Comment by llamageddon01 on 23/10/2021 at 15:02 UTC*

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View submission: The NewToReddit Encyclopaedia Redditica v2

PSA

“Public Service Announcement”. In my younger and more vulnerable years, a Redditor gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. So, here’s a llama PSA of some essential tips for safe early Redditing I wish I’d known about when I first joined:

Always browse a subreddit first to get a feel of the place and read its rules[1] before participating in it, as they may have “forbidden” topics or strict formats to their content;

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnToReddit/comments/pjsazs/finding_a_subreddits_rules/

Never comment on a post showcasing cool merchandise such as t-shirts, mugs, prints, stickers etc as it will invariably be a spambot[2] and you’ll be branded as an accomplice;

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/FruitsBasket/comments/dcnuyv/psa_there_is_a_tshirt_scam_ring_active_on_reddit/

Never post or comment anywhere offering Reddit Karma or upvotes in exchange for yours in return as these “karma farms” violate Reddit’s sitewide rule 2 and may get you a Preemptive Ban[3] from an increasing number of subreddits.

3: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhqwr1l/

Always be sparing in your use of emojis as some subreddits absolutely hate them[4].

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/the_newtoreddit_encyclopaedia_redditica_v2/hhii6jr/

**Public Information Broadcasts**

You might like this parody of old-style newsreels on the history of The Elegant Reddit Upvote[5].

5: https://youtu.be/FHhnxJjJLRA

For those of us in the U.K. of a “certain age”, Public Information Broadcasts[6] were a staple of our viewing, and are often discussed[7] on some of the subreddits[8] about the United Kingdom[9], especially since the wonderful National Archives have made them all available in one glorious collection[10]. Another superb collection of old newsreels can be found here[11].

6: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/the-public-information-films-well-never-forget/p06vh8tr

7: https://www.reddit.com/r/BritishTV/comments/dcafmv/public_information_films/

8: https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/fgiuyn/uk_public_information_films_used_to_be_brutal/

9: https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/comments/65bj0e/the_best_ever_public_information_film_ever/

10: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/view_all_films.htm

11: https://www.britishpathe.com

*Because there is a Subreddit for everything:**

r/pifsandpsas is for posting, viewing, and discussing public information films (PIFs) and public service announcements (PSAs), and r/PSA is for your Public Service Announcements.

Comment by llamageddon01 on 23/10/2021 at 15:02 UTC*

PSA

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