Reddit 101 – manual for new users

Hello. I am posting this to make new users feel a little more comfortable/understand how reddit works, so that they don’t get scared away from this platform. I’ll also include some tricks here for mobile users.

If you are a new user, I’ll recommend you to read the whole thing.

#Okay so helpful advices here:

1. Don’t ever ask for k-rma/upv-tes. Write a smart/interesting comment that people might actually like, to get your internet points. (Have to censor k-rma and upv-tes because of rules, also, read all the rules in each subreddit before commenting/posting)

2. No emojis. Reddit doesn’t like emojis, not even when used ironically. Stoneface (🗿) is often allowed, though.

3. If you share some sort of an unpopular opinion, it both needs to be well-written and based on logic.

4. Please don’t repost. If you really need that sweet k-rma, do it in an honest way.

5. Don’t be toxic. If someone else is, don’t be it back, towards to them. They might just be having a bad day, and you shouldn’t make it worse. Comment something wholesome!

6. Try to avoid spelling mistakes. Reddit doesn’t like these.

I think that’s it for how you connect to the reddit-hivemind. Oh yeah, last of all, learn from your mistakes. Everyone gets d-wnv-tes on their comments sometimes, just don’t ask why you are getting d-wnv-tes. That will lead to a kind of chain reaction of those.

#So, some writing tricks for reddit

1. This is how you include a link in a word:

[Put your text between these parentheses] (put your link between these brackets)

Also, remove the space between the bracket and the parenthesis, I had to have a space there to make it visible.


2. Using a hashtag in front of a sentence will make the letters big, like a title.


3. If you want to link a subreddit, just write “r/” before the subreddit name, like this: r/teenagers.

Same works with usernames, that will notify them though.

4. *Writing your text in italics can be done by putting an asterisk on each side of a word/sentence.*

An asterisk looks like this: *

5. **Writing bold text can be done by putting double asterisks on each side of a word/sentence.**

6. ~~You can do a strikethrough by putting double tildes on each side of a word/sentence.~~

A tilde looks like this: ~

7. (Click on the white line below)

>!You can do exactly this by… Wait, let me end this sentence first!<

Okay, like this: > ! ! < And instead of the empty spaces, you put text. Also, between the “>” and “!” you should remove the space. I just did it so that I could show you how it’s done

8. ^i’m ^filled ^with ^helium

Yup. To do that, put a ” ^ ” in front of every word that you want to make floaty(?).

If you know more tricks, please comment them below. I’ll add them to this text post and credit you. I know that I have far from all advices in this post