A rather awkward question for users of /r/AWW

qgyh2 · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

Bel_Marmaduk · 5 months

The issue with the dead pet posts is that a lot of us come to /r/aww to feel better. We're all animal lovers here, and most of us have pets we love very dearly. When I come to aww to feel better, and then hit a dead pet post half-way down the page it's like hitting a pothole or stumbling onto a landmine. It just takes my mood down from 'awwesome' to 'garbage' pretty much instantly. At first it was just the occasional thing, but now it is becoming an occurance so regular that when I browse aww I am bracing myself for '...died today' at the end of every thread title.

I think it would be better for all of us if we created a board specifically for pet eulogies. That way those of us who are on aww just to see cute animals don't have to deal with the emotional train wreck of imagining the loss of our beloved pets, and those of us who are going through that can reach out to a supportive community built around that purpose.

MoleRats_FTW · 5 months

no need to retype

Good job guys

carpescientia · 5 months

Why don't the mods just make a rule for the subreddit that if the pet is dying/deceased, it shouldn't be put in the title? If the poster is compelled, maybe in a comment, but not the title. Also, this subreddit went from the one that always makes me feel good, no matter what, to the most depressing.

BubbaJimbo · 5 months

They should be posted in /r/petloss.

seringen · 5 months

NO- Aww implies a happy response to the picture. thanks!

laura_leigh · 5 months

It might be a good idea to put a link to /r/petloss in the Related Reddits sidebar.

Katomic · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

mchole3 · 5 months

NO- I go to this sub-reddit to keep my spirits up (my boss is...difficult to get along with and she sits three feet to my right. work days can be emotionally exhausting). I can't handle seeing pictures of folks holding their kitties ON THE EXAMINATION TABLE IN THE VET'S OFFICE WAITING TO BE PUT DOWN! Seriously, someone posted a picture like that last week (WHY would you take this picture in the first place? Would you ever want to look at it again??). This leads me to thinking of putting down my kitty and how destroyed I'll be when that day come, then come the water works and the undeniable urge to drive home and cuddle her brains out.

Sorry friends. Please don't post these pictures here. I want to, "aww," not sob. I think /r/inmemoryof is a wonderful outlet for these types of posts. Maybe post a picture of your pet when you first got it to honor it's memory instead?

thecatdoesdrugs · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

sourgrap3s · 5 months

No - I would prefer seeing posts that make us go Awww =) and not Ohhh =.(

pneuman · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

baileyburritt · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

thefreq · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

Pippetella · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

abcdefghijkellye · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

IHaveHerpes · 5 months

Absolutely no, I don't look at /r/aww/ to get depressed

Weakgrip · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

sarahsphinx · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit.

DistractedScholar · 5 months

No. I can't take them. As a pet owner, it hurts so much seeing them.

qu1ckbeam · 5 months

Oh my god. Thank you SO MUCH, MODS. I love you.

spirit_dog · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

Like many others I come to aww to cheer myself up and not to be depressed and see died today at every other thread title. It's getting to be more then I can handle really.

[deleted] · 5 months

No - r/aww is supposed to be a happy place. But I do think there should be a link on the side bar to the right sub-reddit for that kind of posts. Up until today I didn't know they existed.

99demo99 · 5 months

Please, please make this a rule!

WoodyBlowfish · 5 months

NO!!! I want to feel happy when I browse this subreddit!

Saibh · 5 months

Is there anyway for mods to raise further attention to this? Other subreddits make banners at the top. This is 10 hours old and only 10 upvotes. Amazingly people have downvoted it, despite it being too early for the algorithm to kick in.

ardad_lili · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit.

Anywhere but /r/aww. I had to put down my cat down this week and going to /r/aww is making it a lot harder.

Be proud of your pets, they are all gorgeous in one way or another; and we all think that when our pets leave us it is incredibly cruel because they are the best pet in the world in our eyes. Sharing that feeling with strangers makes sense. Just not in /r/aww please!

The anger, the guilt and the complete lack of understanding as to why this(whatever that might be) had to happen to our one special pet, seem to me the leading cause (aside for karma, which is despicable to pimp out your dead loved one for something as silly as this) as to why people share the pictures. To start a conversation with strangers about your lost cat/dog/bearded dragon/etc.. It feels like you are keeping the memory of them alive just a little bit longer. And they are cute, probably why in /r/aww.

But that's just a gross generalisation that I've based purely on my experience and nothing else.

concretemech · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

Ripley_Toronto · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

SoloRasta · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit.

akpak · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

theicedragoona · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

Klink-a-dink-dink · 5 months

In this thread: Reading comprehension-- do you have it?

albinokiwi · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

notbookies · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

ryanpence · 5 months

boardmonkey · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

legendaryish · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

rderekp · 5 months

No, though it wouldn't bother me if they were just cute pics without dwelling on the dying part.

EDIT: You might put r/petloss as one of the related reddits. That might help.

Graped_in_the_mouth · 5 months

No - this is a subreddit for cuteness and joy. As much as people want their pets remembered, I'm not coming here to leave depressed.

crackerdoctor · 4 months

The real question is, why are you always promoting stuff?

qgyh2 · 5 months

YES - I am OK with posts of dead pets / pets who were/will be put down.

psychanator · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

Lost my cat to a sudden onset of cancer a few weeks ago. I marched right on over to r/petloss and posted there, where it belongs. There is nothing about loosing a pet that makes you go "aww" (usually I just cry, which is the complete opposite of how I want to feel), therefore I don't believe these types on posts belong on r/aww . It's not that I don't feel sympathy for those who have lost their pets, I really do and am currently in the same situation. But if I want to be reminded of how much I miss my pet and cry my eyes out reading heart wrenching stories, I'll go over to r/petloss .

Celladoore · 5 months

Downvoting in an opinion poll huh? Super classy guys.

noiplah · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

Fideous · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

happypolychaetes · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

brusterbee · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

galaxia · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

lolcaryn · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

scamperly · 5 months

waywardturtle · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

Rodents210 · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

EVHKwick · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put n another reddit.

Kalarticus · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

arcielover · 5 months

I would rather not see posts about dead animals thank you

tbd97 · 5 months

No- Unless they make you go "aww" in their own right

Jomamapunch · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

xfireandpowderx · 5 months

I believe they could be in another subreddit perhaps within r/aww. They do not bother me personally but I understand how they could be unpleasantly emotional. I still do think they are often r/aww worthy.

roseday · 5 months

Guys, the mod has written two comments that state either yes or no. All you have to do is upvote the one you agree with. You don't need to write your own response. You don't downvote the response you don't agree with. It's simple.

sanders420 · 2 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

HeLiX_C · 5 days

YES - just because they are dead doesn't mean we can't still enjoy the cuteness they once brought to us

PittPensPats · 5 months

I agree that r/aww should be a place of happiness. But the reason I posted my dead pet post here a few months ago was because I was new and was unaware of the other subreddits. They are really small and I didn't know about them until today.

People need to be made aware of the support subreddits so that they don't make the same mistake I did. It would also help if there were more subscribers, because I got a lot of kind words and support on my post on /r/aww, but the ones on the other subreddits don't get much.

I think we need to make those communities bigger and put a note on the sidebar about where to post them and advertise for people who want to support people in the lost of their pet should go there.

The support I got from /r/aww really meant a lot to me when I was going through that really tough time in my life, and I hope that these communities specifically for pet loss grow so that people who post there get the same amount of support that I got when I posted here.

diamondsknives · 5 months

No - I would prefer such posts are put in another reddit

istara · 5 months

Yes - if the picture is a cute one not a sad one. /r/aww is supposed to be of cute pictures, not just any random animal. So if someone has an uber-cute picture of their deceased/dying pet, perhaps when it was a puppy or kitten, then please feel free to post it. But a sad picture of an old dying animal, with a mournful look in its eyes, that is not cute, that is sad. It has a place, just not on here.

Yoman56 · 3 months

tomomoomo · 5 months

Jinxy_Minx · 5 months

Yes. If it helps someone mourning their dear pet then I'm not going to judge harshly. Maybe they don't know about the other sub-reddits for such posts, but I'm not going to get mad at them about it. As someone, like many, who has lost a pet they considered a dear friend/like family it can be really hard. I think it's dramatic when someone says 'I have considered unsubscribing from r/aww because of all the sad posts!'.

dogboat · 5 months

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Epicman · 5 months

I don't care what the stupid ass moderators say.

the ones being out down need the most attention and theiw owners the support.

All you breaking heart fucking pussies, man up..realize a pet dying is part of it...and give the dying animal the attention it deserves.

YOu apatheical, selfish twats.

woodsy86 · 3 months

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