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View submission: Reddit and Karma Explained
Like every new thing you start, you just have to know a few ground rules first then the rest will follow.
Think of your early Reddit participation as starting a brand new video game. You may be a pro gamer but with any new game you still have to do the first few beginner and tutorial levels to earn enough Experience Points (XP) to unlock more levels. If you know what you’re doing, you’ll get through those early levels with ease and very soon be enjoying the full game, and it’s much the same on Reddit too.
Firstly, you need to know that new or “low Karma” accounts are in a kind of “probationary period” and subject to certain restrictions (including usage of our direct messaging options). These restrictions aren’t personal[1], and it won’t be long before they’ll gradually start to lift once you start getting established here.
May I ask that you please familiarise yourself with Reddit’s User Agreement[2], along with our Content Policy[3] before going any further. These are our sitewide rules which apply to every single Subreddit, Moderator and Redditor. We also have a “Code of Conduct” called “Reddiquette”[4] which you should also adhere to. Here are Reddit’s official guidelines on Rules and Reporting[5].
2: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement
3: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy
4: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439-Reddiquette
5: https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/categories/360003247491-Rules-Reporting
Every single Subreddit (sub) is its own self-contained unit within Reddit. It has its own rules that visitors must follow to participate. They can be used as reasons to report or ban posts, comments, and users, so it’s important to read through the specific rules of an unfamiliar sub *before* contributing to avoid unintentional infractions.
It also has its own Moderators, preferred Post format and Karma entry requirements all totally unique to that community. The moderation style will change from sub to sub and rules which may be quite loosely interpreted in one sub might be tightly enforced in others.
For various reasons these rules and guidelines may not all be in one place, so here’s our comprehensive guide to finding any subreddit’s rules[6]. Some subs will have an F.A.Q. List, and many will have a Wiki. Mobile users can find more information by swiping down on a subreddits’ front page to reveal a see community info[7] menu. Unfortunately for mobile users, a subreddit Wiki is currently not fully compatible with the official Reddit app. Opening the Wiki in a browser will work, though not an ideal solution.
6: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnToReddit/comments/pjsazs/finding_a_subreddits_rules/
7: https://i.redd.it/4efgsk49jbfb1.jpg
Our own rules are found in our Sidebar[8] for desktop or browser versions and the see community info[9] menu for the mobile app.
8: https://i.redd.it/oo387umxmbfb1.jpg
9: https://i.redd.it/4efgsk49jbfb1.jpg
We cannot hope to cover every specific possible instance, but these rules should give you a good idea about what content is okay in this community, and more importantly what is not. You can see an insight into our own particular moderation style here[10] and unlike most other subs, we post a monthly Rule Round-up[11] as a general reminder for our users. We also have a Moderation Policy[12] which I invite you to read.
10: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/15emldp/rules_rules_ya_gotta_have_em/
11: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/?f=flair_name%3A%22Rule%20Round-Up%22
12: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/policy/
Here is a shortened list of our rules in r/NewToReddit. The reasons behind them can be found here[13] and we strongly advise you to read this full version before participating here as we enforce our rules quite rigorously.
13: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/rules/
r/NewtoReddit's purpose is helping people navigate Reddit. We are not a complaints department or Reddit employees, and we have no way to change how Reddit operates. Like all things, Reddit is imperfect, and we will do our best to help you understand using various aspects of it. As noted in our Moderation Policy[14], we reserve the right to remove content for any reason. Final decisions are up to the moderators of r/NewToReddit in the spirit of these policies. Arguing for a narrow interpretation in order to bypass these rules isn’t allowed.
14: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/policy/
15: https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/NewToReddit
16: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/friends
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