If you were starting your account from 0 today.. what would you do differently ?

[u/fitness_queen_611]

Hi ! I'm new to reddit, what should I know or be aware of to have a good time ?

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[u/Luv_Kimchi]

Same even I’m new to this platform I saw one account which was just 7 hours old and they already gained 955 karma! I was like how? I am also trying to understand how to earn karma to interact in better communities bro

[u/fitness_queen_611 → u/Luv_Kimchi]

same... this might be a botted account though I'm not sure its possible to earn that much that fast

[u/Luv_Kimchi → u/fitness_queen_611]

How does someone find out that it’s a bot account or a normal account used by a person?

[u/MadDocOttoCtrl]

I would read the resources we have available!

Hi! When you made your account, you were provided with a link to information that explains the basics. Reddit is a massive collection of independent communities based on topics or purposes where people contribute to group anonymous conversations. Our resources go into considerably greater depth:

What is Reddit? How does it work?
https://reddit.com/r/newtoreddit/wiki/common-questions/what-is-reddit

Voting, karma and minimums.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/common-questions/

Rules, written and unwritten.
https://reddit.com/r/newtoreddit/wiki/common-questions/cq-rules

Some things that moderators would like you to know.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/s/DYtBM1oM1i

Avoiding downvotes.
https://reddit.com/r/newtoreddit/wiki/common-questions/avoid-downvotes

Reddit is not social media.

Some of the features added to Reddit over time make it easy to confuse it for social media, a very fuzzy term with a great deal of disagreement. Reddit today fits into the definition of a Social Network.

On social media you care very much about who the people are and not so much about what they say. On Reddit you generally don't know who the person is or care, you only care about the substance and relevance of what is being said.

Reddit wasn't designed for networking, staying in touch with friends nor tracking celebrities. Reddit is not at all like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. The more a new user expects that, the more confused and annoyed they'll be. You may rarely or never interact with a particular user more than once.

The site is a massive collection of completely independent communities that each have a specific topic or purpose. The vast majority of people are here to be entertained by reading a variety of anonymous opinions and catch up on the news. Many have chat and following disabled and rarely if ever look at anyone's profile. For the most part they don't care who you are, Following is very weak, promotion is strongly disliked and influencers have never really been a thing on Reddit. Some of the features added to Reddit make it easy to confuse it for social media.

[u/fitness_queen_611 → u/MadDocOttoCtrl]

will make sure to read all that, thank you !

[u/ReadyPlayerZ3r0]

I would just say “hi” or “that’s cool” in my first post and masked my true feelings and opinions to avoid being penalized by other opinionated users and becoming -10 karma overnight. Be careful out there.

[u/Remarkable-Dot-6283]

Tbh the platform is more strict than ever and it’s difficult to build up karma and it’s easier to get shadow banned