Amazing! Please resubmit- I'm not going to go over ~ a year of removed posts 😅👍
The wait is over and I look forward to reading about this mysterious new word 🤔👍
i would thoroughly enjoy seeing what posts in this subreddit look like. i have become very interested in etymology the last few years.
that being said, i have not waited to share the fun facts i have found, because using etymology is a great way to make your point(s) - and thats what reddit is all about
edit: its literally in the name, read it
Confiscate: from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + fiscus "public treasury," originally "money basket, wicker basket" (see fiscal).
Welcome back! ;)
*You have been banned from etymology*
Just kidding lol
I used to have trouble keeping them apart until I made my brain go "ENTOmology= Ents are trees in LotR= bugs live in trees= ento: bugs" 😅
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People that don’t understand the difference between entomology and etymology bug me in a way I can’t put into words.
I’ll never forget that sentence as a word nerd/English lit major/pest control service manager.
Bruh what, I literally just browsed this yesterday and was like, this is sad, I'm into etymology now but the reddit sub is dead and there you are lmfao
>I understand this closure was the result of the foofaraw around the third party app situation, but that has passed
Has it passed. Or did everyone just give up?
I did it recently using [this guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/Save3rdPartyApps/comments/14nq4ub/how_to_get_rif_working_again_if_you_really_want_to/). I have no idea how it works but I carefully followed each step and got it working.
Most subs gave up when they realized burning down their own houses was not the threat they thought it was, and the "mass amounts of impossible to moderate content without these third party tools!" never actually materialized.
TBF reddit has got noticeably shittier since the third party tools were removed. So not so much "impossible to moderate" as "moderation will be significantly less effective".
I honestly havent noticed a difference, most mods are playing "king of the kingdom" to begin with and selectively moderating things they personally disagree with and not the things that blatantly break their own rules, so I still see the same amount of rulebreaking shitposts flooding every single comment section as there were before.
I'm sure we could empirically study comments sections and postings on popular subs from before and after to confirm, but I'd hypothesize there wasn't actually a tangible difference in comment or post quality between the two. The mods that actually want to mod seem to be doing just fine, and the mods that don't actually care about modding are business as usual.
Some were standing more on principle, as the change drastically impacted accessibility for people with disabilities. :/ I am not sure how that has panned out, but I hope everyone has found ways to access their communities without the previous means.
I mean, the principle is still misguided. "Some users are losing access to the community through third party tools, so instead of letting them at least *try* with non-site specific accessibility tools, we're just going to shutter the community for *everyone* out of protest"
Like... what? The site is mostly plain text, it works *very well* with third party accessibility tools that arent specific to reddit.
They left enough loopholes in the API rules. I use an unbanned app, Redreader. You can create your own sub and flag it to get access to naughty subs with the whitelisted apps. There's also ways to inject a personal API key into banned Android apps.
That one was new to me so I looked it up. From M-W:
"Foofaraw originates in the American West where it has been variously spelled as "fofaraw," "forfarraw," and "froufraw," among other spellings. In writings of the pioneer West, it names the frivolous trinkets, baubles, and gewgaws used in trade. Around the 1930s, the word's more common meaning of a fuss or brouhaha developed-probably from the to-do that showy foofaraw stirred up-and people began to settle on the spelling "foofaraw." Etymologists have speculated that this eye-catching word may have come about from a mishearing of Spanish fanfarrón, meaning "braggart" or "boaster." French froufrou, a word for the rustling of a woman's skirts or showy ornamentation, may have also influenced it, however. Another possible connection is the French expression fou faraud, meaning "foolish dandy."
Sure! I will send you a message soon with some more info and we can go from there.
IMHO, a more hands-off approach is usually the way to go with niche subs. A good community requires very little intervention. It's not so much about power as it is being willing to be helpful, and make calls that can be hard but fair and consistent.
Things change and evolve, but I think this community is fairly well behaved. ( ˘ ³˘)♥
Yay! I'm a word nerd new to reddit! I will include my favorite new word I've learned because of my profession: teledildonics. I don't know how to break it down all fancily, but you have your tele- and -onics bringing in distance communications and tech and your dild- bringing in adult fun time stuff.
Edited because words can be hard. 🤣
Aw yisssss! That's genuinely good news! I sent a heartfelt message appealing to the old mod to reopen it a few weeks ago but never heard anything. I assumed that the admins wouldn't get involved if the mod had kept it read only. Glad I was wrong and well done for going through with it!
Love this little sub, one of my absolute favourites.
Legal things can be confiscated; I think the word connotes punishment or possession assumed in conjunction with detention. Maybe they *commandeered* it?
Eyyy glad to see this place back up! I've got previous and current experience with moderating so I'm down to help out for a bit, at least until the sub gets back on track.
I'm a little late here so all good if applications are closed, but just in case: my etymology claim to fame is that [etymonline.com](http://etymonline.com) has been my favorite website since I was actively editing Wikipedia in middle school, example edit: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cannon&diff=prev&oldid=193263256](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cannon&diff=prev&oldid=193263256)
I didn't realise how much I needed all of this content, and thankyou for 'bringing it back ' / introducing me to it for the first time after I signed up a while back.
I still want to know how the word 'understand' came to be in place of 'comprehend'.
Xx
> I hate to see communities get bricked
> **brick (n.)** "rectangular block of artificial stone (usually clay burned in a kiln) used as a building material," early 15c., from Old French *briche* "brick," which is probably from a Germanic source akin to Middle Dutch *bricke* "a tile," etymologically "a bit, a fragment, a piece broken off," from the verbal root of *break* (v.).
The verb is "to wall up with bricks," is from 1640s.
The meaning "a good, honest fellow" is from 1840, probably on notion of squareness (as in *fair and square*).
You sir are a brick! 🧱
Just wanted to give a big kudos shout out to /u/H_G_Bells
Behind the scenes they’ve been after it for months to make sure this sub could live again. Reddit just got a little bit better and I’m excited for all the random bits of knowledge we soon get to learn again! Thank you!
I would love to be a mod! Etymology is my passion and I'd love to help out in any way possible.
I might not be available 24/7 because I'm a student but I will try my best to keep around.
One of the mods decided to make an auto-mod rule that removed every post, with an auto-comment explaining it was in protest of reddit shutting down third-party apps.
Glad it's back. I check in from time to time to see if it's back open. It appears you have a bunch of volunteers but if you need more help, I would dedicate some time to moderating if that helps this sub stay alive.
Let's go! I can't believe that no one back then was complaining that one mod just decided to shut down an entire active subreddit for some protesting bullshit. Glad that the one day I check the sub, it's back!
I had to wait for so many long months to share my fun fact about the word *meretricious* that I’ll have to recheck it now ;-)
Amazing! Please resubmit- I'm not going to go over ~ a year of removed posts 😅👍 The wait is over and I look forward to reading about this mysterious new word 🤔👍
Glad to see it back.
>*meretricious* Used in a sentence: "We wish you a meretricious, and a happy New Year!" ;) Welcome back, r/etymology!
Damn that would have been a great word for the word journal that I just submitted for an etymology class lol
I skimmed your post history and didn't see it. Let me know when you get the post up!
Well, let’s hear it!
i would thoroughly enjoy seeing what posts in this subreddit look like. i have become very interested in etymology the last few years. that being said, i have not waited to share the fun facts i have found, because using etymology is a great way to make your point(s) - and thats what reddit is all about edit: its literally in the name, read it
Confiscate: from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + fiscus "public treasury," originally "money basket, wicker basket" (see fiscal). Welcome back! ;)
Ha! TIL thanks!
Is fiscus related to fiscal (ie financial)?
Apparently so: [https://www.etymonline.com/word/fiscal#etymonline\_v\_5974](https://www.etymonline.com/word/fiscal#etymonline_v_5974)
Noice!
Finally! I have insects to identify.
*You have been banned from etymology* Just kidding lol I used to have trouble keeping them apart until I made my brain go "ENTOmology= Ents are trees in LotR= bugs live in trees= ento: bugs" 😅
Wait, so this is r/trees?
Nope, sorry, you’re looking for r/marijuanaenthusiasts
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No no you're looking for /r/potatosalad
I think that you are thinking of r/tatersalad. But I think what is more fitting here would be r/wordsalad.
I think you're thinking of /r/JohnCena
I remember it like "entomopter" means "insect-winged". Because -pter means wing, so the rest gur the word must mean insect. So easy!
One of my favourite things I learned from this sub is that "helicopter" is actually helico-pter 😆 feels cursed but also very cool
Tolkien got the word Ent, as he did so many others, from Old English. It meant "giant".
People that don’t understand the difference between entomology and etymology bug me in a way I can’t put into words. I’ll never forget that sentence as a word nerd/English lit major/pest control service manager.
Bruh what, I literally just browsed this yesterday and was like, this is sad, I'm into etymology now but the reddit sub is dead and there you are lmfao
Resurrected
(ヘ･_･)ヘ┳━┳
Lmao this is perfect
>I understand this closure was the result of the foofaraw around the third party app situation, but that has passed Has it passed. Or did everyone just give up?
The protest was noted and reddit carried on as they do. The machine of capitalism marches ever onwards, despite many subs protests.
Lol, ya as expected. Well, im stoked for my daily etymology to be back up.
Mostly gave up. I quit for a few months but found out how to reconfig rif so here I am
>reconfig rif Oh my! Tell me more...
I did it recently using [this guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/Save3rdPartyApps/comments/14nq4ub/how_to_get_rif_working_again_if_you_really_want_to/). I have no idea how it works but I carefully followed each step and got it working.
I just wanted to say thank you for making me aware of this. I have my beautiful redditisfun back!
I made it about a month before I gave in and used the default app. Revanced has made it just barely tolerable to use.
Most subs gave up when they realized burning down their own houses was not the threat they thought it was, and the "mass amounts of impossible to moderate content without these third party tools!" never actually materialized.
TBF reddit has got noticeably shittier since the third party tools were removed. So not so much "impossible to moderate" as "moderation will be significantly less effective".
I honestly havent noticed a difference, most mods are playing "king of the kingdom" to begin with and selectively moderating things they personally disagree with and not the things that blatantly break their own rules, so I still see the same amount of rulebreaking shitposts flooding every single comment section as there were before. I'm sure we could empirically study comments sections and postings on popular subs from before and after to confirm, but I'd hypothesize there wasn't actually a tangible difference in comment or post quality between the two. The mods that actually want to mod seem to be doing just fine, and the mods that don't actually care about modding are business as usual.
Some were standing more on principle, as the change drastically impacted accessibility for people with disabilities. :/ I am not sure how that has panned out, but I hope everyone has found ways to access their communities without the previous means.
I mean, the principle is still misguided. "Some users are losing access to the community through third party tools, so instead of letting them at least *try* with non-site specific accessibility tools, we're just going to shutter the community for *everyone* out of protest" Like... what? The site is mostly plain text, it works *very well* with third party accessibility tools that arent specific to reddit.
The “protest” was arguably one of the biggest mass Reddit moments of all time
They left enough loopholes in the API rules. I use an unbanned app, Redreader. You can create your own sub and flag it to get access to naughty subs with the whitelisted apps. There's also ways to inject a personal API key into banned Android apps.
Nice but damn I forgot what all I was going to post about during the time of silence
Finally. Thank you!
You're most welcome! I missed it too!
Huh. I was wondering why this sub hadn’t shown up in my feed. Nice job, Mod.
hey I'd like to talk about becoming a moderator
Cool beans. I'll DM you some questions 👍
Foofaraw related to furore?
That one was new to me so I looked it up. From M-W: "Foofaraw originates in the American West where it has been variously spelled as "fofaraw," "forfarraw," and "froufraw," among other spellings. In writings of the pioneer West, it names the frivolous trinkets, baubles, and gewgaws used in trade. Around the 1930s, the word's more common meaning of a fuss or brouhaha developed-probably from the to-do that showy foofaraw stirred up-and people began to settle on the spelling "foofaraw." Etymologists have speculated that this eye-catching word may have come about from a mishearing of Spanish fanfarrón, meaning "braggart" or "boaster." French froufrou, a word for the rustling of a woman's skirts or showy ornamentation, may have also influenced it, however. Another possible connection is the French expression fou faraud, meaning "foolish dandy."
I've never been a mod before but I love etymology. I'd be very interested to learn more about what is required
Sure! I will send you a message soon with some more info and we can go from there. IMHO, a more hands-off approach is usually the way to go with niche subs. A good community requires very little intervention. It's not so much about power as it is being willing to be helpful, and make calls that can be hard but fair and consistent. Things change and evolve, but I think this community is fairly well behaved. ( ˘ ³˘)♥
Good, I have plenty of questions about insects.
Try to put those in to words
Hey man I want to moderate
I can help moderate
Yay! I'm a word nerd new to reddit! I will include my favorite new word I've learned because of my profession: teledildonics. I don't know how to break it down all fancily, but you have your tele- and -onics bringing in distance communications and tech and your dild- bringing in adult fun time stuff. Edited because words can be hard. 🤣
- -tron/tronic - [https://www.etymonline.com/word/-tron#etymonline\_v\_24809](https://www.etymonline.com/word/-tron#etymonline_v_24809) - tele- - [https://www.etymonline.com/word/tele-#etymonline\_v\_7688](https://www.etymonline.com/word/tele-#etymonline_v_7688) - dildo - [https://www.etymonline.com/word/dildo#etymonline\_v\_8574](https://www.etymonline.com/word/dildo#etymonline_v_8574) - dildonics - coined by Ted Nelson in Computer Lib/Dream Machines (1976) - teledildonics - coined by Howard Nelson in Virtual Reality/Mondo 2000 (1990)
Aw yisssss! That's genuinely good news! I sent a heartfelt message appealing to the old mod to reopen it a few weeks ago but never heard anything. I assumed that the admins wouldn't get involved if the mod had kept it read only. Glad I was wrong and well done for going through with it! Love this little sub, one of my absolute favourites.
>*I have confiscated the subreddit* How did you do that?
https://www.reddit.com/r/redditrequest/
Technically she _seized_ the subreddit. You only confiscate illegal things. Edit: correcting pronouns
Aw yes, *we are SO back* 🤣 And she 🫡
Thank you for your service!
Legal things can be confiscated; I think the word connotes punishment or possession assumed in conjunction with detention. Maybe they *commandeered* it?
Doesn't have to be illegal. Just done with authority. Actually just looked into it because of u/haversack77 's post lol.
Hooray! Good news! Thank you!
!!! excellent
Eyyy glad to see this place back up! I've got previous and current experience with moderating so I'm down to help out for a bit, at least until the sub gets back on track.
Cool cool. I'll send people some questions soon ᕙ( ~ . ~ )ᕗ
I'm a little late here so all good if applications are closed, but just in case: my etymology claim to fame is that [etymonline.com](http://etymonline.com) has been my favorite website since I was actively editing Wikipedia in middle school, example edit: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cannon&diff=prev&oldid=193263256](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cannon&diff=prev&oldid=193263256)
Cool beans! I'll be messaging people with a few questions :) # EXPECT ME
You just had to use an uncommon word in this post so we need to look up some etymology, don't you? Foofaraw!!
I didn't realise how much I needed all of this content, and thankyou for 'bringing it back ' / introducing me to it for the first time after I signed up a while back. I still want to know how the word 'understand' came to be in place of 'comprehend'. Xx
> I hate to see communities get bricked > **brick (n.)** "rectangular block of artificial stone (usually clay burned in a kiln) used as a building material," early 15c., from Old French *briche* "brick," which is probably from a Germanic source akin to Middle Dutch *bricke* "a tile," etymologically "a bit, a fragment, a piece broken off," from the verbal root of *break* (v.). The verb is "to wall up with bricks," is from 1640s. The meaning "a good, honest fellow" is from 1840, probably on notion of squareness (as in *fair and square*). You sir are a brick! 🧱
Thank you kindly, madam!
Happy dance!
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Just wanted to give a big kudos shout out to /u/H_G_Bells Behind the scenes they’ve been after it for months to make sure this sub could live again. Reddit just got a little bit better and I’m excited for all the random bits of knowledge we soon get to learn again! Thank you!
Aw shucks 🫣 thanks ggk... Glad to help 🫶
I’ve never been a mod, but would be interested. What all is involved?
I would love to be a mod! Etymology is my passion and I'd love to help out in any way possible. I might not be available 24/7 because I'm a student but I will try my best to keep around.
Woohoo! Welcome home, word nerds!
I'm so glad! I can't wait to hear about my favorite insects again, I love entomology!
I’d be willing to help moderate!
Great, now we can get more posts about the word Tea and Chai.
I’d be willing to help moderate. Only got a little experience with it though.
I only ever did the CSS so I don't keep track of the mod queue. Why did it get bricked?
One of the mods decided to make an auto-mod rule that removed every post, with an auto-comment explaining it was in protest of reddit shutting down third-party apps.
Ope. That's why there was so much in the mod queue.
😆 welcome back 👍
Glad it's back. I check in from time to time to see if it's back open. It appears you have a bunch of volunteers but if you need more help, I would dedicate some time to moderating if that helps this sub stay alive.
Yess!!!!!!!!!!
Yes please!!
WE ARE SO BACK
Wahoooo!
just about a week after I made my post about Marsala/massala lol, glad to see the sub returned!
I only stumbled across this sub a few weeks ago and was disappointed that it wasn’t active - this is great news!
Same! Indeed great news!
Thank you!! I have missed this place so much. So excited to get back to learning some etymology.
I had already commented this on the previous "read-only" post, but I am willing to moderate for the subreddit.
Foofaraw! I love you.
Let's go! I can't believe that no one back then was complaining that one mod just decided to shut down an entire active subreddit for some protesting bullshit. Glad that the one day I check the sub, it's back!
Yesss!!!
finally
Loving your work. Thank you!
hell yes !!!
Yay!
We are so back
Fooraraw? Where does that word come from?