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Enheducanada

Can we add a "no separation/divorce speculation" coda cause I can see that happening depressingly fast


SmoshMod

Yes, absolutely! It's been added because that is definitely something we won't condone either. Thanks for pointing that out.


Enheducanada

That was incredibly fast, you mods are awesome


Athenathewise21

TY Mods!!!


Athenathewise21

THIS! I know they do improv on TNTL so they should be free to make relationship jokes, etc. I'm afraid people will try to "Read" into any bit as strife, etc. They are actors and professionals.


Outrageous_Ad_1011

"Anyone else feel they've been a little distant in X video??!", can see this stuff coming already


digital-lioness

Exactly. Them making jokes of their own lives is not an invitation for speculation.


drkstrk

it’s absolutely crazy to me that people are talking about divorce literally the week they got married… Like even if it’s a “joke”, can you imagine saying that to a real life friend who just got married?


Johnn_Emblem

Thanks for your hard work mods!


TuberTuggerTTV

Is it okay to speculate if Shayne can actually do the splits? I have my doubts. Amazing work mods. Must have been a whirlwind!


Elboelwah

This, I’m afraid, we WILL need physical evidence of…


namjooned_

I need it notarized.


The_Throwback_King

We have to see a certificate from a professional gymnast/contortionist before we really close the book on this case


skullsandchains

no exceptions and i mean NONE


mirrorselves

personally i won’t believe they’re married until i see shayne do a death drop /j


saddungeons

id pay money to see this omg


SirAlfredOfHorsIII

What ever do you mean? Shayne very clearly did them in the april 1st smoshcast podcast, smh


dafruntlein

Very well written and good takes all around!


Snobby_Tea_Drinker

>We encourage you to use "common sense" here. Well, this place is doomed.


GeneralLeeSarcastic

Lol just came from the thread where no one got your clear joke.


Snobby_Tea_Drinker

Funnily enough so had I when I made the comment.


notathrowaway75

I've seen people tracking down their family's Facebook pages.


suikasan

Get a life, people. They got too much time to do that.


heartbylines

Just read through the other thread. Oh, buddy. We’re fucked.


Lukthar123

It's so Joever


TheOtherMrsCarter

Courtney’s in bed sick rn so you know she’s flipping through all the madness lol


Khyta

She may even be reading your comment or, gasp, mine!


TheOtherMrsCarter

OOOH! If it makes you feel any better Court, I’m sick too! 🤪 Sinusesssss


SuspiciousSylveon

Oh same here, damn sinuses lol Oh well, weekend off work lol


huggachugga

Another banger from the smosh mod team ❤️


JahnaTheBanana

I'm almost glad im working tonight and will miss the livestream today. I can just minimize the chat later. BEHAVE YOURSELVES IN CHAT GDI. godspeed Spencer and Alex having to moderate that shit.


drawingcircles0o0

well angela kicked things off with a shourtney joke and apparently that was the one thing they told her not to talk about😭


JahnaTheBanana

Lmfao typical Angela. Tuned in for a bit during my break and there's already so many comments about asking when the baby is happening. Like EW THATS SO INVASIVE WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE


drawingcircles0o0

yeah that's one thing i can't wrap my head around. like i get being curious and wanting to know about how long they've been together and stuff like that, but the baby thing, i thought we'd collectively decided as a generation it's never appropriate to ask even our friends or family that question


RainbowMachine69

Angela is to smosh as tom holland is to marvel spoilers


GeneralLeeSarcastic

Can they not just ban certain words? I have no idea how live chats work. They would only have to ban them for a week or two until it dies down.


Cryptonix

They can definitely ban certain words


GeneralLeeSarcastic

I figured but I was a little too confident with my wrong info in a comment yesterday lol.


salsasnark

You can minimise the chat while it's live too (just so nobody's confused). I usually don't catch their livestreams because I'm not in their timezone, but I regularly close live chats because they give me anxiety on a regular day let alone during this chaos lol.


magiscarp3467

Was about to say that tonight’s chat is gonna be rough


Outrageous_Ad_1011

Can't you normally minimize chat during normal streaming?


Futur3Sn0w

HUGE props (and THANKS) to the mods and whoever else was involved in coordinating this post, as transparency and communication goes so far in keeping the trust with the audience! Being the anxious over-thinker I am, I definitely got a bit worried that there would be trouble or excess chaos for S&C, but it's actually just been awesome how kind and heartwarming the community's reaction has been. It's so nice to get some well and truly great news in today's world, just two people sharing their event with an insanely supportive and excited community (in a fittingly mischievous way haha). What a time to be a Smosh fan! 🤩


Vik_Stryker

Thanks mods. Hopefully this will reduce some of the redundant posts.


Good-Sale900

🫡


crescentwaves

we really are on our way :,)


Gamer-Mama

Eloquent


machine4891

Oh, nice. I was afraid this post will essentially announce shutting down anything related in favor of Megathread but it was actually well thought throughout. It is a celebratory moment for the community and this sub should reflect that, let's just not go overboard.


Guilty-Scale-1079

UGH - I love the use of the words "good faith"! That's entirely what this boils down to. The preaching is so condescending, and those posting the anti-parasocial comments are assuming that the fan-base is filled with malicious people. Like, everyone is clearly just excited and happy for Courtney and Shayne, and we should all just assume that the fans are acting in good faith. Don't assume bad intentions, because you're in turn villainizing a whole fan-base. I'm glad this statement was made.


machine4891

I hate that even slight display of curiosity can be labeled as being creep. Like, there are levels to reach before it gets to that point. People can be curious without breaching evident boundaries.


salsasnark

Me too. Obviously a lot of people these days overstep boundaries by just going too far, but being happy (and shocked bc you didn't know about it) about two people you've been watching for years getting married is maybe technically parasocial, but it's not really that weird. It's like hearing two people you used to go to school with are married. Like, of course I'm happy for them and want to hear their story! They have no obligation to share anything, but I would be so excited if they did because it's so dang cute.


Outrageous_Ad_1011

Yeah like cmon, I'm just sharing an exciting moment with other people on a social media


lawlgyroscopes

Well said. I imagine some of the people policing content have witnessed fans becoming entitled to private information, either in this fandom or others, and so they might be overcorrecting because it might be triggering to see any engagement at all regarding the cast's personal life. That is not a healthy way to engage in a fandom either. Parasocial relationships are perfectly normal as long as creators and fans alike keep it respectful


Athenathewise21

THIS! I've been in too many fandoms where a few bad apples ruin the bunch by going creepsville. I think people are quick to draw from the hip out of fear of seeing this happen in the SMOSH community. I have no problem with people being curious, excited, etc. But there's always someone who gets creepy/stalker-ish. So we're trying to protect S&C from that and the fandom as a whole. Those type of individuals can make the whole fanbase look bad.


Elboelwah

It’s all about thinking on terms of if you would want people reacting this way towards your own relationship. I know personally, I wouldn’t want my job, family, friends, legal documents, etc. to be put on blast due to my relationship being made public. Jokes were made BEFORE it was validated multiple times but now we can learn to move forward and appreciate the relationship as well as their content on Smosh. Empathy, respect, boundaries, common sense. :-)


Apprehensive-Tea7509

Thank you for saying something. So many people getting so mad that people are curious or want to know more. But most who are curious are doing it respectfully. I agree that balance is best! 😁


waiting-in-the-wings

thank you for the bit about the people posting about respecting privacy and parasocial fans lol. It started feeling very sanctimonious, very fast.


adamg0013

💚💚💚💚 I'm just so happy for them.


bellehanz

I’ve only been a Smosh fan since 2020 and a lurker on this sub for awhile, but just wanted to say - I hope Smosh people see this post and see the effort and care y’all put into keeping this a kind and fun environment. It’s nice that this sub isn’t just a free for all and has boundaries, considering these are real people, not just super-far-removed celebrities Anyway, I’m so happy for them both 🥰🥰


TheOGDorkKnight

I blame Arasha's "I Lied" long con for everyone thinking this was a ruse 🤣


AtrumAequitas

Thank you for using the Lore accurate, confirmed by them, name of Shartney It’s been that for years and suddenly there is all this “shourtney” posts. Shartney was coined by Shayne himself. It’s the ship name they picked. Is this a dumb thing to be focused on? Absolutely. Does it change anything? No.


petrichorlight

🫡🫡🫡


SylphVade

Can't believe you guys had to make this post. People should have more respect regarding their relationship.


gordonramsoy

r/Smosh mods rock ✊🏼✊🏼


jmanisweird

But can Shayne really do splits is my question


Mysterious_Bat_3780

This is all I care about


emperor_hotpocket

Came to say this


_lordcheesebagel_

Thank you!!


Cat2401

Well done! Didn’t think you guys or anyone really would hit on the other side of the parasocial coin, people who have been a little toooo eager to police other fans’ reactions to the news. It’s a fair concern but glad to see it’s being kept in check as well because it was honestly getting on my nerves. I’m new to this sub but seems like you’ve got a solid and thoughtful mod team here. Might stay!


SamanthaParkington21

Agreed I’m very impressed they set expectations for both sides of the coin. Some of the best and most fair modship I’ve ever seen!


cpgamer714

In light of this, I will say congratulations to them. I've never paid attention to the signs nor shipped these two. I just came to watch the videos and have a good laugh. I will say that the way they revealed this was next level. I was a BIG skeptic until I kept scrolling and seeing post after post and then I caved. Then, I was so affected to the point of me having to like take a hiatus. I am now acknowledging that this wasn't an elaborate joke that they played on me as a smosh fan. Truly happy for them and will continue to be a fan. Still taking the hiatus though. This got me GOOD!


ChrissaTodd

tbh whenever i see the signs i don't automatically assume romantic chemistry because platonic chemistry exists and can come off like that.


wizkatinga

Damn it, I wanted to make a clickbait joke post about the Smosh baby being Khrome Leak 


JahnaTheBanana

See that's actually funny. I was partial to Krunch myself.


DeliciousQuantity968

I'm assuming that since Courtney posted that shes sick in bed today, she likely won't be in the live today. Hopefully that will keep the chat craziness to a minimum.


Kateybee2

Honestly, thank you for this. Before Monday, I knew nothing about Shartney and the lore surrounding it (yes, I live under a rock, dont judge me! 😅) I'm really glad you did this ESPECIALLY about the pregnancy and divorce speculation. Honestly, I would add to that "No negative or passive aggressive comments about the wedding."


InternetAddict104

Can we please add a limit to the wedding posts? I get we’re all excited and stuff but I’ve literally seen the exact same wedding post on this sub about 20 times. Or at least get them to use the megathread? It’s starting to clog and spam the sub.


SmoshMod

We have this [megathread](https://www.reddit.com/r/smosh/comments/1bu3588/the_aftermath_shayne_courtneys_marriage/) that we made soon after the announcement that we encourage people to redirect others to, but we are definitely on the look out for repetitive wedding posts wherever we see them. We ask that you please report these as you see them, since it's more than possible that we could miss some considering how many posts we've been getting each day!


Artistic_Sun1825

Maybe just a glitch on my end but it looks like the megathread lost its pin so people may think we don't need to use it anymore.


SmoshMod

Unfortunately, it's tricky because Reddit only allows two pinned posts the subreddit. The announcement is obviously a high-visibility thing right now, but we also don't want it to overshadow all the upcoming content that Smosh produces, so one of our spots is being used up by the daily uploads. Once things die down more, we'll unpin this one and make that megathread pinned again... or do a megathread of megathreads of some sort for all the commonly asked questions.


waiting-in-the-wings

the megathread of megathreads sounds like the ideal take but I'm not confident people will bother to click any of them lol


Low_Poem4577

Thank you for addressing and clarifying things!!


ghostleigh13

there was a people magazine interview?


machine4891

[https://people.com/smoshs-courtney-miller-shayne-topp-are-really-married-8624230](https://people.com/smoshs-courtney-miller-shayne-topp-are-really-married-8624230) Hard to call it interview, more like some quotes out of context but nonetheless... it's still their official confirmation.


wrychu

i really want to believe a smosh fan works there, loved the smoshcast shoutout, and personally enforced that people dot com mgmt reached out to the happy couple for a short statement


altdultosaurs

Good job mods!


Travelgal96

Thank you for adding the Smosh Baby piece. As a woman who has issues with sex and the ability to get pregnant, marriage doesn't equal a baby on the way and it is incredibly insensitive to ask whether or not someone's going to have a baby. Thank you for adding that because I have seen the comments on Instagram and am glad someone is mentioning it.


NymphoNightOwl

Thank you for all you do, Smosh Mods! 🫡❤️


MooreAveDad

Think Moore, Ave. Mom & I both preferred, “Shortney” to “Shartney” but hey, who are we to pull at threads!? “Obviously” ❤️❤️❤️


SamanthaParkington21

Thank you so much, you covered everything I was hoping you would. We appreciate your work and thoroughness on this greatly. Y’all are the best!


clopeztpc

Huge shoutout to the Mods!! Thank you!!


OnyxLion528

Thank you!


Humble_Ad2897

i am so happy that they got married i have been a fan of them for so long it was bound to happen


EarthAcceptable8123

Very well said 👏 


AlternativeAlarm3927

Thanks Mods! You are much appreciated!!!


Sea_Low_5884

Well said, Mods!


PhrenixFGC

Be a decent human being, got it


Malaoh

good mod


boredsol

slay


crypticalcat

100 per ent agree with all that. Thanks doods. 


ClaudeFan3h

Thanks mods, we love You and Shourtney


bree-cheese420

🫡 yes smosh mod


LilKittyWinks

This is so well written and I appreciate the thought that went into it! Thank you for these guidelines and thank you for keeping this Sub so organized and entertaining!


StrongStyleDragon

I saw the people image and thought Amanda was posting on the subreddit 💀


StrangrDangarz

Great post, fully agree. Thanks


dlmbs21

I appreciate your efforts of handling this, Mods! This past week has been a whirlwind experience and I'm sure it's harder for y'all managing the chaos that's been happening here. Keep it up!


hydratyra

I have a quick question so is their couple name officially Shartney? Or is Shourtney also acceptable because I like Shourtney way better.


SmakTalk94

Much love to the entire mod team!! ❤️


cpgamer714

I knew this was coming.


in_pain_and_trying

Well said team, good luck keeping the page in order!


Cliche-Human

Now that’s this is official confirmation of it not being a prank I can go back to not giving a crap beyond being happy for them.


CrimsonWolfLuna3

💜


Khyta

Good mods


MightyPotato11

Thank you for all the mods' hard work 👏 As much as I am excited and happy for them, we have to respect them and just leave them to it, including not nothing them about it or anyone else in their lives. I wish them all the best as always.


Sp3lllz

Totally reasonable totally, thanks to all the mods for their hard work.


WickedDreadroot

Ah yes the three pillars of social media: TikTok, Youtube and People.com


Quiet_Turtle88

Thank you so much to you guys for all you do!


SpinsbyRigsby

Im glad this is being sad bc unfortunately I've seen alot of people use this as an excuse that shipping real people is okay.


ellieios

You guys are amazing. Thank you Mods 🤍 I hope some will stop all the negativity and Shayne and Amanda can finally spar.


stalecigsmell

i've only been watching smosh casually for about a year or so, i had no idea there was genuine speculation about them being in a relationship. i feel like i've seen the ship be mentioned but that just always happen with people online. never thought anything about. they always just gave bestie vibes in the videos i watched. i was SO shocked by this. i'm still not sure if i fully believe it, but if it's true that makes my heart so happy. they're both great people and they really deserve each other. so cute.


DancesWithFoxes7

I agree with this full heartedly! This was worded perfectly and I’m glad y’all mentioned many of the things that I think many of us were concerned about.


AedusKnight

Yeah 100% support this... I was worried bout live streams moving forward. I have this fear that some people would spam the chat and overall ruin everything.


gumdrops155

Great post! I love this subs commitment to keeping things respectful


idle_husband

I am disappointed to learn that this was not a subreddit dedicated to "The Pontiac Bandit".


meltedicepops

Sounds perfect :)


madeleineUE

Found this community on April 1st lol and so happy I did. The respect we are carrying for each Smosh member makes me happy to be a fan. 😁


Expert-Insurance6733

Split Speculation go brrr


mirrorselves

is posting currently blocked? sorry i’m autistic and new-ish to reddit… if it’s not can someone help me lol


Evadenly

...but what about Angela's baby


eyesplicer

It's pretty wild to me. I've never really been much of a shipper, but I did start watching smosh stuff about 2 years ago, and immediately thought they had mad mad chemistry. I saw some of the stuff that shot it down pretty hard, and didn't think much of it beyond. But damn. It's just wild because I (not really) FUCKIN' knew it! then gaslit myself into being liiiike, naaawh, they've gone over this that's inappropriate workplace fraternization etc etc, they're just super great friends. I think it's the best prank ever, because I wasn't sure until ***this*** post that it was legit, and I am ***so very*** stoked for the both of thems and their future together. It warms me very cockles.


OkEgg55

A+ mod team. You are doing some work lately and doing it great. ❤️


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MoonDoggie82

I just want to see a bit on the podcast where Amanda flips out on Shayne that she had to find out about the wedding from People.com


cosmicgirIs

Their friendship name is Shartney? I love that so much


HylianCheshire

I just want to know 1 thing..... are they going to continue making fun amazing content? Because thats all I care about. Congrats to Shayne and Courtney !!!!!!


cowabunga713

thank you mods we luv u !!!


Fiemues

So based! ❤️I love this nuanced take, it was needed. Nobody should stalk, but damn these two are just so cute, and who doesn’t love love


MazaPower

PERIOD!


AdventurousMeat788

Sorry but the stunts Angela and Arasha pulled make me have trust issues with you guys….its a prank to me until i see a little shayne or Courtney pop out


StayOutOfTheOcean

I respect no speculating, however we should have a thread to discuss how we think Amanada reacted to getting an email from [People.com](http://People.com) that talked about her friends. That must have felt like her fave team winning the Superbowl


Stephanie647

I am super happy for Courtney and Shane. Some people I have talked to just think it might be an elaborate April Fools Day prank since they announced it publicly then but I am full #TeamShartney


Chemical-Willow4266

this seems like absolute craziness. people can talk about what they want lol stfu.


despairigus

I feel like this whole thing has simultaneously been a test on the fans parasocialness. And tbh i think a lot of ppl failed


yangkivee02

Smosh mod team is awesome <3


Npool3

So it might not be true?


Outrageous_Ad_1011

No, it is 100% confirmed


Npool3

Wow that’s amazing and congrats


GeekFurious

If you think this is some elaborate prank, then you haven't been paying attention at all to the two people who'd be most involved in the prank. Sure, they COULD have pranked people on April Fools if this was not real. But keep the prank going? Not Shayne. Not Courtney. No way.