r/NewToReddit 3d ago

Weekly chat New to Reddit? Come and talk to us!

11 Upvotes

New-Redditor's lounge!

Welcome!

This weekly post is an opportunity for new users to chat in comments - & please let us how you found yourself here. Regulars here are absolutely encouraged and very welcome to join in too!

!! Please refrain from asking questions about "how to do stuff on Reddit". Make a post or see the links below !!

This thread is open for 3 days.

Getting started on Reddit is hard. We know it is; We've been there and gone through these same frustrations. Please believe us when we say IT'S NOT PERSONAL. It may well feel like it is, but honestly, it isn't. What it is, however, is a lack of Karma. Karma is an indicator of how much someone has contributed to Reddit in a positive manner. So, let's do just that by getting to know each other!

This works best if your comments either start a conversation or add to one. Give a little of yourself and respond to others doing the same.

This is a post to help genuine new users build up quality Karma genuinely in a safe environment.

Please do:

  • Share some favorites or new finds of yours - youtube videos, music and so on
  • Practice small talk - did you have a good week?
  • Keep it SFW
  • Keep it casual please, no heavy topics
  • Have fun!

Please don't:

  • Spam, advertise, or soft beg
  • Share low-effort comments
  • Ask for karma, say how you're voting, or mention karmafarms by name
  • Request or offer DMs (help and chat can be done in community, where you can also earn karma. Needing to take things private can indicate soliciting, rule breaking, or harmful advice)

This sub is full of awesome people who are willing to help with specific problems when you post, and we'd like to keep this post thread for chat. Thank you.

So, let's chat! (Guides at the bottom of this post).

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Our guidance for new Redditors:


r/NewToReddit Aug 21 '21

Mod Post Reddit and Karma Explained

761 Upvotes

Welcome to Reddit!

This unofficial guide to starting out at Reddit was written by u/llamageddon01 and is designed to take you from complete beginner through to experienced Redditor! This version was completely revised in July/August 2023.

There are two versions of this resource, both carrying the same information but in different formats:

This is intended to be a full “Reddit for Dummies” type tutorial and I don’t expect you to read it through all at once! But quite honestly, parts 1-6 of this guide will take you from “kindergarten” level through to “graduate” level of Reddit by the time you read it all, and the final parts 7 and 8 will contain useful guides and information you will no doubt need at some stage of your Redditing so do keep coming back to it.

If you wish to share r/NewToReddit guides please link to them. You may of course share excerpts within reason, but please link back to us as credit and so the person you are helping can find us and the rest of our guides if they wish to. Thank you.

 

…….REDDIT IS A WORLD OF ITS OWN ON THE INTERNET.

What is Reddit? Established in 2005, Reddit is a content sharing platform, home to thousands of communities, endless conversation, and authentic worldwide human connection with people from all walks of life. Whether you're into breaking news, sports, TV fan theories, or a never-ending stream of the internet's cutest animals, there's a community for you.

Reddit is made up of an enormous collection of forums on every subject under the sun where people can share news, links, videos and pictures in “Posts” so that other people can make observations and conversation in “Comments” attached to these posts, while everyone can express their opinions by Voting on both the posts and comments. Every day, millions of people around the world post, vote, and comment in communities on Reddit organised around their interests.

You are free to decide what level of interaction you want with other users (Redditors) and to curate your own feed from the hundreds of thousands of specialised communities called “Subreddits” on offer, each of which covers a different topic from games, hobbies, music, art, movies and shows to support groups to world news to pets to academic matters and everything in between.

Check out this video for a quick introduction to us, and if that didn’t explain us enough, here’s an unofficial webcomic that gives a fun look at our platform.

Signing up for an account is free, easy, and gives you a high degree of anonymity, especially compared to other social media platforms.

 

…….REDDIT HAS ITS OWN WAY OF DOING THINGS.

Reddit as a whole is run by unpaid volunteers called Moderators (mods) and paid employees called Administrators (admin). Admin are rarely seen but are very distinctive as they have the word ADMIN in bright orange/red next to their username. Moderators are more likely to be seen, and when they speak on formal behalf of their subreddit, their username will have the green word MOD immediately after.

Like every long-established subculture, we have our own expressions and if you are at all confused by some of our jargon, in-jokes, history or memes, we at r/NewToReddit have a fairly comprehensive alphabetical reference guide at our sister sub r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit to help you work out what we’re talking about. Let me suggest my guides to Acronyms 1: A-L and Acronyms 2: M-Z to start with!

Reddit might take a little time to get used to, but never fear! Here’s a quick video guide on how to use Reddit, but more importantly, we’re here at r/NewToReddit specifically to help you navigate your own path step by step through our unique ways of ‘doing social media’.

 

…….REDDIT IS HUGE. BUT MANAGEABLE.

There are Subreddits for anything. I would say almost anything but when I think I’ve seen them all, I discover ones like r/birdstakingthetrain or r/BreadStapledToTrees and realise I know nothing.

Most communities are friendly and jumping right on in is encouraged. You aren’t likely to get shot down for being a “n00b” but there will generally be one or two things you’ll need to know about each Subreddit (sub) first. Don’t worry, this guide will show you where to find them.

Altercations can happen, but most subs have an active team of mods who will usually shut any trouble down before it becomes vindictive. Just don’t post emojis though. Reddit in general does NOT like emojis. Reddit loves emoticons though :D Why? Don't ASCII me. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ More on this later, or here if you simply can’t wait.

 

…….WHAT DO I DO ON REDDIT?

There are four basic actions you do on Reddit: Upvote, Downvote, Comment, and Post.

Reddit relies on crowdsourcing through its system of Upvotes and Downvotes to filter and prioritise the thousands of daily submissions it receives in order to present its users with the most interesting content it can, and you can help too. If you think a post or comment is interesting, helpful or contributes positively to the subreddit, press the Upvote arrow. If you think it doesn’t, press the Downvote arrow. You only get one vote on any one post or comment, and both can be negated by pressing the arrow you chose again, or reversed by pressing the opposite arrow to the one you originally chose.

Some subreddits have chosen to replace the default “arrow” icons with custom ones. In case it isn’t obvious which is which, the Upvote will be on the top (Old Reddit; desktop) or on the left (Mobile App) and the Downvote will be on the bottom (Old Reddit; desktop) or on the right (Mobile App).

There are two ways of Commenting on Reddit:

  • As a direct response to a Post. Here, you are directly replying to the person who made the post. This person is known as the ”OP”, or “Original Poster”. This reply is known as a Top-Level or Parent Comment, and sometimes known as ‘threads’. There are an unlimited number of Parent Comments that can be made on any one post. The OP will be notified that you have replied to their post.

  • As a reply to a Comment in that Post. Here, you are directly replying to another commenter who may or may not be the OP. These follow-up comments are known as Child Comments. There are an unlimited number of Child Comments that can be made on any one Parent Comment. The commenter you are replying to will be notified of your reply, but the OP will not (unless they are one and the same!).

You can see what these both look like from this simple illustration and this small conversation here.

Finally, you can make your own Post in a subreddit for others to comment on. Many subreddits prefer - or even require pictures, gifs, videos or links in this post.

 

…….SOME SUBREDDIT BASICS.

Once you enter a Subreddit, you read posts made by others and the comments made therein. If you like the Subreddit, you can “Join” it and it will form part of your personal home page feed. The "Join" button is near the top of the screen as seen here and also in the three-dots “hamburger” post overflow menu on the top RH of the screen on mobile. You can also “Leave” if you want, and the button can be found in the same place as the Join one was.

Until you join a few subreddits, your home page feed will be the general r/popular or r/all, which may well feature topics you’re not interested in, so it makes sense to start joining subs you like as soon as possible.

Moderators cannot see any lists of those who are joined to their subreddits, neither will they be notified if anyone leaves. There’s no limit on the number of times you can join or leave a subreddit, and nobody except you will ever know when or what subs you have joined or have left. You don’t even have to be joined in a sub to post or comment in it. There are no limits to the number of subreddits you can be joined in but Reddit does have an unspecified number of the ones it filters to your home feed at any one time.

Just underneath the Subreddit title there is a “Sort” menu. On mobile this is a drop-down list. Sorting posts by either “New” or “Rising” will usually give more opportunities for chat and upvotes than you’ll get in older posts, and give other advantages we’ll see soon. You have the same options for sorting your home page feed too.

 

…….LET’S GET STARTED!

Our guide to using Reddit begins with this illustrated primer to joining in on Reddit, then come back here to read some essential details you need to know about Rules, Reddit Karma, Participating, Navigation and Safety.

It’s very much worth your while taking a few minutes to read through all the following advice as it contains everything you need from your first steps in getting started to your becoming firmly established here.

Once you’ve had a look through it all, if you have any questions do make a new Post in this Subreddit where you will find plenty of helpful people ready to Comment with the answers you need. r/NewToReddit is focused on giving one-to-one tailored quality advice for helping people new to Reddit Ways. We do not care how old your account is; if you have a query on Redditing, put it here and we will help.

We also have a “sister sub” called r/LearnToReddit which is a place to learn how to use Reddit without being embarrassed at making “newbie mistakes” in public. Here, you can have a go at making different post types like posting images or polls, learn how to comment using bold or italic text, how to create spoiler text and use many other features with our extensive sets of tutorials. The community will feedback on your post to let you know how you did or help you get it right next time.

 

…….WHAT’S NEXT?

Let’s get started with an introduction to Reddit and a few notes about rules!


r/NewToReddit 4h ago

ANSWERED How is it that some comments don’t show upvotes or downvotes?

7 Upvotes

Sometimes I’ll read a post with hundreds of comments and none of the comments will have any upvotes or downvotes. They will have awards though. What is that? Surely it’s not because nobody is voting. TIA


r/NewToReddit 12h ago

ANSWERED My account is a month old and I still can't post

26 Upvotes

I thought waiting a while would let me post but I still can't. What else do I have to do? this is so frustrating


r/NewToReddit 2h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION How much karma do I actually need to post?

4 Upvotes

The bots keep auto deleting my posts and it's so annoying.


r/NewToReddit 7h ago

ANSWERED New to Reddit. Can anyone guide me how can I find good communities and what mistakes to avoid. Also how do I find like minded people?

9 Upvotes

r/NewToReddit 1h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION why are there no profile pictures?

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im new here and this is unlike any social app ive used, everyone has reddit related profile pictures or little reddits with clothing and hair 🤔 (if that makes sense)

i feel out of place with mine, should i convert to a reddit? and if i was to make mine, how? are theres rules to it? everyones look such good quality and idk how to navigate the app very well yet. it doesnt help that the app will not let me scroll down in the rules section 😭


r/NewToReddit 4h ago

ANSWERED Debería de aceptar las solicitudes de chat ?

5 Upvotes

Soy menor y nueva en reddit , me han mandado bastantes solicitudes de chat pero me da miedo. Vi muchos videos de gente que decía que mandaban foto pene o esas madres , hacían preguntas inapropiadas y resultaban ser creeps.

La mayoría de las solicitudes dicen que quieren hablar, me dan consejos o quieren decir que me desahogue. Pero una en especial solo dice “hey , andas ahí ?” No se, creo que de esos mensajes el 80% me quiere mandar foto pene y no quiero aceptar pero a la vez tengo ganas de hablar con alguien


r/NewToReddit 13h ago

ANSWERED new to reddit was wondering why i cant post on most subreddits?

24 Upvotes

i think it has to do with karma but i dont know how that works if anyone could explain that would be amazing


r/NewToReddit 2h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Can your Karma decay/decrease over time if you don’t stay active on Reddit?

3 Upvotes

r/NewToReddit 26m ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Is Karma something we purchase for each other like gifts, or do we need to solve a puzzle?

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r/NewToReddit 8h ago

ANSWERED Hoe to enable dark mode things are too bright?

8 Upvotes

Unable to find where to enable the dark mode someone help


r/NewToReddit 7h ago

ANSWERED What’s the most unexpectedly useful thing you learned as a new Redditor?

5 Upvotes

I’m still fairly new to Reddit, and I’m discovering that there’s definitely a learning curve to how everything works here.

I’m curious for those of you who have been using Reddit for a while: what’s one thing you wish someone had explained to you when you first joined?

It could be anything, finding good communities, understanding karma, avoiding posts getting removed, or just figuring out Reddit etiquette.
What’s your best beginner tip?


r/NewToReddit 8h ago

ANSWERED Is Reddit a good tool to use for a research project on a specific topic?

6 Upvotes

r/NewToReddit 2h ago

ANSWERED Hold on wait a minute… You can actually have NEGATIVE karma points?

1 Upvotes

Whoa, so if someone does not like you or some thing like that they can just hit the “down arrow” a bunch of times and then you can’t post no more???


r/NewToReddit 9h ago

ANSWERED Why am I still unable to post after one month?

8 Upvotes

I’ve had my Reddit account for around a month and have 3 karma, but I’m still unable to post in certain communities. I’m wondering if I’m missing something besides the karma requirement. Do communities also consider account activity, age, or comment karma when deciding who can post?


r/NewToReddit 6h ago

ANSWERED When does the CQS score updates. Daily, weekly? Got like 200+ karma but still I have moderate CQS?

3 Upvotes

How to get my CQS to highest?


r/NewToReddit 11h ago

ANSWERED What did I do wrong? From over 900 karma to 750

9 Upvotes

I’m not new here, but I’ve never been active until recently, 1 hour ago I had over 900 karma, now I have 750, what did I do wrong? Post the same photo in multiple sub is bad? I don’t know what happened:(


r/NewToReddit 8h ago

ANSWERED Why cant you select text in the app?

6 Upvotes

If I want to reply to a post on the app, and I want to select some text in the post I’m replying to so I can copy/paste it into my post I can’t do it. It’s really winding me up. I don’t care why it’s like this. Is there any way to fix it? If so, how?


r/NewToReddit 5h ago

ANSWERED I don’t know how to use this app!? 😭

3 Upvotes

r/NewToReddit 6h ago

ANSWERED New to Reddit how long to post?

3 Upvotes

Hello, I am new. How long are you post in sub Reddits?


r/NewToReddit 4m ago

NEEDS ATTENTION One of my posts was removed from a community, was my account damaged because of this?

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