# The most meta subreddit: r/outside

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-meta-subreddit-r-outside/810933>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 21, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-meta-subreddit-r-outside/810933 "2018-03-21T01:23:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-meta-subreddit-r-outside/810933/1 "2018-03-21T01:23:44Z")

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> **[r/outside](https://www.reddit.com/r/outside/)**
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> r/outside: \> A subreddit for \*Outside\*, a free-to-play MMORPG with 8 billion+ active players. ---- \*Currently NOT looking for other moderators\* --- …

Basically, it pretends like real life and the real world is a MMORPG. And they really, get into it. I mean like really, really, _really_ get into it. The most mundane details of life, along with the weirdest oddities, are translated into RPG-speak.

Very entertaining to browse. An example – here’s a review of the game: [https://www.reddit.com/r/outside/comments/78ifr6/outside\_the\_review/](https://www.reddit.com/r/outside/comments/78ifr6/outside_the_review/)

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-meta-subreddit-r-outside/810933/2 "2018-03-21T01:39:44Z")

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That’s all actually pretty clever, to me at least.

I read the review but I’m not even going to start going down the rabbit hole of the other topics! I read the topic list and they seem pretty clever.

I’m the person who was inspired by [Amazon reviews of zoo animals](https://www.buzzfeed.com/pedrofequiere/zoos-are-tweeting-reviews-of-animals?utm_term=.rq92MbjbZ#.fbv6KwnwY) and then made all my Facebook friends write them for their pets and kids, so obviously I’m into this sort of thing…sigh.

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**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-meta-subreddit-r-outside/810933/3 "2018-03-21T19:49:07Z")

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Another interesting meta subreddit is [r/nosleep](https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/) where people write scary stories. The gimmick is that commenters need to treat the OP as telling the truth which can lead to interesting role-play.

Some favorites from nosleep:

[Room 733](https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/2jxke8/room_733/)  
[My Brother died when I was a child. He kept talking. I think people should know what he said](https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/3f3te1/my_brother_died_when_i_was_a_child_he_kept/)  
[I can’t tell you not to go to Meteor Lake, but I can tell you what happened there.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/6de29y/i_cant_tell_you_not_to_go_to_meteor_lake_but_i/)