Welcome to 2018, Transcribers of Reddit! Have you received a hilarious response? Seen transcribot start speaking in an alien language? Received a thoughtful testimonial? How many Good Bot's have you received this month?
Put your monthly highlights in this thread! Here's the one from last month.
The results of our end-of-the-year survey are in! Feedback about the sub is being processed by our mod team so we keep working to improve the community and user experience. Here are the results of the rest of the questions!
How did you find Transcribers of Reddit?
49 responses (96% response rate)
46 (93.9%): Saw a transcription in another subreddit
1 (2%): Popped up in r/all
2 (4%): The accessible Rubik’s Cube post in r/pics
If you found ToR through one of our transcriptions, which subreddit was it in?
42 responses (82.4% response rate)
11 (26.2%): r/ProgrammerHumor
8 (19%): Can't remember
4 (9.5%) each: r/TrollXChromosomes, r/quityourbullshit
2 (4.8%) each: r/oldpeoplefacebook, r/DnDGreentext, r/me_irl, r/CasualUK
1 (2.4%) each: r/4chan, r/BestofReports, r/all, r/ScottishPeopleTwitter, r/facepalm, r/HFY
How many transcriptions have you completed?
49 responses (96% response rate)
36 (73.5%): 0-50
5 (10.2%) each: 51-100, 101-250
2 (4.1%): 251-500
1 (2%): 1000+
Do you use the Discord?
49 responses (96% response rate)
33 (67.3%): Yes
14 (28.6%): No
2 (4.1%): I have in the past, but no longer do
What is your favorite subreddit to transcribe?
44 responses (86.3% response rate)
14 (31.8%): Multiple answers or no preference
11 (25%): r/ProgrammerHumor
7 (15.9%): r/oldpeoplefacebook
3 (6.8%): r/TrollXChromosomes
2 (4.5%) each: r/CasualUK, r/me_irl
1 (2.3%) each: r/DnDGreentext, r/iamverybadass, r/quityourbullshit, r/ScottishPeopleTwitter, r/HFY
Why do you transcribe for us?
47 responses (92.2% response rate)
23 (48.9%): To help people
14 (29.8%): For fun
10 (21.3%): Both!
What country are you from?
48 responses (94.1% response rate)
26 (54.2%): USA
8 (16.7%): UK
2 (4.2%): Canada
1 (2.1%) each: Australia, France, Germany, Hungary, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Romania, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Uruguay, multiple countries
Tell us a (safe for work) joke and we'll add the best one to the January thread!
We got a lot of great responses for this one, here are some of the mod team’s favorites:
How much does Santa's sleigh cost?... $0, it's on the house.
Why was the broom late for work? ... It overswept.
What did the fish say after he swam face-first into a brick wall? ... Dam!
What cut the Roman Empire in half? ... A pair of Caesars.
Cats or dogs?
49 responses (96% response rate)
20 (40.8%): Cats
17 (34.7%): Dogs
5 (10.2%): Both
1 (2%) each: lizards, foxes, owls, humans, all animals, neither
What's your favorite TV show?
41 responses (80.4% response rate)
3 (7.3%): Person of Interest
2 (4.9%) each: The Good Place, the Office, Doctor Who, Parks and Rec, Rick and Morty, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, no preference
1 (2.4%) each: Arrow, Taskmaster, Big Bang Theory, Bojack Horseman, Castle, Riverdale, Cutthroat Kitchen, Family Feud, Fargo, Good Morning Call, House, Mayday, Red Dwarf, Revolutionary Girl Utena, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Saturday Night Live, Shark Tank, Sherlock, South Park, Survivor, The Simpsons, Westworld, Yes, Anime
What's your favorite holiday?
38 responses (74.5% response rate)
14 (36.8%): Christmas
6 (15.8%) each: Halloween, answers that totally aren't real holidays
4 (10.5%): Multiple answers or no preference
1 (2.6%) each: Fourth of July, Arbor Day, Easter, Friendsgiving, my birthday, New Year’s Day, Sukkot, Talk Like a Pirate Day, Valentine’s Day
Would you rather fight a hundred duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?
49 responses (96% response rate)
22 (44.9%): A hundred duck-sized horses
14 (28.6%): Why are you asking me this?
13 (26.5%): One horse-sized duck