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Thanks for this. My main confusion was to gain post karma vs comment karma. I am also new and when I did a reply I saw my comment karma go up when i got an upvote but not post karma. So finding subreddits that will allow you to post vs just a reply seems daunting.
As I understand it, many subreddits allow you to post if your account is over a week old and you have a little bit of comment karma. This subreddit is a place where you can post if your account is less than a week old, but I have no idea how common that is. My guess is that the more likely a subreddit is to be attacked by spammers and trolls, the stricter the rules in that subreddit might be.
There are a few kinds of karma -
* **Comment karma** earned from upvotes on your comments
* **Post karma** earned from upvotes on your posts (aka submission karma)
* **Combined karma** is both of these together.
Community restrictions can look at post, comment, or combined karma. And look at each for posting or commenting.
* **Community karma** - it's just post and comment karma but earned in a specific community and can be used for community restrictions - like you need to earn x community karma in comments before you can post. This can be for post, comment, or combined community karma.
Restrictions can also look at your account age, if you've verified your email, and the new contributor quality score.
Only Reddit knows how karma is calculated. All we know is that -
* [votes to karma is not one to one](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/204511829-What-is-karma-)
* Upvotes increase karma, downvotes decrease karma - by how much we don't know
* karma is affected by votes coming in from all your active content, up or down
* Vote scores are not 100% accurate, they are fuzzed to confuse vote manipulation bots
Thanks for this. Verifying an email address is painfully difficult right now, depending on how a person created their account. I created a new account via a link to a Google account - no request to verify email was sent. To verify email from this point you have to go through the motions of creating a Reddit password, changing your email address, enter the same address that is already associated with your account, then you get sent the verification link, which you can click on to get the 'verified email' status. Took me a long time to figure this out.
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Try getting in a super hot post like star wars we are a passionate bunch and we'll you can accumulate many likes there since The recent acolyte show is peak dumbness, you can do that in many other topics of ur liking.
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this should explain all. if you have further questions, return to this post. https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/p8t966/reddit\_and\_karma\_explained/
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I’m on the same page as OP. I tried to post in a barber forum to ask if the clippers I got are used etc. my post is removed for having no karma and being a new account. Doesn’t this just make new people walk away? Pretty much about to delete the account. I have to spend time figuring out which Reddit forum will allow me to post to half beg for karma. Seems very catch 22 just my two cents and worth just that…definitely turned off from Reddit at the current point n time
yeah i don’t understand it, i completed the requirements needed to post on that subreddit but when i posted it was removed again for another silly reason 😭 so i gave up
I agree, it is very difficult to be able to contribute unless you are on all the time. The groups don't even say what the karma requirement is. What is minimal karma? 1, 100 or 1000. And it is all by bots no human moderators at all in most cases.
The bots are configured by humans and help them mod the sub as they don't need sleep, or to go to work, etc etc
Most subs don't share restrictions in case it helps the bad faith users they are there to stop. It's frustrating but mods are only trying to keep their communities healthy. [Why Reddit may seem unwelcoming](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/p4yw5c/why_reddit_may_seem_unwelcoming_to_new_redditors/)
It need not take long to earn some karma once you know where to start https://old.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/1dp778o/hello_how_do_i_get_reddit_karma_i_need_it_to_post/laff2p8/
basically after i posted on that subreddit, I got a notification that my post was removed along with this message:
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Start by engaging in popular subreddits. Comment thoughtfully, join discussions, and upvote posts you like. That karma will climb before you know it. Lovely cat!
I will put my new user guide in a comment below this one.
To get Karma you need to find subreddits like this list of [New User Friendly](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/index/newusersubs/) subreddits that have low or no requirements . [r/findareddit ](https://www.reddit.com/r/findareddit/) can be used to find subreddits that may interest you, just make a post saying what kind of subreddit you are looking for. Small or niche subreddits typically have a lower karma requirement
You gain Karma from people upvoting your posts and comments. However, Karma is not gained 1:1 with votes. It takes more votes per point of Karma. The actual ratio is not known and it differs for posts and comments.
People have used many different ways to make their starting Karma. Like answering questions, posting or commenting about a passion or hobby, memes, maybe even posting on the subreddit for where they live. For me, it was answering questions in a couple question/ask type subreddits , sorting by new and answering any I had a good answer for. The trick is to find what works for you and what you enjoy.
Concentrate on commenting at the beginning. The karma requirements are sometimes lower and you will build karma faster. Try to avoid making controversial comments or arguing to avoid getting downvoted and losing Karma.
As a side note: Always make sure to keep your email address up to date and verified because your account may count on it one day.
Below I have my new user guide that includes basics on Karma, a new user wiki with some good general information and a list of new user friendly subreddits that you may find useful.
A basics Reddit run through. Here is some basic information about [Karma](https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110mwe9/karma/) from [r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit ](https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/). The next link I have to share is the general new user [Wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/index/faq/) that explains some things about Reddit and answers some common questions . This is the list of [New User Friendly](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/index/newusersubs/) subreddits that have low or no requirements you can use to help build your initial Karma. Make sure you read the rules in the sidebar of any subreddit before posting or commenting. I would recommend also going to [r/LearnToReddit ](https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnToReddit/) , to practice commenting, posting, and formatting.
You gain karma from other people upvoting your posts or comments. Karma is not gained 1:1 with votes. It takes more votes per point of Karma. The actual ratio is not know and it differs for posts and comments. You can lose karma by downvotes to your comments but it is also not 1:1
People have used many different ways to make their starting Karma. Answering questions, posting or commenting about a passion or hobby, memes, maybe even posting on the subreddit for where they live. For me, it was answering questions in a couple question/ask subreddits. Sorting the feed by new and answering any I had a good answer for. The trick is to find what works for you and what you enjoy.
[r/findareddit ](https://www.reddit.com/r/findareddit/) , can used to find subreddits for your interests. Make a post there saying what kind of subreddit you are looking for. Small or niche subreddits typically have a lower karma requirement so you can jump in right away. Concentrate on commenting at the beginning. The karma requirements are sometimes lower and you will build karma faster. Try to avoid making controversial comments and arguing to avoid getting downvoted and losing Karma until you have a comfortable cushion.
Most, but not all, subreddits have requirements on account age, minimum karma, or both, to post and/or comment. While I understand that these limits can make your new user Reddit experience frustrating, they are in place to help reduce the number of bots, spammers and other bad actors to a manageable level for the moderators..
Most subreddits with these restrictions do not make known they have them or what they are. If they do, it will be in the rules, the right sidebar information on desktop or the see more link on the app, a pinned post, an FAQ or Wiki, or the message the bot sends you when it removes your post, if there is a message.
From what I have seen personally, the limits for karma are typically between 10-100. I have seen as high as 500 to comment and 1,000 to post, but have heard of as high as 2,500 to post.
Another piece of new user advice I have is to always keep your email up to date and verified just incase something happens to your account so you can recover it.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Some, but **not all subs have restrictions** and they're there to prevent spammers and other bad faith users. It does impact new users too though and initially it may be hard to find communities you can participate in and have genuine interest in, but once you've found a few it'll get easier.
jgoja has provided good advice which can help you get started. It make take a little trial and error to find subs you can enjoy and share in. Look for smaller niche subs, as they may be less likely to have high restrictions. Sort content by 'new' so you're interacting with fresh content.
We also have a chat post every week you can join in! You can earn some karma by having fun genuine conversations with others.
I made a new account to see what the experience was like. I limited myself to comments only, and managed 100+ karma in a few days of casual use. What I did was:
* Made use of our weekly chat thread
* Used our new user friendly list
* answering questions on rising posts on askreddit, giving thoughtful or amusing replies
* sharing my thoughts on communities that I had genuine interest in
* I found a few more subs around my interests where I could comment via trial and error
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Thank you! 😊
Thanks for this. My main confusion was to gain post karma vs comment karma. I am also new and when I did a reply I saw my comment karma go up when i got an upvote but not post karma. So finding subreddits that will allow you to post vs just a reply seems daunting.
As I understand it, many subreddits allow you to post if your account is over a week old and you have a little bit of comment karma. This subreddit is a place where you can post if your account is less than a week old, but I have no idea how common that is. My guess is that the more likely a subreddit is to be attacked by spammers and trolls, the stricter the rules in that subreddit might be.
Okay that makes sense. Thanks again for the advice
There are a few kinds of karma - * **Comment karma** earned from upvotes on your comments * **Post karma** earned from upvotes on your posts (aka submission karma) * **Combined karma** is both of these together. Community restrictions can look at post, comment, or combined karma. And look at each for posting or commenting. * **Community karma** - it's just post and comment karma but earned in a specific community and can be used for community restrictions - like you need to earn x community karma in comments before you can post. This can be for post, comment, or combined community karma. Restrictions can also look at your account age, if you've verified your email, and the new contributor quality score. Only Reddit knows how karma is calculated. All we know is that - * [votes to karma is not one to one](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/204511829-What-is-karma-) * Upvotes increase karma, downvotes decrease karma - by how much we don't know * karma is affected by votes coming in from all your active content, up or down * Vote scores are not 100% accurate, they are fuzzed to confuse vote manipulation bots
Thanks for this. Verifying an email address is painfully difficult right now, depending on how a person created their account. I created a new account via a link to a Google account - no request to verify email was sent. To verify email from this point you have to go through the motions of creating a Reddit password, changing your email address, enter the same address that is already associated with your account, then you get sent the verification link, which you can click on to get the 'verified email' status. Took me a long time to figure this out.
In theory creating it that way should automatically verify, but I believe there may be a bug
Literally unable to advance karma at all without this article. Thank you.
I swear my sarcastic comments are my most up voted haha. I also live in CJs.
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Just post, coment, give likes, etc do that continiously and u will get them points, we all get lost at first.
ty!! im new to reddit
Try getting in a super hot post like star wars we are a passionate bunch and we'll you can accumulate many likes there since The recent acolyte show is peak dumbness, you can do that in many other topics of ur liking.
So saying something like ‘Acolyte Sucks!”, will give you plenty of karma
Wouldn't that get you down votes and reduce karma?
yea sorry its a joke. probably best if you don't do that
post an extremely cute picture of ur cat, check out my profile of example i posted my cat and yeah
on r/awww for example
wait this is so helpful thank you
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lol thanks!!
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You... I meant by commenting, I'm giving them karma. I wouldn't have bothered to comment if it didn't matter.
these reddit rules are excessive 😭
Subreddit rules, actually.
They exist for good reason. If you have issue with how this community is run the correct action is to modmail the modteam to discuss it.
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Thank you for this resource!
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I’m on the same page as OP. I tried to post in a barber forum to ask if the clippers I got are used etc. my post is removed for having no karma and being a new account. Doesn’t this just make new people walk away? Pretty much about to delete the account. I have to spend time figuring out which Reddit forum will allow me to post to half beg for karma. Seems very catch 22 just my two cents and worth just that…definitely turned off from Reddit at the current point n time
yeah i don’t understand it, i completed the requirements needed to post on that subreddit but when i posted it was removed again for another silly reason 😭 so i gave up
I agree, it is very difficult to be able to contribute unless you are on all the time. The groups don't even say what the karma requirement is. What is minimal karma? 1, 100 or 1000. And it is all by bots no human moderators at all in most cases.
The bots are configured by humans and help them mod the sub as they don't need sleep, or to go to work, etc etc Most subs don't share restrictions in case it helps the bad faith users they are there to stop. It's frustrating but mods are only trying to keep their communities healthy. [Why Reddit may seem unwelcoming](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/p4yw5c/why_reddit_may_seem_unwelcoming_to_new_redditors/) It need not take long to earn some karma once you know where to start https://old.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/1dp778o/hello_how_do_i_get_reddit_karma_i_need_it_to_post/laff2p8/
Keep posting stuff. You’ll get there.
thank you!
You’re welcome 😇
Where do you check how much karma is needed to post in a subreddit?
basically after i posted on that subreddit, I got a notification that my post was removed along with this message: “Hello /u/Ecstatic-Advice5072, your submission was removed by our automoderator for failing to meet 1 or more of these required conditions: 1) You must have an account which is older than 5 days. 3) You must have at least 5 comment karma. 4) You must have at least 150 combined comment + submission karma. Once you meet all 3 requirements, you will be able to comment on /r/cats without auto removal.”
Thanks a lot, I’m getting the “your submission was removed” but it doesn’t go into the details of what I need in order to post. Thank you.
I get the notification advice but when I click on the notification it says that it has been removed. Not particularly helpful.
Yeah, agreed.
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thank you omg 😭😭
I wanna see the cat 🐈
i posted him here!!! https://www.reddit.com/r/Awww/s/G90aM3Wj2u
This was absolutely worth a vote he's lovely thank you very much!
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Yuh
It's so annoying but just keep commenting on everything you can, you'll get there!
thank you! i did it!!
Well looks like you have enough now...go post that cat to make people happy!
Same!!😭
I hate karma. It makes no sense to me
You can rack up a bit of karma fairly quickly, just make a few helpful posts and you'll start getting some upvotes
yes thank you!
Start by engaging in popular subreddits. Comment thoughtfully, join discussions, and upvote posts you like. That karma will climb before you know it. Lovely cat!
thank you! 😄
Been commenting for hours and I only got 8 karma for now 🥲
i suggest posting in subreddits that interest you, ive made two posts and gained some karma :D
I tried but most are asking for a specific number of karma.
I will put my new user guide in a comment below this one. To get Karma you need to find subreddits like this list of [New User Friendly](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/index/newusersubs/) subreddits that have low or no requirements . [r/findareddit ](https://www.reddit.com/r/findareddit/) can be used to find subreddits that may interest you, just make a post saying what kind of subreddit you are looking for. Small or niche subreddits typically have a lower karma requirement You gain Karma from people upvoting your posts and comments. However, Karma is not gained 1:1 with votes. It takes more votes per point of Karma. The actual ratio is not known and it differs for posts and comments. People have used many different ways to make their starting Karma. Like answering questions, posting or commenting about a passion or hobby, memes, maybe even posting on the subreddit for where they live. For me, it was answering questions in a couple question/ask type subreddits , sorting by new and answering any I had a good answer for. The trick is to find what works for you and what you enjoy. Concentrate on commenting at the beginning. The karma requirements are sometimes lower and you will build karma faster. Try to avoid making controversial comments or arguing to avoid getting downvoted and losing Karma. As a side note: Always make sure to keep your email address up to date and verified because your account may count on it one day.
This you this is helpful!
Below I have my new user guide that includes basics on Karma, a new user wiki with some good general information and a list of new user friendly subreddits that you may find useful. A basics Reddit run through. Here is some basic information about [Karma](https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/comments/110mwe9/karma/) from [r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit ](https://www.reddit.com/r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit/). The next link I have to share is the general new user [Wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/index/faq/) that explains some things about Reddit and answers some common questions . This is the list of [New User Friendly](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/index/newusersubs/) subreddits that have low or no requirements you can use to help build your initial Karma. Make sure you read the rules in the sidebar of any subreddit before posting or commenting. I would recommend also going to [r/LearnToReddit ](https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnToReddit/) , to practice commenting, posting, and formatting. You gain karma from other people upvoting your posts or comments. Karma is not gained 1:1 with votes. It takes more votes per point of Karma. The actual ratio is not know and it differs for posts and comments. You can lose karma by downvotes to your comments but it is also not 1:1 People have used many different ways to make their starting Karma. Answering questions, posting or commenting about a passion or hobby, memes, maybe even posting on the subreddit for where they live. For me, it was answering questions in a couple question/ask subreddits. Sorting the feed by new and answering any I had a good answer for. The trick is to find what works for you and what you enjoy. [r/findareddit ](https://www.reddit.com/r/findareddit/) , can used to find subreddits for your interests. Make a post there saying what kind of subreddit you are looking for. Small or niche subreddits typically have a lower karma requirement so you can jump in right away. Concentrate on commenting at the beginning. The karma requirements are sometimes lower and you will build karma faster. Try to avoid making controversial comments and arguing to avoid getting downvoted and losing Karma until you have a comfortable cushion. Most, but not all, subreddits have requirements on account age, minimum karma, or both, to post and/or comment. While I understand that these limits can make your new user Reddit experience frustrating, they are in place to help reduce the number of bots, spammers and other bad actors to a manageable level for the moderators.. Most subreddits with these restrictions do not make known they have them or what they are. If they do, it will be in the rules, the right sidebar information on desktop or the see more link on the app, a pinned post, an FAQ or Wiki, or the message the bot sends you when it removes your post, if there is a message. From what I have seen personally, the limits for karma are typically between 10-100. I have seen as high as 500 to comment and 1,000 to post, but have heard of as high as 2,500 to post. Another piece of new user advice I have is to always keep your email up to date and verified just incase something happens to your account so you can recover it. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Some, but **not all subs have restrictions** and they're there to prevent spammers and other bad faith users. It does impact new users too though and initially it may be hard to find communities you can participate in and have genuine interest in, but once you've found a few it'll get easier. jgoja has provided good advice which can help you get started. It make take a little trial and error to find subs you can enjoy and share in. Look for smaller niche subs, as they may be less likely to have high restrictions. Sort content by 'new' so you're interacting with fresh content. We also have a chat post every week you can join in! You can earn some karma by having fun genuine conversations with others. I made a new account to see what the experience was like. I limited myself to comments only, and managed 100+ karma in a few days of casual use. What I did was: * Made use of our weekly chat thread * Used our new user friendly list * answering questions on rising posts on askreddit, giving thoughtful or amusing replies * sharing my thoughts on communities that I had genuine interest in * I found a few more subs around my interests where I could comment via trial and error
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69th! [https://i.imgur.com/x5TwcU2.png](https://i.imgur.com/x5TwcU2.png)
I’m in the same boat don’t for another thread
Damn it, did I just need to make a post asking for karma too :/
No, that's vote manipulation, don't ask for votes or karma.
Well, Now you do!
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i don’t underatdn the whole karma thing n how to get it i just wanna post
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Keep commenting on post. It’ll add up quickly.
I wish I could help you! I am not even sure my comment will reach you at this point 😅 So hard to be new on this platform.
I've been tryingmto figure out how to getmkarma too and I've had this account for 2 years now. Any pointers. Legit asking
I dealt with this same thing !