About r/therewasanattempt
In its own words:
Where all the attempts happen
Community guide
r/therewasanattempt is a humour format sub: posts should continue the phrase “There was an attempt…” and show a real, unsuccessful try—not a staged fail. Rank #109 (about 7.2 million subscribers). Rules we collected require an unsuccessful attempt, ban recent reposts, and reject pornographic or death-exhibiting content.
Format
Title completes the template; media shows the failed attempt. Staged attempts are removed. Video dominates our activity sample.
Versus general fail meme subs
Many fail communities accept any awkward clip. Here the title grammar and “real attempt” rule are the brand. If you cannot finish the sentence honestly, the post probably belongs in a generic funny-video sub instead.
Practical pointers
No harassment, no racism, no troll links. Keep vibes within the stated “no bad vibes” / civility constraints as enforced by mods.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Aug 21, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 848 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/CozyPlaces (#108) and ahead of r/WTF (#110) in our ranking.
What sets r/therewasanattempt apart
Compared with other large communities, r/therewasanattempt leans heavily on videos (78% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 4%). Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 41.6 comments per post, roughly 3.0× the typical big subreddit (14.0). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (20:00 UTC) sees about 6.5× as many posts as the quietest (01:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/therewasanattempt climbed from 7,165,864 to 7,170,760 subscribers (+4.9K, +0.07%). That is about 111 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/therewasanattempt this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Nov 2, 2026).
- to find his missing childu/ohey1617 · Oct 27 · video
- To get a tasty soundbite suited for the right wing media from a BLM protestoru/MoreMotivation · Oct 26 · video
- At being the victim.u/metroracerUK · Oct 26 · image
- To grift Americans with a “Made in America” phone that was actually made in Taiwanu/MoreMotivation · Oct 28 · video
- To vote for Donald Trump.u/Prime-Paradox · Oct 28 · video
- to impressu/HornyDiggler · Oct 29 · video
- To get a serious answer from the Vice Presidentu/-Sofa-King-Vote · Oct 30 · image
- To keep ratings upu/Ill-Cartographer7351 · Oct 29 · image
- to walk your dog in the Fascist States of Americau/idapitbwidiuatabip · Oct 30 · image
- To have an “off-air” conversation.u/Prime-Paradox · Oct 29 · video
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/therewasanattempt, from 2020 to 2023, ranked by Reddit.
- to lock his brother outside.Jan 16, 2022 · 208,453 points · 1,614 comments · video
- to outsmart an Inspection Officeru/Craztnine · Dec 28, 2022 · 136,303 points · 12,274 comments · video
- to use political influenceu/AbstractParrot · Feb 13, 2023 · 140,017 points · 5,837 comments · video
- To bully the bigger guy… 🤣u/-Rookie-Mistake- · Oct 1, 2022 · 90,483 points · 6,125 comments · video
- To stop use of backpacksu/Zx2_ · Oct 4, 2021 · 133,390 points · 4,296 comments · video
- To look like you care about the environmentu/BloodiStag · Jul 5, 2023 · video
- to plant drugs during a traffic stopu/Graysie-Redux · May 31, 2022 · 121,194 points · 10,327 comments · video
- To promote abstinence on a college campusMay 19, 2023 · 124,036 points · 5,998 comments · video
- To hurt this guyu/My_Memes_Will_Cure_U · Jul 19, 2020 · image
- To be a cocky shooter at the gun range..u/Least_or_Greatest1 · Nov 9, 2022 · 91,166 points · 4,191 comments · video
What r/therewasanattempt talks about
Across 306 recent posts (Oct 24–Oct 31), the words that come up most are “attempt”, “trump”, “world”, “keep” and “pretend”. Other frequent themes are car, country, police, interview, ride and win. Recurring phrases include “special rapporteur”, “rapporteur francesca”, “francesca albanese” and “police brutality”. By format, 78% are videos, 16% are images and 3% are links.
Activity and best time to post
r/therewasanattempt gets about 48 new posts a day. The public archive holds 436,431 posts and 18,153,638 comments in total, about 41.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (49 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (32). Posting peaks around 20:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/therewasanattempt
The moderators of r/therewasanattempt list 13 rules. In short:
- Follow the Redditquette
- Do not harass, attack, or insult other users
- Title should be a continuation of "There was an attempt"
- No posts that are pornographic or exhibit death
- No recent reposts from this subreddit (moderator discrection)
- Must be a real attempt. No staged attempts
- All posts must show an unsuccessful attempt
- No troll posting/harassment/links
- No Racism/Hatespeech
- No supporting Apartheid crimes against humanity
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/therewasanattempt?
r/therewasanattempt has 7,170,760 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #109 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,896 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/therewasanattempt?
r/therewasanattempt was created on Aug 21, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years.
How active is r/therewasanattempt?
Very active: r/therewasanattempt gets about 48 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 436,431 posts and 18,153,638 comments. In a sample of 306 recent posts we counted 172 different authors.
When is r/therewasanattempt most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 24, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 20:00 UTC, with the fewest around 01:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/therewasanattempt about?
The community describes itself as: “Where all the attempts happen” Recent post titles often mention attempt, trump, world, keep and pretend. Most posts are videos (78%).
Is r/therewasanattempt safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/therewasanattempt as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/therewasanattempt?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/therewasanattempt accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “Follow the Redditquette”; “Do not harass, attack, or insult other users”; “Title should be a continuation of "There was an attempt"”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/therewasanattempt?
Communities with similar topics include r/dadjokes (12.2M), r/place (7.6M), r/TravelHacks (5.8M), r/PublicFreakout (4.9M) and r/slowcooking (4.8M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 2, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/therewasanattempt.