The subreddit /r/dankmemes has a reputation as one of the internet's most venerated and popular sources of memes. Trends begin there, subcultures ferment on its long scroll and image macros gain the notoriety they need to burst out onto the wider internet. But before posters can submit their memes to the subreddit, the mods require that they meet a certain karma threshold, which is Reddit's social currency. This is a quality control measure to be sure the memes are, in fact, dank.

Many aspiring meme lords, however, do not have the required karma. And so /r/SpecialSnowflake was invented for these special snowflakes to earn their stripes in an environment where they could develop their craft, receive thoughtful constructive criticism and train for their entry into one of meme culture's biggest forums.

Here are some of the latest meme auditions from /r/SpecialSnowflake, and you can judge for yourself if these people are ready for the big leagues yet.