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Highlighting a community’s post requirements and making it clear what post types are and aren’t allowed in different communities.
This sounds like it has promise.
I would really love it if the admins could find a way to get the users more informed on the overall rules of the whole website, as well as getting them to take a look at the subreddit rules at least briefly before first participating there.
Just spitballing, but maybe some kind of relatively easy quiz/test thing that only really just ensures a basic level of awareness of the sitewide rules and polices, at least.
It's really frustrating to get people spamming off-topic content and then acting entirely confused when it's removed. Or when we get used as tech support because the official app is so buggy that users can't figure out how to post, or do other things. Better error messages such as "this subeddit doesn't allow crossposting" or "this subreddit doesn't allow video" as opposed to what feels like a place-holder error message of "Oops, something went wrong" next to a shrugging snoo.
I think if you could figure out a way to raise the overall "reddit literacy" of the participating users here, it would go a long way toward improving the experience for everyone.
Comment by kriketjunkie at 02/06/2022 at 19:08 UTC
35 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Hey—This is a really great call out, and “Reddit literacy” is something we absolutely want to improve. We have a few initiatives around onboarding new redditors into communities as well as plans to talk directly with moderators to understand these types of concerns. With all of that said, it does make sense to also ensure new redditors understand not only the rules within a community but our Content Policy as a whole. Thanks for this feedback—we’ll look more into it, and would be interested in hearing more from you (or others) if there are ideas you have on what else you’d like to see.
Comment by Tothoro at 02/06/2022 at 19:03 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Agreed. It's discouraging to see how many people give up because they don't understand Reddit, and frustrating when people take it personally and lash out as a result. Both happen far more than they should.
Comment by llamageddon01 at 03/06/2022 at 01:27 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Send them over to us at r/NewToReddit. We have a complete new user guide **Reddit and Karma Explained**[1] and a dedicated team of mods and flaired helpers with endless patience and understanding.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/p8t966/reddit_and_karma_explained/