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View submission: Does Reddit still give out free awards?
That's disappointing. The first time I received an award brightened my day. I enjoyed the opportunity to do the same for others. For newcomers to Reddit like me that tend to lurk rather than engage, the awards were a bit of a carrot and encouragement to engage with others.
Not that we will ever know but I doubt the number of people purchasing coin has increased.
Comment by IWantANewUsernameDMI at 18/01/2023 at 02:31 UTC
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Agreed! I’m very much a lurker, but being able to give free awards made me visit more often, then I started commenting much more frequently, and now I’m a daily user. I’m bummed that they’re gone and feel that it might reduce user engagement. The free awards were already a different type, so those who want to pay for special colors still could.
Comment by panicnarwhal at 20/01/2023 at 12:40 UTC
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saw this coming - a couple of years ago you got a free award every 24 hours. then at some point it changed to every 2-3 days or so. and now they’re gone. i refuse to pay for them - i just put real coins in a coinstar machine the other day to make ends meet lol - so this move is likely just gonna result in less awards.