it have to be in a box? Could it be text on a gif/video?

[u/Anvil_Prime_52 → u/MEMESTER80]

What if I want it in a circle

[u/MEMESTER80 → u/Anvil_Prime_52]

We don't welcome dem circles roun' ere

[u/DraconicGuacamole]

What if the post has a still image but moving text as some kind of meta joke thing

[u/Fungus_Rex]

Wow, moderators trying to silence the fact that some of the criteria here can be broken if it's for the purpose of a joke. Truly horrible times these are. 😔

[u/WolfOfWoofStreet]

But what about purple posting? Does it have to be white background purple text? Vice versa?

[u/4StarDB → u/WolfOfWoofStreet]

The purpose of this post is to link it to people who blatantly break rule 4 with no point, the goal is to establish baseline rules for people who post still image with impact font in the middle and the like

People who actually read and follow what's written in rule 4 will not be affected

[u/CounterThrowCyborg]

NOTE: Rule 4 may be broken for the purpose of a joke, for example here or here.

[u/4StarDB → u/CounterThrowCyborg]

Yes, this is for people who didn't read far enough for that and missed every single post on the sub to see the formatting requirements

[u/Mmaxum]

why is this a video and not a gif

[u/4StarDB → u/Mmaxum]

so it's obvious you can post videos with sound as well as gifs and i can add jarona in the background as a joke

[u/SugarBombBrandy]

That's the yogurt effect

[u/Comprehensive_Top267]

HE'S IN THE WALLS (i guess that makes him a Wallflowery)

[u/fake_email_lol42]

Does this mean the fade in strat is banned

[u/4StarDB → u/fake_email_lol42]

no, just don't overuse it

[u/fake_email_lol42 → u/4StarDB]

Ok good because i don’t have any good gifs. Although when I look at the how to edit captions thing I will start harvesting from this sub.

[u/-KasaneTeto-]

isn’t the font futura condensed bold

[u/TypicalPunUser]

Incomprehensible, reporting for rule 1 /j

[u/TheChannelMiner]

let me use any caption and background colour i want, racists

[u/Trash_At_RL]

Don’t worry fellas, you do indeed have to do it on [r/whennews](r/whennews) as well. Here’s a good example (only used if someone dies)

[u/WeirdAssBeings → u/Trash_At_RL]

Honestly I'm starting to grow fond of the candle gifs a lot more in that subreddit.

[u/the_genius324]

assuming bending some parts for a joke that follows rule 1 is still allowed

[u/4StarDB → u/the_genius324]

Yeah, there are no rules changes

[u/the_genius324 → u/4StarDB]

👍 just wanted to make sure

[u/dom_bul]

Maxwell my beloved

[u/GavinThe_Person]

This breaks rule 1🤓

[u/operativetheo8]

Literally 1984

[u/Just_a_Arizonin]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xU1V1j6BBrlHWVmgzC

[u/Gibbel2029]

Now do this with kind of post for Rule 1.

[u/IQof24]

ⱼₐᵣₒₙₐ

[u/Zephyr-Fox-188]

/img/d2o4xdvejmnh1.gif
simulation of Saturns storms

[u/you_not_a_werid_dude]

What happens if i post in wingdings

[u/I_Like_Cats73]

Can I use comic sans for the caption

[u/Arkorat]

Whenthe mods would have HATED Picasso :(

[u/PLACE-H0LD3R]

The font is Futura Condensed Extra Bold actually, not just Futura Extra Bold

Larp larp larp sahur

https://giphy.com/gifs/riOXDXKi21xZ02Bg0M

[u/awake-shortcut27]

Bro thinks he is moderater😂

[u/Vincent394]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cYXvHYe37xF6pFvCSD

[u/Akagane_Ai]

Actually why specifically black/white? :(

Estrogenuinely asking

[u/4StarDB → u/Akagane_Ai]

This is for people who can't get down basic formatting for whenthes

[u/Akagane_Ai → u/4StarDB]

No i mean is there a reason why What/black is the needed color for captions?

[u/THE_250th_AMERICAN]

https://giphy.com/gifs/MCYOj1ClmaNhD52Hjy