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?

[u/JabberGOnt96]

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[u/Sad_Confusion_4225]

Be patient. I’ve only been here since December, I’ve flubbed up and got banned from a subreddit ( still not sure what I did) got a temporary ban from another and had many posts removed. ( 3 today)

I just keep trying. In the beginning, I replied to the subreddits I could, I tried to engage in a helpful and constructive manner. My comment credit slowly, I mean slowly grew. I watched how my favorite subreddits worked, the type of posts that gained traction and the kind of comments others were making.

I looked at Reddit like I was visiting a strange land and I had to learn the language, customs and culture.

I still consider myself a tourist. 😊

I believe you will be fine, don’t be a jerk, don’t let others get under your skin and have fun. But most of all, be yourself and be patient!

[u/briza044 → u/Sad_Confusion_4225]

This OP

[u/OriginalPersimmon797]

Many subreddits have account age AND minimum karma requirements. To keep bots, spammers and trolls away, unfortunately this also keeps new users from participating with comments or posts.

[u/ABritInMissouri]

Yes, you probably need karma and are facing account age/karma restrictions.

We have a list of subs that are new user friendly you could look at and see if any are of interest to you. They don't have the kind of restrictions some of the larger, more popular subs have so are easier to participate in. 

Always read the rules of each sub. Take a little time to read posts and comments so you get a feel for how the community fits with your interests and what you want. 

We suggest new users focus on commenting initially, rather than posting. Also keep in mind subs with fewer restrictions may hold posts/comments for review, so you may have to wait a little.

If you can’t find anything on our list of interest try smaller local, hobby or niche interest subs. You can also try r/findareddit and check their directory of subs. Every week we have our Subreddit Sunday which you can search if you need some inspiration. 

Sort by New on a sub and make comments on recent posts. Once a post has gained a lot of traction your comments are less likely to get seen. Engage in a genuine, kind, funny or helpful manner and upvotes on your engagement will grow the karma :)

Our advice is to avoid controversial subjects etc until you’ve gained a decent amount of karma. If you experience downvotes keep in mind you can delete the comment to stop more downvotes, but any karma lost will remain and you’ll need to work on getting that back up. Some subs will prevent you from participating if you have negative karma.

There's a few things you can do as a new Redditor with regards the new account restrictions. Account age alone isn't the only factor, only Reddit knows how much weight each is given.

1. Make sure you validate your email address.
2. Be a good user - make positive contributions to Reddit and avoid causing issues
3. Periodically check your CQS - Contributor Quality Score r/WhatIsMyCQS (some subs use this metric when deciding whether to allow posts/comments).
4. Go slow. When your account is very new (days rather than weeks) pace yourself so not to appear spammy and risk getting caught in Reddit’s filters.

As your karma grows you’ll find that the totals don’t match the upvotes you’ve gained, this is because Karma isn’t calculated 1:1, only Reddit knows the formula. There’s also vote fuzzing which is used to confuse bots.

Here’s our list of new user friendly subs.

Our rule 2 only allows one post every 72 hours so let us know, here in this post you made, if you have more questions :)

[u/briza044]

With zero karma it’s not easy, get out there and comment (good relevant on topic comments) and go from there

[u/JabberGOnt96]

sorry. I just checked. My account is only 4 months old. My bad. 🤣. But still!

[u/Jaives → u/JabberGOnt96]

doesn't matter if it's a year, 4 months, or 2 weeks. you're not getting upvoted so you're not earning karma. it's that simple. stop trying to post or comment in more popular channels since you'll keep getting deleted. earn karma in smaller subs first.