https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/1iggnz7/idk_how_to_else_to_gain_karma/
created by Any_Bicycle_1414 on 03/02/2025 at 04:15 UTC
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I've had this account for less than a year now but I'm only actually using it now. I remember I made this to ask something about travelling but I couldnt post because I dont have enough karma, seeing I was only a new account then. And now, I often upvote and sometimes comments on post but I dont know how else to gain karma.
Anyone?
Comment by AutoModerator at 03/02/2025 at 04:15 UTC
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Comment by MadDocOttoCtrl at 03/02/2025 at 04:31 UTC
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There is no guarantee that you will gain karma quickly since you rely on the up votes that other people decide to give you making on-topic and high quality posts/comments.
Some people have used Reddit for years and have almost no karma while others get lucky and have several thousand before the end of their first week. 50-100 combined karma per week is achievable for many people.
If people think Reddit should show something to more people because it is on topic and high-quality they give it an up vote, which eventually raises your karma scores.
When people down vote something it indicates to Reddit to show it to less people because it is off-topic, breaks rules, is a scam, spamming or is "low effort" junk filler. Down votes lower your karma scores.
Karma scores do not change directly 1:1 with votes, Reddit does not share the formula to any of its algorithms, including karma calculation.
You need to participate and make comments. If they are on-topic, interesting, actually funny, helpful or informative other people might upvote them. Timing and luck play a part. Karma does not change 1:1 with votes.
Use the search function with keywords that have anything to do with everything you have some degree of interest in. Just keep trying out groups that connect to any of your various interests until you run across some that allow you to comment, many groups only restrict posting. Look for posts that are new and don't have a lot of comments already so your comment has a better chance of being seen.
If you post and comment frantically, it looks like bot activity and might trigger the anti-spam shadow ban algorithms. Reddit doesn't reveal the signals that it uses, but a lot of activity too quickly is probably risky.
With over 130,000 communities there’s not just a group for everyone, but dozens that would appeal to any particular person. There are thousands of smaller and niche groups that you can participate in right now and build up a good reputation because they can handle the amount of abuse that they get and have no minimum requirements.
If you tried out 20 new communities every day you'd work through them in about 18 years.
Use the search function. What are the topics that if someone brings up you just can't shut up about?
You can also try out some of the groups from our list[1] of ones that are friendly to new users. They have no minimum requirements or very low ones.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/index/newusersubs/
Larger and more popular groups will set minimums for account age and karma scores so the hundreds of site abusers who just made a new account can't storm in and cause problems. They want you to go out, get the hang of Reddit and build up a reputation just like when you move to a new town where no one knows you. You are knocking on the door of a party that has been going on for a while as a stranger asking to be let in.
You don't act the same way at a farm, a church, a paintball field and a noisy sports bar. Each group here is just as unique: how folks are expected to act, what's OK and what's not can be radically different.
Being a new user you should avoid arguments and controversial statements. Getting a lot of downvotes can cause you to end up with negative karma. Many groups then block you since mostly trolls have negative karma. When you start a new job you don't want to come in hot throwing around extreme opinions or arguing with your coworkers if you want to keep that job.
This the tip of iceberg, we go into more detail in our FAQ[2], and you can read our wiki index here.[3] Loads of Reddit slang and customs are described at our r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit.
Comment by Fit-Zebra2521 at 03/02/2025 at 04:26 UTC
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I don't think there is another way apart from posting and commenting.
Comment by [deleted] at 03/02/2025 at 04:28 UTC
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Comment by Far-Introduction2907 at 03/02/2025 at 05:49 UTC
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You don’t earn karma by upvoting others. Only when people upvote your posts and comments will you earn karma.
To build your karma, posting and commenting in New User Friendly Subs with Low to No karma requirements is good, where you can accumulate karma for the time being. Here is a list of them made by the mods:
https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/index/newusersubs/[1][2]
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/index/newusersubs/
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/index/newusersubs/
1. Try to be the first on commenting a post, and don’t talk about controversial topics/get into arguments, since these will (very) likely make your posts downvoted, which leads to the losing of karma (Potentially a lot at one time, if in popular subreddits)
2. Instead, read the OP’s post carefully before commenting, and do some research. This will prevent you getting off topic, while you will also produce more good quality content.
3. Post MEANINGFUL content there. One word comments do not help and will even lower your karma score. Avoid using emojis.
4. And most importantly, match the mood of that specific sub. For example, don’t comment with jokes and memes in a ‘disease-related’ sub.
5. When you post in these subs, try reasoning with the audience (redditors). In your comments, show your knowledge and passion about the subject matter.