Reddit 101

Post Embed Information

• What is it?
• What happens if the post is edited or deleted after it’s been embedded in an article?
• Where does the embed link to?
• What about comments—will you be supporting embeddable comments?
• Where do I go to provide feedback?

Basics

• What is Reddit?
• Can anyone post on Reddit?
• How is a post's or comment's score determined?
• Is Reddit available in languages other than English?
• What is karma?
• What is gold?

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Communities

• What are communities or "subreddits"?
• How do I follow/subscribe to a community?
• How can I find more communities?
• How many communities can I follow/subscribe to?
• Do communities have their own FAQs?

Posting & Commenting

• Why didn't my post show up?
• What can I do to get my posts noticed?
• I made a mistake in my post title, how can I edit it?
• How do I format my comment or post?
• Is posting someone's private or personal information okay?
• Is posting political campaign information okay?

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Rules & Reporting

• What is report abuse?
• Reddiquette
• Press & Media
• What are the rules?
• What content is illegal?
• What constitutes spam? Am I a spammer?

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Moderators

• Modmail
• What is a moderator?
• How do I become a moderator?
• Where can I find more information about moderation?
• How can I tell who moderates a community?
• What if moderators are bad or ineffective?

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My Account

• I forgot my password, but never registered an e-mail. Can I still reset my password?
• I want to change my username. Do I have to start a new account?
• Is it okay to create multiple accounts?
• I've been banned. Why? How do I get unbanned?

More Answers

• What do these expressions mean?
• What do all these acronyms mean?
• What is Reddit written in?
• Will you remove something defamatory about me or my friend?
• Who should I write to if I have a problem or question?
• I want to make something with the Reddit mascot (Snoo) on it.

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Affiliate links

• How do I opt-out?
• Why are you using a third party instead of just implementing it yourselves?
• What if I don’t want Reddit affiliate codes added to my links?
• What happens to my links that contain affiliate codes already?
• When does Reddit add an affiliate code to outbound links?

The frontpage and subscriptions

• Can I rearrange the list of communities in the top menu?
• How do I copy my subscriptions from one account to another?
• Some of my subreddits keep disappearing. Why?
• I unsubscribed from a subreddit but it is still on my front page
• Is /r/all my "frontpage"?
• The "MY SUBREDDITS" dropdown menu disappeared. Why?

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Voting and karma

• Why do the number of votes change when you reload a page?
• Why do some comments show [score hidden] instead of the total number of votes?

Submitting / Posting

• I made a submission, but the link doesn't work; it got turned into a self post
• How do I submit a picture/photo/comic to reddit?
• Why am I being told "You're doing that too much..."?
• Why aren't my posts showing up?

Messages, PMs, inboxes

• Blocking unwanted contact
• My inbox is constantly orangered, but I haven't received any new messages! Is this a bug?
• Can I delete messages in my inbox?

Creating subreddits

• How do I delete a subreddit I created?
• How do I create a subreddit?

Your reddit account

• How do I deactivate my account?
• How do I get flair (the text/image next to my username)?
• When is my cake day? (reddit birthday)
• Someone who hasn't posted in X years/days/months has the username I'd prefer to have, can I have it?
• Is it possible to change my username?
• I forgot my password, but never registered an e-mail account. Can I still reset my password?

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General reddit features and policies

• Are there any other useful links for reddit help?
• Are there options to have features not native to reddit?
• I have 'saved' some posts for later reading; where are they?
• I have found a community/subreddit with content that I am offended by, and I think it should be banned or removed
• Why can't we filter out users / topics that we don't like?

Bugs / Problems in reddit

• Report a Bug
• There are missing comments in a thread
• I don't seem to be getting a notification for replies to my submission
• All posts have a "just now" for the submitted time. How do I fix this?

Account and Community Restrictions

Account Restrictions

• Suspensions
• Modmail muting

Community Restrictions

• Banned Subreddits
• Quarantined Subreddits
• Private Subreddits
• Restricted Subreddits
• Gold-Only Subreddits

Reddit Apps

Android ~ The Official Reddit App

• Where can I download the official Reddit App for Android?
• Where is feature X, Y, Z?

iPhone ~ The Official Reddit App

• I cannot gift gold in the Official Reddit App
• Where can I download the official Reddit App for iOS?
• Where is feature X, Y, Z?
• Why do all the comments in some posts show as +1?

Other Apps

• I have a problem in Baconreader/Relay/Sync/Narwhal/Pics/etc.
• Why is my PRO membership not transferring over to the new Alien Blue app?
• Alien Blue: Restore PRO membership
• I accidentally deleted Alien Blue and it is no longer on the App Store!

Advertising

Basics

• How Reddit Ads Work
• Ad Specs
• Audience and Demographics
• Pricing and Billing
• Advertiser Community
• Glossary

Best Practices & Tips

• Best Practices: Ad Copy for Reddit Ads
• Engaging in the Comments Thread
• Brandiquette
• Case Studies

Create Ads

• Setting up an Account
• Step by Step: How to Create an Ad
• URL Redirects
• Submitting Payment
• Ad Schedule and Delivery

Targeting

• Targeting by Interests
• Targeting by Platform
• Targeting the Frontpage and Collections
• Targeting Subreddits
• Targeting Locations

Manage Ads

• Traffic and Reporting
• Editing, Pausing, and Viewing your Ads
• Adding New Campaigns and Creatives
• Comments Thread

Payment

• Accepted Payment Methods
• Billing Information
• Declined Payments
• Receipts
• Refunds

Policies & Guidelines

• Reddit Advertising Policy
• Ad Approvals
• Advertising Terms: Self Serve Platform
• Privacy and Security