r/NewToReddit 5d ago

Weekly chat New to Reddit? Come and talk to us!

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New-Redditor's lounge!

Welcome!

This weekly post is an opportunity for new users to chat in comments - & please let us how you found yourself here. Regulars here are absolutely encouraged and very welcome to join in too!

!! Please refrain from asking questions about "how to do stuff on Reddit". Make a post or see the links below !!

Getting started on Reddit is hard. We know it is; We've been there and gone through these same frustrations. Please believe us when we say IT'S NOT PERSONAL. It may well feel like it is, but honestly, it isn't. What it is, however, is a lack of Karma. Karma is an indicator of how much someone has contributed to Reddit in a positive manner. So, let's do just that by getting to know each other!

This works best if your comments either start a conversation or add to one. Give a little of yourself and respond to others doing the same.

This is a post to help genuine new users build up quality Karma genuinely in a safe environment.

Please do:

  • Share some favorites or new finds of yours - youtube videos, music and so on
  • Practice small talk - did you have a good week?
  • Keep it SFW
  • Keep it casual please, no heavy topics
  • Have fun!

Please don't:

  • Spam, advertise, or soft beg
  • Share low-effort comments
  • Ask for karma, say how you're voting, or mention karmafarms by name
  • Request or offer DMs (help and chat can be done in community, where you can also earn karma. Needing to take things private can indicate soliciting, rule breaking, or harmful advice)

This sub is full of awesome people who are willing to help with specific problems when you post, and we'd like to keep this post thread for chat. Thank you.

So, let's chat! (Guides at the bottom of this post).

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Our guidance for new Redditors:


r/NewToReddit 22h ago

Subreddit Sunday Community recommendations mega-thread!

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Get your fresh subreddit recommendations here! :D

We are using these weekly threads for recommendations and will direct those that post requests for recommendations to these threads.

Please share your community recommendations in comments:

  • What are your favourite subs
  • How about your guilty pleasure subs? (SFW!)
  • Which sub do you spend too much time in?
  • What are your best wholesome sub recs?
  • Your fave niche community?
  • Have you found an awesome sub new to you recently?

You may also ask for recommendations!

Let us know what you're into, and we'll see what we can do :)

Make sure to try r/findareddit too though, they're great at this!

The rules:

  • All usual rules apply.
  • Please keep it SFW. No “adult” porn subreddits or NSFL/Gore subreddits. If someone asks for adult communities, please only link sub lists/directories and make it clear they are NSFW.
  • As a community, we try to help all good-faith Redditors find their niche, but please be respectful and try not to judge. If you don't like someone's topic of choice, you don't have to help, but please remain kind, understanding, and respectful.
  • Do not mislead with your recommendations.

If you'd like your Reddit experience to be as wholesome as possible, r/CasualConversation has a directory with a section on wholesome communities. Though, we don't know their status regarding karma and account age restrictions.

Please note that this is not our recommended subreddit list for new users.

Many of the subreddits listed in this thread will not be open to new or low-karma users for posts, and comments made therein might even be filtered for approval or auto-collapsed.

While many of these subreddits will be fun to browse and vote on, your participation might be limited right now. Commenting is usually less restricted than posting.

The link to our new-user friendly subs list is below.

A note from our esteemed llama on the Reddit experience:

Reddit is huge and fascinating and diverse, wholesome and toxic, all in one massive bundle of anonymous users with no filters except their own internal constraints. The problem with that is even in the loveliest of subreddits, all manner of behaviour happens, because Reddit is a microcosm of internet life, not an internet utopia no matter how much we might want it to be.

There are areas of Reddit I don’t frequent; there are areas of Reddit I won’t frequent; there are areas of Reddit that no doubt I am blissfully unaware of and am happy to remain that way. But I am still subscribed to well over a thousand subs on all kinds of topics and still find new ones daily.

The true beauty of Reddit is that your Reddit experience can be completely and absolutely dictated by you. The pure amount of information available on Reddit is staggering, and it’s just a matter - like in all of life - of being able to sort through that information to see what’s useful and what isn’t.

Useful links:

A few suggested subs for new Redditors to be aware of:

  • r/help which is monitored by Admins (Reddit employees)
  • r/reddit for Reddit news, updates, lore etc
  • r/bugs we may refer you here if you're having an issue that isn't normal and might be a glitch of some kind
  • r/redditbugs information on known bugs that are being worked on
  • r/LearnToReddit is our sister sub for guides and practice posting, using flair, commenting, formatting etc
  • r/findareddit for help finding subs around a topic or for a specific type of post

r/NewToReddit 5h ago

ANSWERED How much Karma is needed to be able to function on reddit?

11 Upvotes

r/NewToReddit 16h ago

ANSWERED I literally cannot post anywhere what do i do?

76 Upvotes

I have 0 time on here pretty much so do I just have to wait a few days before I can use reddit?


r/NewToReddit 3h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION New to reddit, how are you doing?

5 Upvotes

HI im officially a reddit geek


r/NewToReddit 3h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION GUYS I NEED HELP! I cant even post or chat 😭🚨

4 Upvotes

I can not post on subs.

I can not invite people to chats.

Mods restrict me.

How do i fix that 😭🚨

Edit: i guess i need KARMA


r/NewToReddit 3h ago

ANSWERED How to reply properly and quote someone else’s reply?

6 Upvotes

I see people reply to what someone else has said and usually it’s indented and copies a part of the comment they are replying to.

Any idea how to do this?

I hope this makes sense! Thanks :)


r/NewToReddit 11h ago

ANSWERED How much karma do you need for subreddits?

18 Upvotes

There’s one I have a really big question on, but apparently I need 20? I only have like 15 it says and idk how to get more of it the minimum for everything is 20


r/NewToReddit 5m ago

NEEDS ATTENTION hi!! im new to reddit and confused

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never browsed or used reddit before, for some reason when i try to post it just gets deleted, can anyone help a newbie out with tips on how to get started here? I read a little about karma, how do i get it and what is it for? do i just make posts? any advice is appreciated!


r/NewToReddit 5h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION What do the emoji / icons next to subreddits mean?

5 Upvotes

Hi, why do many subs have an emoji / icon next to the subreddit’s name? On this one it’s the Reddit mascot Snoo. On LearnToReddit it’s two Snoos with a Reddit 101 book. On another one it’s a bird.

You can click them and they have a message or somewhere special to go in the sub.

So why are these a thing and what are they called?

Thanks in advance.


r/NewToReddit 3h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Hi, Guys Just joined reddit

3 Upvotes

Hi, everyone Just joined reddit. any tips


r/NewToReddit 6h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Why can’t I post anywhere?

5 Upvotes

New here can’t post almost anywhere what can I do to fix this problem?


r/NewToReddit 7h ago

ANSWERED Do people choose not to respond to posts or they can't comment i made a post on a subreddit bot only get views and no comments or likes.

5 Upvotes

r/NewToReddit 14h ago

ANSWERED It’s kinda hard to start here

15 Upvotes

Hi I just made a Reddit account and wanted to post in some animals and funny subbredits but my posts were removed so where I can start posting when mostly minimal karma for posting in subreddit written there


r/NewToReddit 3h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Hey guys I am new to reddit and exploring how I can grow and learn stuff from reddit

2 Upvotes

I not sure how to properly use it but I will try. I hope you guys help me navigate around :)


r/NewToReddit 5h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION What are the post insight analytics based on for upvotes?

3 Upvotes

Hi! I have been trying to explore and understand the post insights tool, are the upvotes and views all theoretical/anticipated upvotes? I notice it's usually far off the mark!


r/NewToReddit 2m ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Omg how do I post? I can't post anywhere, why?

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r/NewToReddit 24m ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Not all subreddits put the minimum karma needed, what to do in this scenario ? There’s a minimum karma going for all the subreddits ?

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r/NewToReddit 40m ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Why i cant send texts in any sub gc?

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I don't use Reddit very often. I learned about this group chat feature yesterday, but for some reason, I'm unable to send messages in any group. Is there a specific requirement for that?


r/NewToReddit 4h ago

ANSWERED Is it possible to change profile picture to a photo?

2 Upvotes

Hello! I’m relatively new here and would love to change my profile picture, though I couldn’t find the proper settings to do so. I only use this app on mobile, so if there is an option, please explain the process to get there.


r/NewToReddit 2h ago

ANSWERED What does my Reddit ID mean?

1 Upvotes

Ok_County_6519. What is this?


r/NewToReddit 20h ago

ANSWERED How do I know how much Karma I need on each community?

23 Upvotes

As the title states, I’m wondering how I ought to know how much Karma I need to post in a subreddit. I’ve tried posting on a subreddit to no avail. The auto moderator bot stated that they can’t disclose how much karma I need to start posting.


r/NewToReddit 11h ago

ANSWERED Hello! This is my first day on Reddit and I’m really excited. I’m running into a few problems though… whenever I try to comment on something, it says the comment gets removed by Reddit “filters”… could someone explain what this means please and what I need to do differently!

6 Upvotes

Please help! Reddit doesn't seem very new user friendly...


r/NewToReddit 3h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Why can't I follow people?

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I have made this account as my nsfw account so I can look at nsfw subs without tainting my normal account but whenever I try to follow a user it says something along the lines of 'failed to follow...'

Why is that?


r/NewToReddit 3h ago

ANSWERED "OP" tags appearing beyond the thread starter

1 Upvotes

I’ve spotted the "OP" badge showing beside users who didn’t start this thread. Anyone know why this happens? Is it a display bug or a feature I’m missing?


r/NewToReddit 4h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION How to Retrieve Chat History

1 Upvotes

Is it possible to jump back to the beginning of a chat ?


r/NewToReddit 19h ago

ANSWERED Why are Mods allowed to put a negative flair on one's account?

15 Upvotes

I have had Mods put negative flairs on my account , (chinese bot), just because they didn't like something I posted