What is Reddit and how does it work?

Insurance Reddit has crossed your virtual path, inadvertently, perhaps in the form of screenings while navigating other social networks.Not for nothing the portal promotes itself as the "main website", and that is not just a simple slogan: according to Alexa, it is the seventh most popular site in the United States and worldwide is number 19.But do you know what Reddit is?In this vast collection of forums people can share news and content, in addition to commenting on the publications of others.Here we explain everything about it.

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Reddit's language and design

Reddit is divided into more than one million communities known as "Subnetdits", and each includes a different topic.The name of a SubnetDit begins with /r /, which is part of the URL that Reddit uses.

For example, /R /NBA, it is a subbreddit where people talk about the National Basketball Association (or National Basketball Association in Spanish), while, /R /Boardgames is a subnet for people..

However, despite the fact that the aforementioned sub -edit look quite logical and simple, there are others more complicated to understand, such as /R /BirdSwitharms, which is a subnet dedicated to bird images, with arms, or /r /ooer, aSubnetdit that we find inexplicable (and a bit painful to look).

If you are entering the world of Reddit for the first time, it may be a bit confusing for you, but do not worry, that we are here to help you understand it, through a quick and simple summary.The home page shows several publications that are currently in the site, extracted from a variety of subbreddits.

You can order these publications by clicking on one of the icons in the tape menu located below the Post Popular Text box.These icons will order the publications by Hot, country of your preference, new, top or rising.

Then, you will find a search bar near the top, which you can use to search for publications and subnets related to a term.If you are doing a search to, for example, the World Football Cup, some popular publications on the World Cup and Relevant Subnets such as /R /Soccer will be shown.

It is worth noting that anyone who has a Reddit account can create a SubnetDit, of the topic you prefer (as long as it is maintained within the site guidelines).

Subbreeddits are administered by "moderators", volunteers who can edit the appearance of some in particular, dictate what types of content are allowed in the Sub, and even eliminate publications, content or prohibit Users of the Subbreddit.

Reddit is governed by administrators, Reddit employees who have broad powers throughout the site and the ability to strip the moderators of their privileges, and even prohibit entire subnets from the site.

Next to a publication, you are likely to see arrows up and down, as well as a number.Users click on arrows to raise or lower publications, increasing or decreasing their visibility, and the number reflects the current sum of votes for and against.

Users can also vote for and against the comments of other users, and each account has a linked "karma" number, which indicates how many karmas have received their comments in total.

@lulabaa Same, I Learned How To Cook Hamburgers and Hot Dogs On The Stove Though: 3, Along with A Few Other Simple Things.

— @Lyude@queer.party🌹 Sat Jul 19 18:31:35 +0000 2014

Karma does not take you from Reddit or anything like that, but it helps improve your position in the Reddit community.Be proud of your karma!(Or not, one could argue that it is a subjective number that shows how skilled you are to please the crowd).

Like most online communities, Reddit has their own language.Redditors tend to speak in abbreviations such as OP, Til, Iama and Ama."OP" only refers to the "original poster" in a thread, while "til" means "today I learned" and is one of the most common abbreviations that you will see.

Many publications are simple observations and achievements "til".Both "Iama", as "loves" refer to what could well be the most popular Reddit characteristic: the thread "Ask Me Anything".

In a "Ama", a person known as Barack Obama or Nick Offerman, or someone who has had a unique or well -known life experience, such as the woman who was attacked by a bear, fought against her and led four miles for a mountainWith the face hanging, it is subjected to the inquisitive minds of Reddit.

The resulting threads are some of the most insightful, humorous and fascinating interviews that you have ever read.

You can also help the community Buy Reddit Gold, the premium membership program of the site.For only $ 6 dollars to ME, Gold users have access to dozens of functions, which regular users cannot enjoy.

Best of all, users can give Reddit Gold to other users, generally when someone makes a publication that others really enjoy.You do not need to buy Reddit Gold to have fun in Reddit, but it is a way of supporting the site, obtaining some benefits and investing in this entertaining community.

Also, Reddit Gold also gives you access A /R /Lounge, a super secret sub -edit where Reddit's brightest minds gather to participate in ingenious jokes (or something like that), along with other benefits.

He just remembers, Reddit is a group of people who are on the Internet, share things and talk among them.Therefore, it is important that you act as you would if you were dating old friends or new friends.

Reddit has become a popular center for many issues, both good and bad, and recently have measures have been taken to make the site more inclusive, eliminating explicit content from its public home page.

Subscription

If Reddit sounds like your type of place, you can register by clicking on the blue button to register in the upper right corner of the main page.Then follow the screen instructions to create an account.

Reddit also limits you to a single account.You can configure several user names and choose which one logger, according to the subbreddits in which you plan to participate.Some subs are related to personally, for example, and it may be useful to have one user there and another in a sports sub -edit.

Some people create disposable accounts when they request professional or relationship advice, among other issues.After logging in, Reddit will give you suggestions on how to locate popular boards that could adjust to your interests.

If you already have a specific community in mind that you plan to join, continue and write your name in the search bar.Alternatively, you can look for relevant terms and explore that way.

When you find a sub -edit that you want to visit again, you can subscribe.Your home page will show publications you subscribe.You can see all your subscriptions in the drop -down menu of the navigation bar;This allows you to navigate between communities easily.

You can also combine similar subbreeddits in custom feeds;For example, you can group /r /NBA, /r /nbadiscusion and other equipment subnets in a basketball multiredit.

To do this, see the appropriate subnet and select the three -point symbol next to the community.From here, you will see a menu in which you will select add to custom feed.

Next, follow the instructions to add the subnet to an existing feed or create a new one.You can even choose to make your multireddit public so that other Redditors can follow it.

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