r/EmboldenTheE

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r/EmboldenTheE

/r/EmboldenTheE: The original home of the 'Embolden The E' movement.

Created Jul 17, 2016

8.6KMembers (last snapshot)

904Archived posts

What is this sub?

Early July 2016, a redditor accepted a bet stating that he could create a "meme, fad, or internet trend with significant Reddit-wide recognition" within two years. We believe we can do it, but not without YOUR HELP. So go on, why don't you come and sub to r/EmboldenTheE.

How can I participate**?**

It's super easy! Just embolden an e in your comment by adding two asterisks either side of it. Subtlety is suggested, as it will raise more eyebrows when there is no clear pattern within your comment. As a general rule: One e is all it takes, two will prove it's not a mistake, but 3 is a pattern. Embolden whenever necessary, whenever you care to, personally I like to regularly make every word e-emboldened.

u/nd1312 and u/Sparky807 came up with great ways to speed up the embolding process for Chrome, Safari and Apple device users. Instructions here

What next?

After someone enquires about your strange e, point them in the direction of this sub and briefly explain what's going on! Here is a good example.

When you link to this subreddit, try to remember to use the correct capitalisation, as to avoid it looking like "embolden thee"!

And then?

You are encouraged to take a screenshot of your emboldened Es and post it or a direct link to your comment to this subreddit, where we all congratulate (and upvote) you for doing so. It is especially good if you create a bit of confusion that'll motivate others to come and look at this subreddit.

Note that we do not support vote brigading or self promotion, as it is against the Reddit rules. However, this is no reason not to upvote someone you see emboldening!

"...... why?"

For fun mostly! Lets see if we can make this happen! No harm in trying :-)

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