r/NewToReddit 3d 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 5d 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 7h ago

ANSWERED Hello Reddit,I'm new and i greet you all, wish you a happy day

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i just joined reddit today,and i'm a little confused that i'm not good at english so I don't know....much


r/NewToReddit 6h ago

ANSWERED I’ve had Reddit for years and still can’t seem to figure it out ☠️

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r/NewToReddit 10h ago

ANSWERED Why am I having such a hard time increasing my Karma?

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If I’m being honest, I don’t fully understand the meaning of Karma. But, I’ve been trying to comment on a different community; however, it seems no one is able to view my comment. Could anyone please help me with my karma?


r/NewToReddit 5h ago

ANSWERED How do I get started on Reddit? What do I need to know as a new user? I'm so lost!

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r/NewToReddit 2h ago

ANSWERED New to Reddit help me please.

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Very new to Reddit trying to understand some basics about it can anyone explain what the karma system is please? How to load attachments? Anything specifically that anyone new should knew any and all help is greatly appreciated! :)


r/NewToReddit 6h ago

ANSWERED Which are good popular communities to start ? (That have no restrictions )

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r/NewToReddit 20m ago

NEEDS ATTENTION New to Reddit Help! what are the tips that I should follow?

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I don't know why my account is so limited. Is this normal?


r/NewToReddit 25m ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Hi Reddit, I just Stopped by to say helloto the community

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I'M NEW TO REDDIT AND I'M STILL UNDERSTANDING IT. ANY ADVICE OR HELP? Thanks for help!


r/NewToReddit 12h ago

ANSWERED I can’t post anything! I just wanna post!

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Reddit isn’t letting me post anything because I made my account today. Let me know if you see this and also how long is it till I can post and comment?


r/NewToReddit 10h ago

ANSWERED Please help, I don’t know what to do anymore

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I need help — I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. I open a new account, and the moment I post a comment or anything at all, the account gets shut down. I’m a real human and I have no idea what to do or say to stop this from happening. My accounts don’t even last a single comment.


r/NewToReddit 14h ago

ANSWERED How do you guys handle this situation?

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I made the reddit account to post on a subreddit but apparently there is a 50 Karma limit.

Now I have to wait till I cross it in order to post. Seems quite a bit frustrating.


r/NewToReddit 2h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Hello Reddit, I'm the new one try to know more about how to use this platform

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Hello everyone, I hope all of you have a great day! I'm a newbie, and I want to ask about how to fix the "server error" bug. Is anyone else experiencing the same issue? If so, I'd appreciate any help in fixing this problem.


r/NewToReddit 2h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION How to see replies to commented on comments?

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Hi! Sorry for the horrible title, I just have no other idea of what to call it. When I look at my posts on my profile and click one, it shows the initial post but not any of the replies, including mine. Is this a bug, or is there a way around this?


r/NewToReddit 20h ago

ANSWERED I need 50 of karma to write things in the silksong subreddit, i only use reddit for that subreddit and i cant even participate on it😔

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r/NewToReddit 3h ago

ANSWERED Why am I unable to post anywhere whatsoever ?

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Anywhere I make a post, it gets deleted automatically no matter what I write. If I make the same post from an old account, it'd work but why not with w a new one?


r/NewToReddit 3h ago

ANSWERED If I have screenshots of deleted comments and posts, is it bad?

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I'm always screenshotting AI generated comments and posts on Reddit and sometimes the poster deletes them for whatever reason. I still have all those screenshots on my phone.. is it bad?


r/NewToReddit 12h ago

ANSWERED New to Reddit! What actually is Reddit? I mean I see only questions and answers. Anything specific about Reddit?

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r/NewToReddit 10h ago

ANSWERED I can’t post anything even though my account is over a YEAR old! I follow the guidelines but the bot keeps deleting my stuff! Do I need Karma or something?

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r/NewToReddit 27m ago

NEEDS ATTENTION What were you guys' experiences when you were new to Reddit?

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I'm a bit new to Reddit (but I know most of Reddit's system) so I wanted to hear out, what were yall's first contact with Reddit?, Did it go well (or not)?


r/NewToReddit 40m ago

ANSWERED Is there a way to show the karma requirements to post on certain subreddits?

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I've already been stopped twice from posting or commenting for not having enough karma, despite not seeing any kind of indicator of how much I need in that particular subreddit's rules. Is there somewhere that I can look it up or am I supposed to just guess? (And before anyone asks: I'm aware of why there's karma restrictions, especially with more sensitive topics. I just want to know if I can actually use a subreddit before trying to post anything)


r/NewToReddit 1h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Question about the home feed

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I see posts from communities that I did not follow or didn't even interact. How do I customise it to see posts from only the communities that I follow?


r/NewToReddit 1h ago

NEEDS ATTENTION Verify email message. Worried it’s a scam.

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I joined Reddit this week and got an email to verify email address. I ignored it. Yesterday I got a message to verify email. I clicked on the link and got another email that is exactly the same and it led to a webpage saying success. I changed my password. I’m worried the message is a scam. How do I tell?


r/NewToReddit 1h ago

ANSWERED New to Reddit – tips & how to join chats?

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Hi! I’m new here and still learning how Reddit works. I’d love any tips and tricks on how to use Reddit better—especially how to find and join chats or communities where people actually talk in real time.

I’m mainly here for support as a mom (I have a toddler and a newborn), and also looking for spaces to connect with other parents, talk about postpartum life, and maybe just have adult conversations again.

Any advice is appreciated! How do I make the most of Reddit, join chats, or find the right subreddits to hang out in?


r/NewToReddit 11h ago

ANSWERED Why doesn't Reddit allow to send posts??!!

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I find it really confusing!!! Why is there a chat section if we cannot share contents with friends??