Platform Reference for r/TranscribersOfReddit

An unofficial repository of references (and sometimes unofficial templates) for various platforms that r/TranscribersOfReddit users may come across. (Partly inspired by u/Halailah and ToR-Repost-Collection).

The example screenshots are either created by me, taken from Reddit, or from various other image websites.

Keep in mind, when in doubt, ask the mods (or other transcribers). Also keep in mind that when copying an unofficial template in the repo, copy the raw text (click the Raw button in the file) or the formatting won't appear properly in reddit.

Pull Requests

Pull requests are always appreciated and help a lot (both me and future users). In the case that you don't know how, you may ask me in the ToR Discord (either to have me just add it or to learn how to create a PR). If you don't know where to start, go to the issues page and pick one of them that hasn't been taken by someone else. Then comment that you're doing it so that others don't work on it as the same time as you (if you're a contributor, you can self-assign the issue). If you would like to be added as a contributor, message me on discord.

Table

Social Media

Screenshot	Platform Name	Identifying Features	Template
Post + Comment	Facebook	Privacy Symbol (Black & White Globe, 2 People, Lock). Like Button (Thumbs Up Outline on New).	Official Template
Post Reply/Comment	Twitter	Bolded name to the right of a profile picture and a mention (@username) underneath that.	Official Template
Post Stories	Instagram	Image/Post on the left, username in the topright with Follow beside it. Triangle paper airplane design pointing towards the topleft near the message/comment bar.	Unofficial Template
Profile Post	LinkedIn	All linkedin posts, and profiles, have usernames, and profile pictures. The most important characteristic is that all linkedin profiles have their position under their name. Every post has reactions, similar to facebook (see bottom of image 3), but with different iccons (a lightbulb for example). Most job adverts are in linkedin. If you see the word "Connections", it is Linkedin.	Unofficial Template
Post Comment	Mastodon	Like twitter except the mention is formatted in @username@domain. The domain varies as there are different Mastodon instances. The date, privacy (globe, lock, etc), boosts (equivalent to retweet), and stars are located under the post. Generally the buttons are in the order reply, boost, star, bookmark, more.	Unofficial Template
Notes Non-Notes	Tumblr	A square profile picture followed by a bolded name and sometimes a blue follow button. Multiple comments/posts/notes (whatever they're called) are separated by a line. Sometimes you can see the text X notes under it, that's usually a telltale sign of a tumblr post.	Official Template

Messaging

Screenshot	Platform Name	Identifying Features	Template
Messages	Discord	Username followed by date stamp, generally with a grey-ish background. Click to reveal text (Controversy Warning) Unless they're one of those people who uses light theme, in which case, same thing except your eyes are now burned out	Unofficial Template

Image/Video Sharing

Screenshot	Platform Name	Identifying Features	Template
Post and Comments Comments	Youtube	Most posts are uploaded to reddit with comments, which have either Black or White Background. Every comment has a profile picture and a username. There are like/dislike buttons. The number of points the comment has is displayed between this buttons.	Unofficial Template
Post + Comment	TikTok	Extremely similar to Instagram except there's a number under the heart icon. If something has been liked by the creator then it says that underneath it. It has the time a comment was posted after the comment text.	Unofficial Template
Post	Pinterest	Image or Video on the left, 3 dots and an upload symbol on the right with a large red Save button. Link to the image with only th domain is directly under that, followed by a description. On the bottom there's a profile picture followed by User saved to Topic/Collection (or whatever it's called).	Unofficial Template
Streaming and Chat Close Up of the chat	Twitch	There are multiple ways to recognize twitch. The easiest one is looking at the chat. There are people with different colors, and badges before their name. If one of them is a crown, that is twitch. If you see badges, probably is also twitch. In the top right we can see some presents. At the bottom we can see the streamer, with 2 options: Follow (in purple) and Subscribe (in grey). The title of the streaming is just below the streamer name. It is usually in a really dark gray.	Unofficial Template

Forums

Screenshot	Platform Name	Identifying Features	Template
New Reddit Old Reddit New Reddit Comments Old Reddit Comments	Reddit	Upvote & Downvote Arrows, some subs use custom CSS and some screenshots are from mobile apps but they're usually pretty similar and can be easily identified. Click to reveal text (for dramatic effect) Also you should know this, it's called TranscribersOfReddit	Official Template
Post Greentext	4Chan	Brownish background, post header with name in greentext on the left side and the date & number in the right side in reddish font.	Official Template
Post + Answer	Quora	Blue framed pencil icon with the text Answer, followed by a follow icon (and sometimes a request icon) underneath a bolded title. Answers usually are formatted with the name in bold, followed by experiences after the name separated with a comma. Underneath that is either Answered followed by a date or Updated followed by a date.	Official Template
Question Answer	Stack Exchange	Upvote/Downvote triangles similar to Reddit on the left with a number in between the two arrows. There's a description to the right of that and underneath that are tags. In the bottom right there is a rectangle which contains the username, profile picture, and date. There may also of those boxes to the left of the most bottom right box, that happens if the question/answer is edited. In order to tell whether a screenshot is a question or an answer, look at the text before the date in the rectangle. A question fill have the text asked and an answer will have the text answered. Similar to Reddit, Stack Exchange has sub-categories (like subreddits). Stack Overflow, which is used in this example, is one of them. As such, Stack Exchange screenshots may vary slightly.	Unofficial Template

Reviews

Screenshot	Platform Name	Identifying Features	Template
Review + Reply	Google Reviews	Username, then number of reviews, then stars.	Unofficial Template
Review Questions and Answers	Amazon	Amazon reviews are similar to most review sites. To differenciate, you must look closely. The images of the review are at the bottom of the page. Amazon reviews have a rating system: Helpfulness. If you see "x people found this helpful", it's amazon. If you see "Verified Purchase", it is also amazon. The questuibs and answers can be identified easily. They have an upvote/downvote rating in the left. The user who posted the question is anonymous, but the users who answered aren't. Answers also have the date when they were posted	Unofficial Template

Other

Screenshot	Platform Name	Identifying Features	Template
Commit Issue	GitHub	For commits, bolded commit message and underneath that, the profile picture and the name in bold to the right of the profile picture followed by committed and the date. For issues, a large title and underneath that the status (Open & Closed), and the text [user] opened this issue [time] ago to the right of it.	Unofficial Template

Flowchart

These are flowcharts created by u/Halailah, not me. Full credit to her for these.