r/talesfromtechsupport

73K archived posts · Apr 2011 – Sep 2026

Tales From Tech Support

Welcome to Tales From Tech Support, the subreddit where we post stories about helping someone with a tech issue.

Created Apr 12, 2011

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> WELCOME TO TFTS! <

Hi, Everybody!

TFTS is where we post our amazing Tales From Tech Support, including but not limited to:

Incredible Feats of Networking Heroics;
Tech Troubleshooting Under the Direst of Circumstances;
Unsolvable Problems Cracked by Sheer Genius and/or Pure Luck;
Moral Support after Having Dealt with Difficult Clients;
And of course, Stupid User Stories!

There's a bit of a lull in the queue just now, so kick back, grab a cold one from the secret tech fridge behind the server rack, and share your best tales among friends here at TFTS!

> TELL US YOUR TALE! <

Rule Ø : Your post must be a written story about tech support. Please do your best to make it interesting, readable and concise. One post per 24 hrs please.

≈ POSTING GUIDELINES ≈
i. Anonymize your info, both personal and/or company. This is a Reddit rule.
ii. Keep your posts & comments SFW. Derogatory, abusive or bigoted language will be also removed.
iii. No posts that ask a question or solicit information (e.g. tech tips, industry advice, "What's your story?", "Does anyone else...?" etc.)
iv. No image links unless they are ONLY providing additional context to your written tale.
v. No standalone links to other sites or subreddits. See our List of Essential Links instead.
vi. No customer complaint posts. This includes "The Incompetent ISP" and "LOL My Teacher Is Dumb."
vii. No pranking or hacking tales. Tech support is about helping people, not messing with them.

Rule ∞ : Don't be a jerk. Just don't. We get enough jerks at work. If you can't participate without being one, we don't want you here.

In particular, Reddit Truth Police will be banned without warning. That will happen.

> MODERATION INFO <

Posts and comments that do not meet these guidelines may be moderated.
Breaking Rule 3 or Rule 7 may result in an instant ban from the sub.
Visit the TFTS Wiki Page for more details about our moderation policies.
Please feel free to message the moderators with any questions.
DO NOT USE CHAT OR PM.

> COPYRIGHT POLICY <

All submitted content remains the exclusive property of the original author.
You may not republish any content without permission from the author.
This includes "fixing" OP's formatting in a comment. A polite Markdown tip is preferred.
You must properly credit any content that is not originally yours.

> SPAM FILTER ALERT <

If your post does not appear, or vanishes after posting, it may have been flagged by Ye Olde Spamme Fyltre.

Do not repost the same thing again, that just makes it angrier.

Send the mods a quick message instead.

You may also review our lists of Things That Aren't Tech Support and Officially Retired Topics, just in case it wasn't the spam filter after all...

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> BYE EVERYBODY! <

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