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View submission: Reddit and Karma Explained
There are plenty of subs throughout Reddit where you’re able to comment - and even post - right away, especially for niche hobbies, some T.V. shows or other fandoms. However, because subreddits aren’t required to disclose their minimum Karma requirements, you’ll just have to use the ol’ trial-and-error method of finding them which can be frustrating.
So, to start you off on your Karma journey, we keep a list of some No-to-Low Karma Subreddits where new users can comment. You may even be able to post on some of them too, but we’ll look at that later. We call this the NUFS (New-User Friendly Subreddits) List.
The subs named on this list are there with permission and can message the mods of r/NewToReddit for removal at any time. They also reserve the right to change their karma minimums at any time, and should you find yourself restricted in that way on any of our NUFS, please send us a Modmail[1] to let us know.
1: https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/NewToReddit
We understand this is a valuable resource you might want to share elsewhere on Reddit. Please may we ask that you **only do this by posting the Wiki link below or the link to this page**. This is because we need to maintain control over the list so that we can edit it as needed. Each sub is only there with permission, and should a sub wish to be removed or changes its rules in the meantime, we need to be able to amend the list which we can’t if you’ve copied it into a post or comment. Also, this means that you’re sharing the most up-to-date version as more subs are added!
Please be mindful not to disclose specific details of community minimum account age or karma requirements of any subreddit, NUFS or otherwise. This is so we are not sharing any information that other mods don't wish us to share.
We keep this list on our Wiki, and mobile users might find it easier to navigate by posting the link into a browser.
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/index/newusersubs
We also list these subs in a Custom Feed[3] which can be found here:
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110mnku/custom_feed/
4: https://www.reddit.com/user/solariahues/m/newuser_friendly_subs/
Should you wish to share this list anywhere else on Reddit, the link to this page is:
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/p8t966/reddit_and_karma_explained/h9srtpt/
Please treat these subreddits with respect; just because their karma requirement is low doesn’t mean the quality of their content should be too. Be sure to read and abide by their rules[6] as with all unfamiliar subs, and unless they say otherwise, no NSFW outside of their remit, no spam, no begging for karma or upvotes, and no repost Karma farming are allowed.
6: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnToReddit/comments/pjsazs/finding_a_subreddits_rules/
Please be careful not to post or comment too frequently on these subs; we don’t want them to think you’re a spammer. As said previously, it might be that your content doesn’t appear on the sub right away. This does not necessarily mean it has been removed; some subreddits filter all new content for review. Where this happens, please give the mods time to review your content, and if it fits the community it will be approved and appear in the sub's feed.
We take a quick look at the communities on this list to make sure they are active, established, well modded, and are relatively newbie friendly at the time of addition, and we do check they're still active occasionally. However, we take no responsibility for their content, and neither is inclusion on this list an endorsement.
We try to make sure that the communities on this list are as inclusive, safe for everyone, and as welcoming to all as possible, and are communities on topics that are not too likely to be very controversial. This tends to preclude communities about religion or politics and polarising topics, and also adult and gore communities.
Our list serves the purpose of enabling new users to make genuinely thoughtful posts and comments in an environment where they can earn their badly needed initial karma. Communities where there is controversy can be hard to navigate, and jumping in unprepared or with easily lost low karma would only further restrict new redditors.
If you do engage with any sub around any potentially controversial topic, we suggest lurking and checking the rules to ascertain the culture of the community **before** engaging, and remember that these communities might be more likely to downvote. Downvotes, especially as a new redditor with low karma, may restrict which subs you can participate in even further, especially if you go into negative karma as noted in a previous part of this guide.
Don’t forget, asking relevant questions or just being affirming with good, interesting, useful or witty comments will attract the upvotes. Do all this without being controversial (there’s plenty of time for that once you’re established if that’s the way you want to roll) and you’ll get your karma sooner than you might think.
Now you’re an experienced commenter, let’s move onto the next part of this guide: Posting.
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