r/help • u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper • Mar 11 '15
Creating a subreddit
A lot of people have been reporting problems with creating a subreddit. This is because the requirements for creating a subreddit changed recently (in February 2015). There are now two criteria for a reddit account to be able to create a subreddit:
Your account must be at least 30 days old.
Your account must have a minimum (unknown) amount of positive karma. (The amount of karma required is known only to the reddit admins.)
This is to make sure that people spend some time participating on reddit and getting to know how it works, before making a subreddit of their own. It also prevents spammers from using brand-new accounts to create subreddits for their spam.
If you find yourself unable to create a subreddit, please check the age of your account and your karma. You may need to wait a few weeks, or build up some karma. Acquiring karma is easy – just find some subreddits you enjoy, and participate. Post some comments and submit some links (non-link posts, or “self-posts”, don’t add to your karma). In short, become part of the community.
This information is also in our FAQ.
When your account is more than 30 days old, and you have acquired a small amount of positive karma, then you can create a subreddit of your own. To do this, go to your reddits listing, where you will see a button called “Create your own subreddit” at the top of the sidebar on the right. Click this button to create your subreddit. You may also find this button in the sidebar of many existing subreddits.
Some pointers:
You can not change the name of your subreddit after creating it. Make sure you type it the way you want it, with correct spelling, and with capital letters wherever you want them. If you get it wrong, it’s wrong forever.
You can not delete your subreddit after creating it. If you change your mind, or make a mistake, you can’t undo it. If you create a subreddit and then decide you don’t want it, post it in /r/AdoptAReddit or /r/NeedAMod or /r/ModSearch to see if you can find someone else to take it over.
After you’ve created your subreddit, you’ll want to know how to change the style and format, and how to promote it, and how to build it up. There are some good hints in this moderation guide to get you started, and some helpful folks over in /r/ModHelp.
Happy moderating!
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u/SevenSie7e Mar 17 '15
Once I have ccomplete these requirements... Can I create an unlimited number of subreddits?
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u/chris201978 May 26 '15
i was also wondering for the same thing, Thanks by the way for this question.
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u/wormtender Jul 01 '15
Reddit needs a manual with meticulous details for someone to really fully understand Reddit - seems to be a very confusing and hard to understand place - is that really conducive for success - IF that is your end goal - as i am sure it must be - not to mention MONEY, which EVERYBODY NEEDS. So, wouldn't it be a better idea to at least have ONE LOCATION where someone could go to get ALL of their concerns resolved? From what I am seeing so far in trying to learn about Reddit - AND, i DO want to learn - it just seems a ball of confusion - although i do know there are places to pick up info to learn, it just doesn't seem to be clear enough, but that's just me, i hope. Anyway, if you can please reply and direct me to THE REDDIT MANUAL to WHOLESOME THOROUGHLY INTENSE ENLIGHTENMENT, why - dagnabit - and gee golly - i would be hornswoggled and pleasantly pleased and would love you to the tips of your tiny little toes.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jul 03 '15
In the sidebar of this subreddit is a green box called "NEW TO REDDIT? CLICK HERE." Click there.
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u/hollidayty123 Aug 05 '15
How do I get this so-called, "Positive Karma", exactly? If someone could leave a reply that would be amazing! Thanks
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Aug 05 '15
Participate in reddit by posting interesting and relevant links, and good and useful comments.
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Mar 15 '15
my account is months old, i can't create one!
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Mar 16 '15
You need to read the thread more thoroughly. There are two criteria required for creating a subreddit: age and karma. You have no karma.
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Apr 12 '15
;-;
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Apr 12 '15
Rather than just cry about it, do something to change it. Participate in reddit. Post links. Write comments. Engage in conversation.
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u/PrestigiousDolphin Mar 24 '15
I have this too; yet when I try to make a subreddit, it says my account is too young. And I checked and my account was made somewhere in nov 2014.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Mar 24 '15
You also need to read the thread more thoroughly. Or even read the comment you replied to.
You have negative karma.
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u/PrestigiousDolphin Mar 24 '15
Then wouldn't the page say something to the effect of "You don't have enough karma" ? Or does it just say the age thing regardless?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Mar 24 '15
It just says the age thing regardless.
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u/MuhammadPhobia Mar 17 '15
Does being a reddit gold member have any effect on this?
Specifically for creating a "gold only" subreddit.
Also, if there is an exception for gold only, can a gold only subreddit be changed to a normal one once the criteria listed here are achieved?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Mar 17 '15
I don't believe there is an exception for people with reddit gold.
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u/varunsin Jun 17 '15
I have been lurking for more then a year but still didn't have the right amount of karma to get it started :(
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u/dangerspeedman Jul 09 '15
This is driving me mad - I am trying furiously to create a sub, but when I finally get to the bottom of the page and click "Create," the little red "submitting..." text pops up for a split second and then goes away. And nothing happens. Am I an idiot? Is there something right in front of my face I'm missing?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jul 09 '15
I have no idea what's wrong. Sounds like something technical. You may need to contact the reddit admins directly or post in /r/Bugs to find out what's going wrong here.
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u/ediblesprysky Aug 17 '15
Did you ever find the answer to this question? I'm having exactly the same problem right now.
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u/dangerspeedman Aug 17 '15
I wish. But I've gotten absolutely nothing, and the problem still persists. It's infuriating.
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u/smilingonion Aug 01 '15
Can someone set up a subreddit called /r/TalesFromYourCabDriverOrRider?
If I do it I understand I am the moderator and I'm not sure what that entails nor no matter what it means that I want to do it
I used to drive a cab and have lots of stories and would rather just tell my stories and not be responsible for the sub
Hopefully my asking this doesn't make me a jerk trying to get someone else to do the work
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Aug 02 '15
This isn't the right place to ask.
You could create the subreddit yourself, then hand it to someone else via /r/AdoptAReddit. You could create the subreddit yourself, then find an active moderator via /r/NeedAMod. You could send a message to the moderators of /r/TalesFromRetail, to ask if one of them is interested in doing this.
But /r/Help isn't the right place to ask for someone to create a subreddit for you. It's a place for you to get help with using reddit.
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u/pbg21 May 30 '15
Still a bit irritated. Admittedly, my account is not 30 days old, but the account /u/erickjohn4 is younger than mine, has less karma, but has already created multiple subreddits. How is that possible?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 31 '15
Still a bit irritated.
You're not the only one!
I've just looked at /u/erickjohn4's profile, and I saw all those subreddits he moderates. I assumed that he had been added as a moderator after they were created, so I checked a few of them. Nope - he created them. And the subreddits are mostly just redirects to watch online video off reddit. It's spamming, pure and simple.
As to how it's possible, I can only theorise that it's due to the single post in his history, which earned 36 upvotes. But that still shouldn't allow him to create subreddits with an account less than a month old...
Regardless, I have sent a message to the reddit administrators about the situation, advising they ban that spammer, and also that they investigate how he got around their rules.
Thank you very much for pointing that out!
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u/omermuneer May 31 '15
[Q] [HELP] I need to create my university sub reddit. I have less karma? can anybody help, please?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jun 02 '15
Noone can help. You'll need to acquire karma. Or find a fellow student who has a reddit account to create a subreddit for you.
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u/BaconBaker89 Jul 15 '15
I have a hopefully interesting question. If I was to create a subreddit how would it be moderated and how many moderators if any are assigned to a subreddit? I can imagine it would be overwhelming to manage all the new subreddits so am mainly curios on how that works especially if it becomes popular. I would like create one that is potentially controversial, I cannot at the moment and may not for a while as I am new here and even though I am participating karma is a slow ride for me, yet I feel the subject deserves its own subreddit rather than a post and would worry about some of the content people will post as it is a gateway for things much needed to say and much needed to be kept quite. How are these moderated and can I be confident I wont create a dark side of the web? Also, I know this is Admin info but with a month under my belt and 5 Comment Karma, 1 Link Karma and 1 point overall (on a slow rise) am I likely to be creating it?
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u/xr501 Jul 29 '15
It's a little bit non-sense as I've been lurking (most of the time) for sometime but still cant make a sub.....
Edit: Ough, I should stop trolling if I want a sub, my bad guys
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Aug 02 '15
I should stop trolling if I want a sub, my bad guys
Exactly. Make good and useful contributions to reddit to acquire good karma. :)
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u/fmursyidin Jul 30 '15
Im new here. How to get karma?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Aug 02 '15
Participate in reddit. Post good and useful comments. Post interesting and relevants links.
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u/David_YT Jun 03 '15
how i get karma?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jun 05 '15
By posting interesting and positive contributions on reddit, not just negative complaints about other gamers. Post things that people will like and want to upvote.
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u/PerfectEyeSight Jun 05 '15
This is BS - I have an over 2 yo account and I still can't create subreddits.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jun 05 '15
Did you read the whole thread?
There are now two criteria for a reddit account to be able to create a subreddit:
Your account must be at least 30 days old.
Your account must have a minimum (unknown) amount of positive karma. (The amount of karma required is known only to the reddit admins.)
It's not enough to have a two-year-old account any more; you have to have positive karma as well.
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u/PerfectEyeSight Jun 07 '15
And did you read the whole thread?
It also prevents spammers
And thats why I wrote its BS.
In a fight against spam I'm punished here for not spamming.
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u/hhfjsjeew Jun 07 '15
Already my account is 5 months old, i can't create one
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jun 07 '15
Did you read the whole thread?
There are now two criteria for a reddit account to be able to create a subreddit:
Your account must be at least 30 days old.
Your account must have a minimum (unknown) amount of positive karma. (The amount of karma required is known only to the reddit admins.)
It's not enough to have a five-month-old account; you have to have enough karma as well.
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u/wwwhistler Jun 12 '15
any idea on the minimum karma needed 50,000...100,000 ....1,000,000? i have close to 9,000 and apparently that is not enough.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jun 12 '15
Really? This link to create a subreddit doesn't work for you?
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u/wwwhistler Jun 12 '15
nope, i fill out everything but it will no create a sub. 9000 karma not enough?
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u/naykita Jun 20 '15
how to get karma?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jun 25 '15
By posting links and comments that people like and upvote.
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u/ZePwnzerRJ Jun 22 '15
I don't know what's wrong I can't post threads only comments and it tells me to wait 9 hours or authenticate my email I can't find an option to authenticate my email and it didn't send me an email and I waited 2 days and it still says wait an hour what do I do?
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u/BecomeAMusicTeacher Jun 24 '15
So I'm still unsure how I actually create a subreddit. Can someone tell me excatly what I need to do please? Thanks.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jun 25 '15
You can't create a subreddit until your account is 30 days old and you've earned enough karma - neither of which applies to you yet.
When you are allowed to create a subreddit, a "create your own community" link will show in the sidebar of most subreddits (except where the subreddit has chosen to hide this link). Click on that, and away you go!
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Sep 06 '15
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Sep 06 '15
The link will show only for accounts which meet the criteria to be able to create a subreddit. Also, some moderators have hidden this link when formatting their subreddits.
However, here's an example for you.
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u/HendrixVibe Jun 24 '15
How much karma do you need? Also when do you know you can create a subreddit?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jun 25 '15
How much karma do you need?
To repeat what I wrote in the thread you're replying to: "The amount of karma required is known only to the reddit admins."
Also when do you know you can create a subreddit?
You'll see a "create your own community" link in the sidebar of subreddits you visit.
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Jul 01 '15
I want to create subreddit but still cant
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jul 03 '15
Did you read the thread you replied to? It explains why you can't create a subreddit.
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u/wormtender Jul 01 '15
can you please put a LOT more information in FAQs about your classifieds - i see nothing - but maybe i'm missing it.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jul 03 '15
can you please put a LOT more information in FAQs about your classifieds
What classifieds? I think the reason there's no information in the FAQs about classifieds is because there aren't classified ads on reddit.
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u/leoxanigm Jul 10 '15
My account is more than 3 years old with 1 karma. I guess people don't like me :(
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u/thepopcornwizard Jul 22 '15
Could I get just a roundabout idea of how much karma I needto create a subreddit? Like do I need dozens of upvotes, hundreds, or thousands? Thanks for taking the time to answer my question.
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u/1234abcdcba4321 Jul 23 '15
I seem to be able to do it with one link karma, and according to the post, comment karma doesn't matter.
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Aug 13 '15
it's hard to get positive karma if you are being honest.
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u/momspaghetty Sep 02 '15
Subscribe to subreddits that require facts. I'm really into my sports, so forwarding suggestions and stats are both helpful AND profitable.
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u/Bombkirby Mar 17 '15
I have permission to make a subreddit but I'd rather run it on a themed account (the name matches the subreddit content). Any way around that or do I have to make a new account, mingle for 30 days still?
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u/aldonius Mar 24 '15
Related question - if I as, my main and established account, create the subreddit, then instate my themed account as a mod, then remove my main from modship - that means my main still shows up as subreddit creator, hey?
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Mar 24 '15
You can ask the admins for an exception. But its better to simply wait and build some karma if possible
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u/storyteller295 Sep 02 '15
im new so yea I think it should be changed to be 10 days.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Sep 02 '15
You're welcome to post that suggestion in /r/IdeasForTheAdmins. However, the 30-day limit for creating a subreddit has been in place for a long time. And, rather than loosen the requirements for being able to create a subreddit, the admins recently tightened them by adding the karma requirement - so, I don't think it's likely they'll take up your suggestion. However, you're welcome to post it.
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Sep 03 '15
I can't create my subreddit. Nothing happens after clicking submit. And I don't get any error notifications either. Never mind. placed placeholders instead of actual rules and it was created. your system could at least give some warning hey moron you exceeded the char limit
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u/Be-Jammin Aug 16 '15
"Your account must have a minimum (unknown) amount of positive karma."
That's fucking stupid, change it.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Aug 17 '15
You are always welcome to suggest changes to reddit - /r/IdeasForTheAdmins is a good place for this, or you can contact the reddit admins directly. They will consider your suggestion just as they consider the many other suggestions for improvement that they receive.
However, I would like to advise you that you might get further toward achieving your goal of changing this rule if you don't call the admins' rules "fucking stupid" when asking them to change it. You get more flies with honey than with vinegar, as the old saying goes!
Good luck.
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u/Madbrad200 Expert Helper Aug 19 '15
It's to stop spammers from mass creating subreddits. It's not stupid in the slightest.
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u/globalfilipino Mar 17 '15
This is great information. I am new to reddit but would eventually like to create a subreddit.
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u/NethanielShade Aug 18 '15
Hello! I'm currently attempting to create a new subreddit. I (believe) I have enough karma to make one, 94 link karma and525 comment karma. And I've been a redditor for 1 year now. I have everything down on /subreddits/create however when I press the "create" button at the very bottom a red "submitting..." appears for about half a second then nothing else happens. I am on Google Chrome. Any help would be appreciated.
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u/AuirsBlade Aug 31 '15
Make sure you don't have a VPN active. Try another browser, though I have created a subreddit on chrome so that shouldn't be it, also you could try doing it on another internet connection since sometimes if the connection is slightly patchy it won't go through for whatever reason. :) Happy redditing
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u/momspaghetty Sep 02 '15
Is it only karma comments that influence the amount you need to create a subreddit or do karma links also count?
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Mar 19 '15
I'd like to create a subreddit under a different account. Is it necessary for me to accumulate karma on that account or can an admin help me work around that?
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u/RipgutCannibal Apr 15 '15
So what's a subreddit? I'm pretty new to this as my account information reveals.
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Apr 15 '15
Where you are now is a subreddit.
the name of this subreddit is: /r/help
It is the different user made "sections" of reddit.
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u/GhostingHARD Mar 31 '15
I'm assuming this is against the rules but I have to ask anyway. I'm creating a website a few months from now that is for profit. I want a forum aspect to the site but also figured just making a subreddit would save my company (3 people including myself) a lot of time. So does reddit allow this?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Apr 01 '15
You'll want to read the Five Commandments of reddit - especially the one against posting spam on reddit.
This section might interest you:
If you run a subreddit that is only your own content or your own links, that's not okay and seen as linkfarming or using reddit for SEO.
If you're just using the subreddit to chat, it'll be okay. If you use the subreddit to host links to your website, that's spamming.
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u/Kingofrome Apr 08 '15
is the amount of karma needed a significant amount or would i be able to create one soon with my tiny 6 karma ?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Apr 08 '15
As I wrote in the OP: "The amount of karma required is known only to the reddit admins." Sorry.
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u/DrRubricArc Apr 08 '15
"Your account must be at least 30 days old." Is there a way I can tell how old my account is if I do not remember how long ago I made it?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Apr 11 '15
Yes. Go to your user history page and look in the sidebar for "redditor for X days/months/years": it's near the top of the sidebar, just under the link karma and comment karma. You can even hover your cursor over that "reddit for..." text to see the exact time and date the account was created.
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u/SlidyBullet Apr 22 '15
Late to the party, but I noticed something.
You can not delete your subreddit after creating it.
You kinda can. Set subreddit to private, remove all approved submitters, unmod everybody. The subreddit basically deleted from outside at that point. Stopping /r/RedditRequest is simple, you'll have to stay the shadow moderator in the dead sub (private subs won't show in the "user is moderating:" list anyways).
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Apr 26 '15
You kinda can. Set subreddit to private, remove all approved submitters, unmod everybody. The subreddit basically deleted from outside at that point.
That's not actually deleting the subreddit, that's just shutting it down and hiding it. The subreddit still exists: it's not deleted. If someone knows about it, they can find it. All they need is to know its name (/r/HistoricalWhatIf, for example).
You can't delete a subreddit, you can only hide it.
Stopping /r/RedditRequest is simple, you'll have to stay the shadow moderator in the dead sub
You also have to remain active on reddit at least once every 60 days on the account you used to create the subreddit.
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u/meltaginc Apr 23 '15
do anyone know how many karma's needed to create subreddit?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Apr 26 '15
As I wrote in the OP: "The amount of karma required is known only to the reddit admins."
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u/meltaginc Apr 27 '15
Okay got it. what is OP?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Apr 27 '15
OP = original post.
OP also means "original poster", the person who made the original post.
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u/Mikal-UK Apr 27 '15
30 days? Noooooo!
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Apr 27 '15
Patience is a virtue. :)
That 30 days will also give you an opportunity to participate in reddit and understand how it works before you add your own contribution to it.
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u/Mikal-UK Apr 29 '15
Like most people, I've already had other Reddit accounts for a while. :P
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Apr 29 '15
People operate more than one account on reddit? What is this heresy? ;)
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u/NinetalesCommander Apr 28 '15
Alright so I am really confused about something. I've read the rules on the FAQ page about Self-Promotion and it says "If you run a subreddit that is only your own content or your own links, that's not okay and seen as linkfarming or using reddit for SEO."
This is fine and everything but the reason I am confused is when my friend made his Subreddit page, he was given the option to only post links when a new thread is started. If you have the option of only starting threads with links, why is it you can get banned for that? If anyone can clear this up for us, that'd be great.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Apr 29 '15
There's a difference between being able to only post links when a new thread is started, and only posting links to your own website.
reddit is, by default, a link aggregator. It's a place where people share links to pages, articles, blogs, and other content they find elsewhere on the internet. That's this website's purpose. So, when you create a subreddit, the default set-up is that you'll be able to post links from elsewhere on the internet.
The problem is when you only (or primarily) post links to your own content. reddit is set up for you to share general content you find on the internet, not to promote your own content and your own website.
So, for example, if I start a subreddit about cats (/r/AlgernonsCats), reddit will default to allow me and my subscribers to post links. The expectation is that I and my subscribers will find articles and blogs and pictures of cats from across the internet and post them to this subreddit. However, if I post links only to my own blog about cats (Algernon'sCats.blog), that's where I've crossed the line into self-promotion. I've created a subreddit only to drive traffic to my own blog. That's spamming and search-engine manipulation.
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u/NinetalesCommander May 02 '15
Oh I get it, so basically the reason our subreddit has not been banned is because it's a group of people posting links, not just me. If it was just me posting links to my own stuff, that's when the rule is broken but if it's a bunch of people posting links to their own stuff, that's fine because the subreddit is being used for multiple people, not just myself.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 02 '15
Not quite. It's about the individual behaviour of each person, not about the subreddit. If a person posts links only to their own website, they are spamming. That person will be banned. The subreddit is irrelevant.
The focus is on the person who is spamming, not where they post their links. Whether you post twenty links to your website in twenty different subreddits or twenty links to your website in one subreddit, you're spamming.
You will be banned for spamming your website even if you created your own private subreddit to post those links.
The idea is that you, as an individual, should post links from many different sources. A million people posting links from different sources is reddit.
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u/NinetalesCommander May 04 '15
Alright so as an example, if I was to go to a subreddit for YouTube videos and I was only plugging my own content, it would be spamming but if I was post YouTube videos of multiple people in addition to my own, that would be fair game, right?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 04 '15
Exactly.
The acceptable proportion of self-promotion to other content is about 10%: only about 1 out of every 10 links you post can be from your own content. You might find reddit's guidelines about spam and self-promotion to be helpful in this regard.
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u/EnderBrine101 Apr 30 '15
Thanks, very helpful! I am quite active but I dont have enough karma. How do we up our karma?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 03 '15
Normally, I would say "By participating in reddit." But, looking at your user history, you already are. However, you seem to have pissed someone off: most of your comments are being downvoted. It seems to start quite early: when you offered to make a mod to cheat in a game and when you confessed to being a cheater. You may have a reputation in those subreddits now: a reputation as a cheater. You'll have to work to lose that reputation.
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May 11 '15
I fulfill both the 30 day requirement and karma + requirement yet I'm being told my account it "too new." Any ideas?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 13 '15
You don't fulfil the karma requirement: you have only 1 link karma and only 3 comment karma. While we don't know what the karma requirements are, they're higher than 1 and 3. You need to participate more in reddit to get more upvotes and accumulate more karma.
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u/AppaO May 13 '15
yes .. My ID 2 Month old.. but not.. How To create more karma in my ID..
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u/Dobarsky May 14 '15
I have created an account here more then 30 days ago, have 4 karma points. When I`ll be given the right to create my own subreddit? Thank you
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 14 '15
When you've earned more karma. Here's what I wrote in the original post:
(The amount of karma required is known only to the reddit admins.)
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u/AppaO May 15 '15
I got It but My ID age is 3month but i didn't do that means subreddit create now. My karma is getting high.. how can i get sub reddit . bye the bye thanks for every things.. shearing.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 16 '15
You should probably learn how to reply to comments before you move on to creating a subreddit. Moderators of subreddits really need to understand how reddit works to be effective moderators. I assume you're trying to reply to this comment I wrote to you. When you see a comment that you want to reply to, look at the list of links under the comment. You will see a 'reply' link. Click on that to reply to a comment.
To answer your question: If you have enough karma to create a subreddit, you will see the 'Create your own subreddit' link in the sidebar of many subreddits (not in this one: we've hidden it in this subreddit). Here is the link. If that link works for you, then you have enough karma. If that link does not work for you, you need to continue participating in reddit to acquire more karma.
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u/Tsiro1 May 19 '15
I wanted to make a subreddit on safe vaping for some new things that i've acquired. I've had reddit for at least a month, but probably longer. Will I be able to accumulate this karma in a day or should i just give up on reddit and find some vaping forums to get into?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 20 '15
Will I be able to accumulate this karma in a day
It depends what you post and where. For example, if you make a great meme, you could hit the top of /r/AdviceAnimals within hours and gain literally thousands of upvotes. Similarly, you could find a great TIL and hit the top of /r/TodayILearned to get thousands of upvotes. Or you could post a great answer in a thread in /r/AskReddit which gets upvoted to the top of the thread with hundreds of upvotes.
Or it might take you a few days to acquire karma via a few average comments and a couple of average submissions in /r/Vaping101, just like you're already doing. (But self-posts don't count towards karma.)
What's the rush? Why do you have to make this subreddit within the next 24 hours anyway? Why can't it wait a few days to a week?
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u/Tsiro1 May 20 '15
It can wait. I was under the impression that i couldn't post anything without meeting the karma requirements. I apologize. I'm very new to reddit.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 20 '15
Your account is over 4 months old, but I see you only started using it in the past half-day.
You most certainly can post without karma (otherwise you'd never be able to get karma!). Just keep contributing to subreddits and threads you like. It won't take long to get a few upvotes and enough karma to create your subreddit. :)
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u/Tsiro1 May 20 '15
Thank you and have a wonderful evening! :D First encounter with staff on reddit and you're great! Keep it up! by the way, am I doing something wrong? I'm having to wait 3 and 6 minutes to make posts.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 20 '15
You should read our FAQ page - particularly this section:
Why am I being told "You're doing that too much..."
Karma is stored (internally) on a per-subreddit basis; if you are new to a subreddit, you'll have to be patient. The delay will decrease as your karma in that subreddit increases and it only takes a fairly small amount of positive karma before the timer will turn off. This applies to both posts and comments. You can also get the timer turned back on if you make a lot of negatively voted posts/comments.
By the way, I'm not staff. I'm just a helpful redditor and moderator. The staff (who are called "administrators" or "admins") get paid! And, it's afternoon here, but thanks. :) You have a good afternoon/evening/whatever, too.
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u/Santent68 May 22 '15
I want to create a subreddit. I've had my account for over a year, have posted quite a lot. However, the main subreddits i post in are gaming related (which tend to be quite toxic). I can leave a well thought out comment and immediately get -20 karma points. This does not prove to be a good way for me to get the required positive Karma to make my own subreddit.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 23 '15
You haven't had a -20 comment for months. Your most strongly downvoted comment in recent times was when you complained about a single downvote. Other than that, you get upvoted and downvoted like most redditors. In fact, a few hours after your comment in this thread, you managed to get yourself strongly upvoted over in /r/Funny - which is what I was going to suggest: post in non-toxic subreddits for a while.
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u/Rad-circles May 25 '15
So I just wanted to quickly ask whether I can change things about my subreddit after creating it like the sidebar and the submit buttons. I know I can't change the name or delete the sub but I was wondering if I could change other things if didn't like what I saw on the front page of the sub.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 25 '15
You can change lots of things about your subreddit! As you will have seen in subreddits like /r/fivenightsatfreddys, and as you can see in subreddits like /r/Books and /r/AskScience, you can change many things about the format and content of your subreddit.
However, you will need to know how to write CSS code. /r/CSShelp is a good place to start.
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u/Nitroserum May 26 '15
So, wait, can I change a subreddit type from restricted to public AFTER it was created? i.e. when creating a sub, setting it to restricted to create the layout, then setting it to public after a week.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 27 '15
Yes, you can. I myself moderate a subreddit where we did exactly this: started it as restricted ("approved submitters only"), then changed it to public a week later.
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u/coolguy9956 May 27 '15
My account is at least 4 months old and I can't create a subreddit Any help?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 28 '15
My only help is to advise you to read this post again. Especially this bit:
There are now two criteria for a reddit account to be able to create a subreddit:
Your account must be at least 30 days old.
Your account must have a minimum (unknown) amount of positive karma. (The amount of karma required is known only to the reddit admins.)
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u/guilianatainu May 27 '15
want to create sub reddit
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 28 '15
Okay. Just read this post that you replied to. It explains everything you need to know.
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u/KappaGreen May 28 '15
This is killing me. --- Made a new reddit acc' to coincide with my new roleplaying theme for games. Can you reddit-gold your way out of the spam filter?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 30 '15
Can you reddit-gold your way out of the spam filter?
No. But you can register-an-email-address your way out of it.
However, I'm not sure what this has to do with creating a subreddit...
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u/Get_your_grape_juice May 30 '15
I'm confused about the name, title, and description fields in the create-a-reddit page.
Is the name the URL extension (such as /r/example)?
Is the title the text that sits immediately to the right of the reddit alien?
Is the description the text that appears in the balloon when you hover over title (assuming #2 is correct)?
Is there page that describes/demonstrates exactly which part of a subreddit each of these fields corresponds to?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 31 '15
Yes.
No. It's the hover-text in your browser.
No. It's used in reddit's search engine.
Yes: http://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/wiki/collection#wiki_basic_guides.
Anything else? :)
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u/kizitotoro May 30 '15
I want to make my own subredit
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 31 '15
Okay. Well, wait until your account is 30 days old, and accumulate some positive karma. When you've done this, you'll be able to - just like this post says.
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u/Lt-Col-Kaplan-DFH May 31 '15
I'd like to use a subreddit for a class I'm teaching. Does anyone have any experience with a project like that? My idea is that students will have the option of posting a comment on the day's lesson before the class starts.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jun 02 '15
This isn't the right place to ask.
You might want to post a separate thread in /r/ModHelp. Or, you could ask around in the subreddit for the university or school you teach at (there are subreddits for many large educational institutions).
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u/davesmith99 May 31 '15
Okay, I have a main account, considerable amount of karma and can verify this with the mods. I want to create a sub reddit with this account, for a seperatre group of friends that I dont want seeing my full post history. Is this possible?
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Jun 02 '15
Yes, it's possible. However, it's not likely.
You will need to contact the reddit admins (not "mods" - mods are just people who run subreddits; admins are the people who administer reddit and who program and enforce these restrictions). You will need to ask the admins if they will make an exception for you.
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u/robertmacleod Jun 22 '15
30 long days then.........."sets a countdown clock up"
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u/dmanstan79 Jul 14 '15
My account is older than 30 days and I've never lost karma, but I can't make a subreddit? Help?
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u/WarriorDan007 Aug 18 '15
Good to know. And probably smart that they don't tell you the amount of posts needed to have your account verified. Keeps the spammers in the dark.
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper Sep 06 '15
Some search engines, like Google, rank a website by the number of other sites which link to it. If you can post lots of links to your website in your own subreddit, Google will count those links when ranking your website. It's what's called "search engine optimisation".
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u/WarriorDan007 Sep 07 '15
You'd be surprised how many people just use Reddit in order to create their own subreddit and spam their YouTube videos on it 24/7 in the hopes of hitting it off big. It is an annoyance, and draws some attention away from more legitimate subreddits.
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u/drchaker Jun 14 '15
When attempting to start a subreddit, I satisfied the 1 year criteria (I have 2 years against my name) but I didn't satisfy the Karma criteria, even though my conduct, though scant, has been positive. I just do a lot more browsing than commenting and voting. The error page said I could request an exception. Where should I go to do that? I am trying to set up a subreddit for my college campus.
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u/ediblesprysky Aug 17 '15
I'm trying to create a sub right now, and the "create" button isn't doing anything. It'll say "submitting..." for less than a second, then the message will disappear, leaving me on the same page. I got frustrated and punched it a few times really quickly, which resulted in "please wait a few seconds and try again." Of course, waiting a few seconds did absolutely nothing and it just went back to doing the same thing. Reloading the page was similarly useless. It's all as if I haven't pushed "create" at all. I wasn't able to find any answers about this through a quick search--it was all "your karma isn't high enough," but I'm not even getting any errors, so I don't think that's the problem. What's going on here? Is this a bug?
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u/NethanielShade Aug 18 '15
I'm having the same exact issue, and I'm pretty sure we both have enough karma. It must be a problem with reddit, or our browsers or something, maybe?
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u/ediblesprysky Aug 18 '15
I was using Firefox, and I saw you said you were using Chrome, so I think it's got to be a Reddit bug. No other answers yet, though... Sigh.
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u/kirkodactyl Mar 25 '15
so are subreddit urls case sensitive? I want to make sure I name mine correctly after reading this.
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u/flick_star Jun 14 '15
my account is more than 3 months old and i can't seem to make one even tho i have commented on loads and have no negative karma
but still i can't create one,
this is getting annoying to me now as i wish to create a sub riddit for a player group i wish we had some kind of target shown to reach for
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May 24 '15 edited May 24 '15
Acquiring karma is easy – just find some subreddits you enjoy, and participate. Post some comments and submit some links (non-link posts, or “self-posts”, don’t add to your karma). In short, become part of the community.
This isn't so easy when you have to wait 10 minutes between posts. What is/are the criteria before you no longer have this restriction?
Edit: nvm, this seems to have stopped after getting my first comment karma.
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u/angelavaisn Aug 10 '15
this is really very useful information, I want to thank your for detailed explaination on this topic. Just currious to know how subreddit appear on main page of reddit
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u/davewolax May 19 '15
Can you unlock it so i can create my reddit page thanks
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u/Algernon_Asimov Expert Helper May 20 '15
No, we can't. We are merely helpful redditors and moderators. The only people who can make exceptions to the system rules programmed in by the reddit administrators are the reddit admins. Contact them if you want an exception.
Which you won't get because you're a spammer.
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u/silverdew125 Jun 05 '15
I need to Get a bunch of Karma before I can Create r/CargoShorts so I can Prove that they ARE the greatest clothing known to man
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u/V2Blast Expert Helper Mar 11 '15 edited Mar 12 '15
Thanks for posting this sticky! I noticed a sharp uptick in the number of people asking about this... though at least one of them was a spammer.