r/NewToReddit rules, stats, and what to post
Know the rules before you post. So easy grandma can do it.
- To post
- No minimum in the rules
- To comment
- No minimum in the rules
- Self-promotion
- Banned
- Links
- Allowed with conditions
- No adult content or profanity. NSFW directory links are allowed with a clear warning.
- Promo risk
- High
- From the rules, not from removal counts
- Community age
- 17 years
- Since Sep 2009
About r/NewToReddit
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/NewToReddit: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.Checked from the r/NewToReddit rules on Reddit.
r/NewToReddit rules
11 rules, in the community's own words.
- 1
Be kind, decent, polite, & respectful. SFW content only. Tag post NSFW if profile is 18+
- This community is a safe space for everyone
- Engage in good faith; no trolling
- Reddit’s rules
- If your profile is marked NSFW/18+, tag your post NSFW; we often check profiles in order to help, & extra warning is nice
- We do not allow profanity, or adult content of any kind, including links, sub links, or descriptions. NSFW directory links are OK with clear warning
- Full rules
- 2
Post to ask questions about using Reddit
- All posts must be questions about using Reddit
- This is not the correct place for venting, rants, complaints, inflammatory or loaded questions, debate, user polls, speculation, or suggestions for Reddit
- Nor requesting subreddit recommendations, chat, intros, or mod questions
- See the full rules for details
- 3
Please avoid asking questions from our common questions list
- Please do not ask about the topics listed here. Instead, please read Our common questions page. Only post if the answer to your question is not there
- This list is subject to change
- Remember we’re not Reddit employees, nor mediators, or a complaints department, & can’t help with suspensions, change the site, or change how other communities are run
- 4
Post only once per 72 hours
- This gives everyone a fair chance to ask their question without it getting pushed down the page by someone with multiple questions.
- If you already have a post and have further questions, please add them as replies to a helpers or mods.
- 5
All comments should be constructive
- We strive to be a welcoming, helpful, & understanding community
- All replies to a post (parent comments) should be a genuine attempt to help the poster
- All comments should be constructive, instructive, or an enquiry. (refrain from complaints, rants, inflammatory language, politics, debate, or speculation, & help users with Reddit as it currently is; imperfect)
- Remain on the topic and follow the rules of each of our weekly threads when participating in them.
- 6
Refrain from asking for votes or karma, naming free karma subs, or sharing how you are voting
- We discourage use of subs offering free karma, as participation in them may lead to bans.
- You may ask about karma & earning it genuinely. Please read our guide for more information.
- Please do not say who or what you are upvoting or downvoting.
- Attempts to evade this rule may result in a ban.
- 7
Refrain from sharing or requesting specific community requirements
- Avoid asking for or sharing specific community requirements
- You may suggest communities to others, share where requirements might be found, & link to (not copy) our new-user friendly sub list
- This is so we are not sharing any information that other mods don't wish us to share. The subs on our list are there with permission. We wish to help new redditors as much as possible without causing any issue for other mods.
- 8
Be as accurate and understanding as you can
- Please strive to ensure the information you are providing is correct to the best of your knowledge and tailored for new or inexperienced redditors.
- Do not mislead others, or lead them into potentially uncomfortable situations, without adequate warning, joke or not.
- If commenting with a guide from other sites or subs, please modmail first for approval.
- See the full rules for more
- 9
Be considerate in negative situations (details below)
- If your content is about a negative interaction, only explain the situation objectively & ask your question without names of communities (subs/subreddits), users, or mods. The NToR mods will message if we require more information to help.
- We are not Reddit employees, nor mediators. We cannot comment with more than generalisations about the actions of other mod teams.
- General genuine queries about other communities such as how to post there are fine.
- Modmail about our actions/policies.
- 10
Promotions should be shared elsewhere
- No unapproved adverts or promotion at all.
- You may post to ask for guidance about where on Reddit you may promote.
- If your community has low to no karma and account age requirements, we invite you to modmail us for consideration to be offered a place on our new-user friendly subreddit list. Guidance
- 11
Please avoid using Large Language Models (LLMs) here
- Answers produced this way are not accurate and may use old data.
- We value answers from your own experience, in your own words, tailored for OP, and the more welcoming, friendly, and authentic tone you will have over LLMs.
- We thank helpers with user flair and will not award this to accounts sharing bot generated content or who are plagiarising.
- An example of an LLMs (Large Language Model) is ChatGPT.
- See the full rules for details
What to post in r/NewToReddit
What fits the room, and what gets removed.
Works well
- Asking a question about the best way to approach a new community without violating “Refrain from sharing or requesting specific community requirements.”
- Asking how Reddit’s general features, like karma or upvoting, function for a new user.
- Asking for advice on how to structure a helpful comment in a community to ensure it is “constructive.”
- Asking about the general process of finding a niche community on Reddit.
Avoid
- Posting unapproved adverts or promotion at all, because of the “Promotions should be shared elsewhere” rule.
- Asking for votes or karma, or mentioning free karma subs, which violates “Refrain from asking for votes or karma, naming free karma subs, or sharing how you are voting.”
- Asking questions that are already listed in the common questions page, which goes against “Please avoid asking questions from our common questions list.”
- Posting content that is not a question about using Reddit, as stated in the rule “Post to ask questions about using Reddit.”
Best hours to post in r/NewToReddit
No pattern yet. r/NewToReddit does not have enough top posts from the last 90 days to name its best hours.
What r/NewToReddit Is For
This is an unofficial help community where any Redditor can ask questions about how to Reddit. It's meant to be a safe space for everyone. New to the platform and confused about how things work here? This is the place to go.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The big rule for posting here is "Post to ask questions about using Reddit" because everything else has to fit that. You also need to follow "Please avoid asking questions from our common questions list" and keep in mind that "Promotions should be shared elsewhere." And "Be kind, decent, polite, & respectful" is the baseline for all of it.
What To Post
If you're a founder or marketer, you have to frame your post as a real question about Reddit usage. So instead of promoting your service, you might ask how different communities handle specific types of content, or how a new user can best navigate the platform to find relevant groups. The question has to be about the platform itself, not your product. Keep the tone respectful and helpful.
What To Avoid
Don't ask for or offer karma or votes. No venting, rants, complaints, or debate either. Since this is a help community, subreddit recommendations and intros are off the table too. And you can only post once every 72 hours.
A note from Anthony
I noticed this community is really focused on the mechanics of Reddit itself, which is a pretty specific niche. They actively discourage large language models, which tells me they want authentic, personal experiences from users. It feels like a place where you have to prove you're genuinely trying to learn the platform before you can even ask a question.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog. Every guide is built from the community's own public rules and data, then checked by Rankhog's grounding audit before it goes live.
Common questions about r/NewToReddit
What subreddits are similar to r/NewToReddit?
Subreddits like r/NewToReddit are r/help, r/findareddit and r/reddithelp.
What kind of questions can I post in this community?
You must post questions about using Reddit, and you should always check the common questions page first to make sure your question is not already answered.
Is this a place where I can promote my business or product?
You cannot post unapproved adverts or promotion here, but you can ask for guidance about where on Reddit you may promote.
Can I ask for votes or karma on my post?
You cannot ask for votes or karma, but you can ask about karma and earning it genuinely.
Subreddits like r/NewToReddit
Other rooms for the same crowd.