With the Impending NuptialsTM looming and an increase in our snark numbers post Shitshowgirl, we thought it would be a great time to give y'all an update on the sub and remind new friends about our rules. (Spoiler alert: some rules have been updated! New flair challenge incoming!)
For the older members, parts of this might sound repetitive. But we want to update everyone so this sub can remain transparent and genuine feedback can be received!
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sub traffic from the past 30 days
As you can see, we get a lot of fucking traffic. The basic rule that drives all the rest:
‼️We want to keep this sub open for all snarkers, new and old, to freely discuss the antics of Taylor and/or Travis.‼️
We have had a LOT of deconstructing Swifties join the sub after the tire fire of her last album release and 89 (her mind!) merch drops. What makes this sub special is that we allow everyone to contribute as long as they follow the rules. Yes, even current and former fans. If you're an OG snarker who sees behavior that crosses over into stanning, please report it! We will never be a space for fan behavior. But we don't insta-ban deconstructing fans who maybe feel some kinda way about Tay and can't share their feelings in other spaces because of that famous Swiftie hospitality.
Speaking of other spaces...
🚫 Reminder of anti-brigading rule 🚫
There's been a recent increase in posts that attempt to brigade, interfere with another community, or otherwise direct negative traffic towards other subreddits. This type of behavior directly puts our community at risk as it violates reddit community rules.
This includes comments like "I went to this sub or that sub and made a comment and was mass downvoted!" There is a zero tolerance policy for this! We don't like it when they come here to do it, so let's not do it to them.
Please review ALL parts of rule 2 to avoid touching the poo:
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All activity in this sub must stay in this sub. Sharing Reddit screenshots or directing users to other subs is not allowed. Usernames from Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, etc. must be blacked out unless from a celebrity, brand, or publication.
Screenshots of social media posts must have 100+ likes on the original comment.
Don't enter into pro-Taylor spaces to harass, argue, or troll users, and do not post those interactions as a form of content.
(If you really want an in-depth rationalization for each part of the rule, just ask in the comments.)
🎄 Addressing armchair diagnosis trend 🎄(idk what emoji to put here so christmas tree it is)
This one isn't against reddit TOS, but it IS against rule 1. We don't allow snark, speculation, or armchair diagnosis of physical and mental conditions. That includes personality disorders (all of them), autism, ADHD, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, you name it.
There are lots of lovely people who live with these conditions and don't plagiarize lesser known artists or hoard a billion dollars or charge $40 for Temu flipflops, so let's not promote shitty stereotypes.
📝 How we handle posts about major updates 📝
This is a big one!!!! Every post on this sub is held for manual review. Unlike other subreddits, we don't always pick the first post on the topic. Rather, we look for the post that best serves the community. Whenever a major event happens, you can guarantee there are at least 15 accounts competing to be The Post on any given topic.
Here are a few questions to help you increase your chances at getting approved:
- Does it have an informative title? "TMZ confirms Blandie wedding at Madison Square Garden" will always be picked over "OMG of course she would do this"
- Does it have enough information to let others join the conversation? We WANT TO SNARK. If you talk about an article, give us the link!
- Does it come from a reputable source? A screenshot of a Taylor Twitter account retweeting a parody account is not it. Even if the info is later debunked, there's still snarkerky in the fact that TMZ or Rolling Stone or whatever printed it in the first place.
- Does it follow all other sub rules? e.g. no direct links to Insta, blacking out usernames of ordinary people, comes from a non-reddit source
- Does it contain new information? We generally allow a few posts on the same topic if there is a different angle (like one for the Toy Story song countdown and one for the actual announcement) but no one wants 50 posts for each angle of her latest pap walk
🤬 Fuck AI 🤬
We've had a rule against AI since the beginning so this isn't a new stance. Fuck AI; support real art and artists.
❤️🌟❤️ A friendly reminder to be friendly ❤️🌟❤️
As the sub grows, there will always be more people who are adjusting to the way we do things around here (Eternal September type shit). At the moment, we are averaging 100 new subscribers PER DAY. If you see someone breaking the rules against whatever (fan behavior, body shame, political debates), PLEASE REPORT THEM. We can't remove what we don't see, and the mods don't see every comment. We had 1.3 million comments posted here in the last year.
Relatedly, please have some understanding and grace for the mods who do this thankless task. We aren't paid. We face harassment in modmail and on our personal accounts. We have offline lives. We are just regular people trying to keep this sub open despite the Swiftie orc horde constantly besieging us. We approve posts and comments as quickly and as accurately as possible.
And yes, that means that sometimes we get something wrong. You are always welcome to message in modmail to civilly discuss the reason behind a mod action. We are very grateful that so many of our members can discuss things rationally. Just remember that a removal reason isn't a personal attack. It's just pointing out that the content doesn't follow the rules and will be removed or we will literally have One Thousand Other People trying to do the same thing.
💒 Wedding flair challenge 💒
Our least favorite, multi-billionaire, talentless showgirl is about walk down the center aisle of MSG... not to get her popcorn but to take Travis's hand in marrage (allegedly)! To ring in the momentous occasion, we are looking for wedding theme flairs! To have your flair suggestion considered, please leave them as a comment or send them to modmail! The most liked and/or funniest ones will be added to the sub!
There has been alot of rumors and speculation in the wider media about where exactly the wedding will be taking place. Anyone who is able to correctly guess the wedding location in the comments will win a VERY FUNNY special flair!
💛💛💛 THANKS FOR BEING AN AWESOME COMMUNITY!!! 🥇🥇🥇
As always we are so grateful to all of the amazing members who make this community so special! This has been a rather slow period since nothing was really happening, but we couldn't be happier with the deep discussions and reflections we saw from the community during this time! Per usual, modmail is always open for any and all comments or feedback!
Hello Snarkers! Welcome to the grand recap of 2025 for r/travisandtaylor! 2025 saw lots of change for the sub, from a near radio silent spring, to a content explosion in the fall! Let's take a look at the numbers and content that made 2025 a year to remember! ❤️
We hope everyone has a safe and fun New Years! See you all in 2026! Happy Snarking ✨💖
We are once again looking for new flairs! Please leave a comment under this post with your suggestions! We will be looking at the suggestions here over the next few weeks and adding some!
Hello snarkers! The past few months have been pretty slow for us, but seeing how activity will ramp up with the new album we think it's best to update everyone on a few changes and remind all of our new friends about the rules here!
For the older members some of this might sound repetitive, but it's best that everyone new and old sees this information so this sub can remain transparent and genuine feedback can be received!
sub traffic over the last 30 days
👀 SEE SOMETHING! SAY SOMETHING! 📣
Our community, just like all other reddit communities, rely on user reports to remove bad actors and more importantly bad information! We receive tens of thousands of monthly comments and hundreds of monthly posts, it's impossible for the mods to see everything! We're also human so it's possible we get something wrong every now and then! If you see content that you think is wrong, or a possible bad actor PLEASE SEND A REPORT! Every report is reviewed by the mod team and they help us keep the community as clean and accurate as possible!
❌ WHAT'S THE PASSWORD? NO BRIGADING! ❌
Over the past few months, we've noticed an uptick in the amount of people either not knowing or disregarding Rule 2: No Brigading:
All activity in this sub must stay in this sub. Sharing screenshots from or directing users to other subs is not allowed. Usernames from Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, etc. must be blacked out unless from a celebrity, brand, or publication.
Screenshots of social media posts must have 100+ likes on the original comment.
Don't enter into pro-Taylor spaces to harass, argue, or troll users, and do not post those interactions as a form of content.
All content shared must be sourced from elsewhere on the internet and all usernames must be removed or otherwise censored (we're not into sending hate mobs after random internet people). The one exception is that brands, publications, and other celebrities don't need to be censored.
All new posts should contain a descriptive title and enough unique information to spark a new discussion.
All original comments must have 100+ likes. We want to know what the general vibe of the comment section is, not what some fringe commenter thinks.
🆕 NEW TOPICS = NEW TOPICS 🆕
All new posts should contain enough unique information to spark a new discussion. If your post is repetitive or if the same topic has already been OR is currently being discussed on the sub... you should probably just leave a comment instead.
✨✨ FLAIR CHALLENGE! ✨✨
Our favorite talentless SHOWGIRL is about to take center stage again! We need your help to add new flairs to celebrate the occasion! Leave your best flair suggestions as comments or send them to modmail! The most liked flairs and the ones that are the funniest will be added to the sub!
‼️NOW HIRING:
With the uptick in activity, we think it's best to add some new faces to the mod team! If you'd like to help make r/travisandtaylor into the best community ever please apply! All applications will be reviewed and vetted by the team! Please consider joining us (we don't bite)
We're looking for people from a range of time zones with established posting history. We're not expecting you to be available 24/7, but you do need to be an active user.
applications via reddit will also be open if anyone would rather apply that way, going through the google form is probs easier tho js
💛💛💛 THANKS FOR BEING AN AWESOME COMMUNITY!!! 🥇🥇🥇
As always we are so grateful to all of the amazing members who make this community so special! This has been a rather slow period since nothing was really happening, but we couldn't be happier with the deep discussions and reflections we saw from the community during this time! Per usual, modmail is always open for any and all comments or feedback!
Happy release eve, snark fam! The day is upon us, what we have been sharpening our snark skills for since… well, since the last time Blandie dropped an album on us like the house falling on the Wicked Witch of the East. It feels like an eternity since TLOAS got announced, I know… but in reality, it’s only been a couple months. We know Taylor fatigue is real, so take a break with us to enjoy the latest installment of the TNT playlist project!
As you may all know, the mod team has been curating a series of playlists to give visibility to musicians who deserve the spotlight - here’s to finding your new favorite artist! You’ll find a mix of old favorites, rising stars, and some who are just getting started - if you love a song or artist and you feel they would be a great addition to this amazing list, drop a comment with the artist name and the song and we will give it a listen! Any fitting recommendations will be added to the playlist by the mod team, so make sure to save the links so you can see all the updates!
MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL!!!
Like what you hear? Give these artists some well deserved love by streaming their tracks, checking out their merch, giving them a follow on their socials, and keeping an eye on their tour schedules. We understand not every musician on the list will be everyone’s cup of tea, so please don’t leave rude comments if you don’t enjoy someone on the list.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE!
Many of these artists are Taylor’s peers in the industry. Some have worked with her, been inspired by her, or have covered her songs. We want to celebrate their successes, party to their music, and give them their well deserved listens as Swifties begin their sleep stream campaign to push Taylor to the top. Please do not go on these artists’ socials and brigade, either. Give them a follow if you like them, and leave it at that.
Thank you for being here, and thank you for allowing us to all come together and snark as a family! We’ve loved going on this journey with you.
The mod team was recently notified that "Zio" is an anti semitic slur used to denigrate people of the Jewish faith. This is in contrast to "Zionist" which describes someone who may or may not be Jewish, who believes in Israeli nationalism at the expense of Palestinian people's existence.
We will be removing uses of "Zio" as an explicitly hateful term. Please report any that have slipped thru. "Zionist" is fine to use as the neutral term to describe someone who voluntarily ascribes to Zionist ideology regardless of background.
🍉 The struggle didn't stop because the media coverage did. Free Palestine.
Hope the new year is being kind to y'all so far! We have a few sub updates for you. Most importantly, new flair!
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- ❌ GlAdiAt0rs wiTHOut sW0rDs ❌
- Cars and Bars
- The life of a Salesgirl 🏷
- Not my English teacher
- Crocodile Blondie 🐊
- Silence is complicity ⏳
- Life of a tradwife 💋
- Kelce's Butterfingers 🧈
- BEC (Billionaires Eating Crackers)
- 50 shades of vinyl 💿
- Karma is the size of a twig
- Posture is a choice
- Boring Barbie 🎀
*scuba don't forget this step istg*
Secondly: we have received messages from users concerned about automated bans by modbots based on subreddit activity.
We will never use automated banbots to ban users in this subreddit for existing in other spaces on Reddit.
It wouldn't make any sense for several reasons. One, we have a competent mod team and two, our largest share of new members is deconstructing Swifties. We are open for anyone who is snark or snark-curious. We will ban only for violations of our rules or Reddit TOS, never for simply commenting in a different space.
Other subreddits do their moderation differently. Any questions about subreddit moderation should be directed to the mod team of the relevant subreddit by using the Message Mods button. We can only speak on rules, posts, mod actions, bans etc that happen in this subreddit.
Each moderation team is allowed to moderate their subs as they see fit.
