https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/2yob6r/creating_a_subreddit/
created by Algernon_Asimov on 11/03/2015 at 13:24 UTC*
208 upvotes, 137 top-level comments (showing 25)
A lot of people have been reporting problems with creating a subreddit. This is because the requirements for creating a subreddit changed recently (in February 2015). There are now two criteria for a reddit account to be able to create a subreddit:
This is to make sure that people spend some time participating on reddit and getting to know how it works, before making a subreddit of their own. It also prevents spammers from using brand-new accounts to create subreddits for their spam.
If you find yourself unable to create a subreddit, please check the age of your account and your karma. You may need to wait a few weeks, or build up some karma. Acquiring karma is easy – just find some subreddits you enjoy, and participate. Post some comments and submit some links (non-link posts, or “self-posts”, don’t add to your karma). In short, become part of the community.
This information is also in our FAQ[1].
1: http://www.reddit.com/r/help/wiki/faq#wiki_creating_subreddits
When your account is more than 30 days old, and you have acquired a small amount of positive karma, then you can create a subreddit of your own. To do this, go to your reddits listing[2], where you will see a button called “Create your own subreddit” at the top of the sidebar on the right. Click this button to create your subreddit. You may also find this button in the sidebar of many existing subreddits.
2: http://www.reddit.com/reddits/
Some pointers:
After you’ve created your subreddit, you’ll want to know how to change the style and format, and how to promote it, and how to build it up. There are some good hints in this moderation guide[3] to get you started, and some helpful folks over in /r/ModHelp.
3: http://www.reddit.com/r/raerth/comments/f2xrr/raerths_moderation_guide/
Happy moderating!
Comment by [deleted] at 23/08/2015 at 21:47 UTC
43 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Getting karma is hard if you're nice or actually care about other people's opinions
Comment by [deleted] at 13/08/2015 at 19:00 UTC
18 upvotes, 1 direct replies
it's hard to get positive karma if you are being honest.
Comment by Bombkirby at 17/03/2015 at 21:34 UTC
13 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I have permission to make a subreddit but I'd rather run it on a themed account (the name matches the subreddit content). Any way around that or do I have to make a new account, mingle for 30 days still?
Comment by [deleted] at 03/09/2015 at 20:50 UTC
14 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I can't create my subreddit. Nothing happens after clicking submit. And I don't get any error notifications either. Never mind. placed placeholders instead of actual rules and it was created. your system could at least give some warning hey moron you exceeded the char limit
Comment by V2Blast at 11/03/2015 at 21:40 UTC*
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Thanks for posting this sticky! I noticed a sharp uptick in the number of people asking about this... though at least one of them was a spammer.
Comment by SevenSie7e at 17/03/2015 at 20:08 UTC
6 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Once I have ccomplete these requirements... Can I create an unlimited number of subreddits?
Comment by wormtender at 01/07/2015 at 21:45 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Reddit needs a manual with meticulous details for someone to really fully understand Reddit - seems to be a very confusing and hard to understand place - is that really conducive for success - IF that is your end goal - as i am sure it must be - not to mention MONEY, which EVERYBODY NEEDS. So, wouldn't it be a better idea to at least have ONE LOCATION where someone could go to get ALL of their concerns resolved? From what I am seeing so far in trying to learn about Reddit - AND, i DO want to learn - it just seems a ball of confusion - although i do know there are places to pick up info to learn, it just doesn't seem to be clear enough, but that's just me, i hope. Anyway, if you can please reply and direct me to THE REDDIT MANUAL to WHOLESOME THOROUGHLY INTENSE ENLIGHTENMENT, why - dagnabit - and gee golly - i would be hornswoggled and pleasantly pleased and would love you to the tips of your tiny little toes.
Comment by hollidayty123 at 05/08/2015 at 02:45 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
How do I get this so-called, "Positive Karma", exactly? If someone could leave a reply that would be amazing! Thanks
Comment by chaosclash at 10/08/2015 at 20:25 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
how do you acquire karma? many thanks
Comment by Farrien at 23/08/2015 at 18:07 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Omg. Its too difficult! I need my subreddit for dota 2 addon
Comment by [deleted] at 15/03/2015 at 21:07 UTC
16 upvotes, 1 direct replies
my account is months old, i can't create one!
Comment by globalfilipino at 17/03/2015 at 07:11 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is great information. I am new to reddit but would eventually like to create a subreddit.
Comment by NethanielShade at 18/08/2015 at 14:21 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Hello! I'm currently attempting to create a new subreddit. I (believe) I have enough karma to make one, 94 link karma and525 comment karma. And I've been a redditor for 1 year now. I have everything down on /subreddits/create however when I press the "create" button at the very bottom a red "submitting..." appears for about half a second then nothing else happens. I am on Google Chrome. Any help would be appreciated.
Comment by MuhammadPhobia at 17/03/2015 at 04:26 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Does being a reddit gold member have any effect on this?
Specifically for creating a "gold only" subreddit.
Also, if there is an exception for gold only, can a gold only subreddit be changed to a normal one once the criteria listed here are achieved?
Comment by [deleted] at 19/03/2015 at 04:25 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I'd like to create a subreddit under a different account. Is it necessary for me to accumulate karma on that account or can an admin help me work around that?
Comment by RipgutCannibal at 15/04/2015 at 07:27 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
So what's a subreddit? I'm pretty new to this as my account information reveals.
Comment by varunsin at 17/06/2015 at 11:53 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I have been lurking for more then a year but still didn't have the right amount of karma to get it started :(
Comment by dangerspeedman at 09/07/2015 at 22:55 UTC
4 upvotes, 2 direct replies
This is driving me mad - I am trying furiously to create a sub, but when I finally get to the bottom of the page and click "Create," the little red "submitting..." text pops up for a split second and then goes away. And nothing happens. Am I an idiot? Is there something right in front of my face I'm missing?
Comment by smilingonion at 01/08/2015 at 13:59 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Can someone set up a subreddit called /r/TalesFromYourCabDriverOrRider?
If I do it I understand I am the moderator and I'm not sure what that entails nor no matter what it means that I want to do it
I used to drive a cab and have lots of stories and would rather just tell my stories and not be responsible for the sub
Hopefully my asking this doesn't make me a jerk trying to get someone else to do the work
Comment by [deleted] at 21/03/2015 at 18:53 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 25/03/2015 at 06:59 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by tzipfree at 21/04/2015 at 09:23 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
thanks
Comment by kzlt at 23/05/2015 at 22:11 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
thanks
Comment by pbg21 at 30/05/2015 at 14:51 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Still a bit irritated. Admittedly, my account is not 30 days old, but the account /u/erickjohn4 is younger than mine, has less karma, but has already created multiple subreddits. How is that possible?
Comment by omermuneer at 31/05/2015 at 13:03 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
[Q] [HELP] I need to create my university sub reddit. I have less karma? can anybody help, please?