Here’s a sampling of the threads posted on r/KirkCousins this week:

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I had never wondered about the last topic, but I had so many other questions upon first discovering the Cousins subreddit this week. Thankfully, a few of r/KirkCousins’ nine moderators agreed to provide some insight about their hyper-focused community via e-mail. (They wished to remain anonymous, in keeping with Reddit culture. The only non-anonymous moderator is Fred Smoot, whose love for Cousins may be even greater than Julie’s and who requested to be a moderator on Thursday. Smoot is not responsible for the answers below, some of which have been edited for brevity and clarity.)

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So, how did we get here?

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“The Kirk Cousins subreddit was born out of absence and opportunity,” one moderator wrote in an e-mail. “We noticed the absence of online spaces where people could come together and enjoy a positive atmosphere while also celebrating great values. The problem was even more evident in sports communities. It also happened that there was no reddit community for Kirk Cousins fans, and certainly no community that recognized the greatness of Julie Cousins, or the inspirational union of Kirk and Julie. … You could say that r/KirkCousins is just one embodiment of Kirk and Julie’s values and collective spirit. Even if you didn’t say that, you would probably have to agree that it’s a great place to hang out all the time.”

There are certainly worse corners of the Internet to spend one’s time. Sometimes referred to as The Community by its more than 500 subscribers, r/KirkCousins featured a contest in December to find a photo of Kirk and Julie Cousins not smiling. (It’s not easy.) All of the contests include a donation to International Justice Mission, Cousins’s favorite charity.

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“We saw this as an opportunity to create a community that could focus on positivity, true love, fidelity, charity, and football,” the same moderator explained. “These values are sometimes referred to as the ‘Pillars of Kirk.'”

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Another wrote that the subreddit “is in the same vein as the happy-go-lucky feeling surrounding this year’s Redskins. I don’t think anyone expected this season. It’s been a blast to watch sustained drives and a never-say-die attitude from this team. For me, this sub is another way we can really enjoy being Redskins fans this season.”

The Kirk Cousins subreddit is a happy, positive place. As one moderator put it, “it’s a reflection of all the great people who hang out there.” It’s also quite extensive for a community that was created a little more than a month ago. In the interest of helping potential newcomers to r/KirkCousins navigate its more than 100 threads, I asked the moderators, many of them lifelong fans of the Redskins (or at least fans of positivity and good values) to share a few of their favorite topics and threads, as well as the strangest things they’ve seen posted.

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Favorite Topics

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“My favorite topic on r/kirkcousins is one that comes up pretty frequently around here, which is the topic of Kirk’s loyalty to Julie and how he’ll never cheat on her. We all root for football players, sure, but we’re rooting for these guys as people too. If you think about it, a quarterback throwing an interception is sort of like cheating on his team. We know for sure that Kirk would never cheat on Julie, and I think that’s shown in his game this season.”

“My favorite topic is the one about Kirk’s uniform number and how it represents his fidelity.”

To quote one commenter, this bit of numerology is “like the Da Vinci Code, but much more faithful”:

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Firstly, it represents the eternal bond he and his wife share, the figure 8 for infinity. More importantly, there’s a clear biblical reason for it. We’re all familiar with the 10 commandments, and guess what? Thou shall not commit adultery is one of them, but do you remember which? It’s 7. Thats right. Which I’m sure you realize is really close to 8, only 1 away in fact. But why not go with 7 you ask? Well that’s obvious. The 8th is do not steal, and he would never steal the all time great Joe theisman’s number. The 8 is a reference to his not stealing the 7, which honors his faithfulness. He’s a truly great man.

“I really enjoy posts like this one that show mathematically how Kirk and Julie have a faithful relationship. I already know they are faithful, but it’s nice to have the statistics backing you up.”

“I’d have to choose the Cousin Kirks.”

Caption for the photo below: “My name is Kirk…this is me with my aunts son, also named Kirk. Does this make us Kirk Cousins?”

Strangest Things Posted

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“This is the strangest post in my opinion. I enjoy it very much and fine it very humorous, but it is still a little unsettling to see Kirk with a woman who does not have Julie’s face.”

“There were lots of items on Julie and Kirk’s wedding registry, but they really only needed each other.”

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“Strangest thing to happen is the Mike Glennon subreddit war. We have nothing against Glennon, but we will fight with fire to honor the Kirk and Julie relationship.”

Two moderators nominated the one-time N.C. State QB Mike Glennon “subreddit war” as the strangest thing on the subreddit, which is saying a lot, but I won’t argue it.

Oh, one more thing: There’s an r/KirkCousins Band! One of the moderators explains:

“The r/KirkCousins Band is a musical project that was formed to spread good vibes and high-quality content wherever those things might be appreciated. Perhaps it’s only natural that r/KirkCousins is such a place. The members of the band take pride in their unique sound, and create music with the hopes of inspiring other people to explore artistic works. One driving principle of the band is that ‘great content begets great content.'”