Contest (~~4~~ 5 BADGES AVAILABLE): Alien Invasion!

Rules edit 4: Adjusted the upvote requirements to make it much easier

Rules edit 3:

• If you collaborate then everyone involved gets the badge that the post(s) qualified for.

Rules edit 2:

• I added a badge for anybody who participates but doesn't end up qualifying for any of the other badges.

• I'll adjust the minimum karma for the badges post-hoc if they end up being too high for people to reach with effortful submissions.

Rules edit 1:

• To make the contest easier, this also extends to other subs that cover UAPs and related topics.

• For people who don't have reddit accounts, you can get the Grey Alien and Ashtar Sheran badge if you get the Gorloj badge through having something you posted offsite shared.

• The Man in Black badge can now be obtained if you uncover a conspiracy off-reddit and it gets shared/posted/discussed on reddit.

If you haven't been watching /r/UFOs and the broader UFO/UAP/alien enthusiast sphere, the topic has been followed closely as of late by people with very, very low info literacy (well, more than usual at least). As a result, the UAP (unidentified aerial phenomena) community has been working itself into a frenzy over obvious bullshit, like videos purported to show MH370 getting kidnapped and sucked into a portal, people on twitter with 'anon' in the username, and really bad /x/ roleplayers. These hoaxes and grifters are constantly cited, and even one-off fakes are getting hundreds of karma on /r/UFOs.

The time is right to make your mark on UAP history!

The goal of the contest is to get /r/UFOs to respond positively to creative fiction. Creative fiction made by you! There are four five tiers to the contest, each with its own special badge. They are:

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Weather Balloon: This user was shot down over the territory of /r/UFOs.

• Winning condition: Make an attempt to gain another badge and fail.

Gray Alien: This user probed /r/UFOs and left the next morning.

• Winning condition: Get at least 100 upvotes in /r/UFOs on your hoax content.

Ashtar Sheran, Galactic Federation: This user shared galactic knowledge with the users of /r/UFOs.

• Winning condition: Get at least 300 upvotes in /r/UFOs on your hoax content.

Gorloj, Galactic High Council: This user cloaked /r/UFOs in their heavenly wisdom.

• Winning condition: Make a post on /r/UFOs that obtains 100+ upvotes AND that is discussed in at least one different highly-upvoted post or comment thread on /r/UFOs by organic users (I'll be checking), OR post something off reddit that gets posted to /r/UFOs by organic users and obtains at least 100 upvotes. The point of this one is to spark a conversation.

Man in Black: The truth is out there. This user prevented /r/UFOs from finding it.

• Winning condition: Make a post that convinces /r/UFOs of a specific, detailed conspiracy to spread disinfo or otherwise undermine the community's quest for truth and obtains 100+ upvotes OR if you do the same off of reddit and it gets posted to /r/UFOs by an organic user and obtains 50+ upvotes. Can't involve any of the fake content that you or others have submitted.

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The contest ends on November 15th. If you have a submission, message me with:

• The badge(s) you earned

• Links to proof, archived via archive.is or archive.org

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Tips:

• A fake UFO/UAP story without visuals probably won't cut it.

• Dumping/"leaking" existing documents on 4chan might be able to get you the Gray Alien badge, but people have gotten pretty skeptical about document dumps.

• Anyone who's good with VFX could probably create a video showing similar "UAPs" and cash out.

• If you pretend to be a or scientist leaking info, catch up on the current lore and terminology the community uses.

• 4chan, as always, is the easiest place to pretend to be an insider or leaker. On twitter and reddit itself a few people have gotten attention by virtue of being/claiming to be part of Anonymous.

• If you're going to use preexisting hoax videos, images, etc. I probably won't award a badge unless you add your own flair or it blows up like the fake MH370 video did.