r/cablefail

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Cable Fail - Post your Rats Nests Here

Cabling can be a work of art, a thing of beauty. It can also be the stuff of nightmares. This subreddit is dedicated to the dark side of cabling. Eye bleach available at /r/cableporn

Members

37,815

as of February 2025

Last post

1 month ago

August 24, 2026

Posts (30 days)

0

Created

2011

September 15, 2011

Total posts

8.8K

archived

Total comments

86.6K

archived

Is r/cablefail dead? Activity is slowing.

No posts in 34 days. That's not long enough to be considered abandoned yet — communities usually need 60+ days of inactivity (and inactive moderators) before Reddit will hand them over.

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Frequently asked questions about r/cablefail

How many members does r/cablefail have?

r/cablefail had 37,815 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.

Is r/cablefail dead?

r/cablefail looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (34 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.

When was r/cablefail created?

r/cablefail was created on September 15, 2011.

Can I take over r/cablefail?

Probably not. r/cablefail is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.

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