Just had a new account banned.... 4 days after signing up.. For posting in my own sub

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Every 'batch' of new accounts i register I test to see if I can get away with making a quality post early -- the answer is still no.

Account I tried it with got banned.

I never do this with usernames I want to keep but I stilll try to push the limits to see if i can find a 'loophole' in this old metric that seemingly gets you banned every time

And this was in my own Subreddit. The post had nearly 500 likes before the ban.
 
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Are you posting a link or promoting something on the reddit post?
 
A new account posting in its own sub and catching 500 upvotes is enough to look coordinated, even without a link. Let the account look boring first: comments, votes, normal browsing, then post.
 
Venusaur said:
It seems Reddit doesn't like useful accounts, one of my previous accs reached like 5k karma in a week and they banned me, even with real engagement, zero links, zero promotion
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Exactly! "Useful" should be a bigger metric to them after seeing if the account is legit in setup


bonzo90 said:
Are you posting a link or promoting something on the reddit post?
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Of course not. Just a good piece of visual content relevant to the sub and people loved it.

It's likely just flagged under 'sniping' kind of thing -- They see it as a karma farmer knowing they are doing b/c they do it too well and so fast lol

Reddit wants only virgin users with no common sense starting
 
Venusaur said:
It seems Reddit doesn't like useful accounts, one of my previous accs reached like 5k karma in a week and they banned me, even with real engagement, zero links, zero promotion
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They don't have a reason to have useful accounts or power users anymore. Right now Reddit wants consumers. Really passive readers who will come to Reddit through Google search, rub two brain cells together, click on the ads embedded in every thread and buy things so the shareholders will be happy. There are enough consumers that Reddit doesn't need to care at all about keeping really active accounts on the site.
 
toxoplasmosis said:
They don't have a reason to have useful accounts or power users anymore. Right now Reddit wants consumers. Really passive readers who will come to Reddit through Google search, rub two brain cells together, click on the ads embedded in every thread and buy things so the shareholders will be happy. There are enough consumers that Reddit doesn't need to care at all about keeping really active accounts on the site.
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It wont work without good content posted but I agree with what you say 85% of the way here
 
rohit755755 said:
A new account posting in its own sub and catching 500 upvotes is enough to look coordinated, even without a link. Let the account look boring first: comments, votes, normal browsing, then post.
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boring first is right but its not just the account, posting in your OWN fresh sub is the bigger tell. a brand new sub pulling 500 upvotes off a 4 day acc reads like bought votes. warm in other established subs first and let your own sub grow slow before you drop anything good there
 
Salamouna said:
boring first is right but its not just the account, posting in your OWN fresh sub is the bigger tell. a brand new sub pulling 500 upvotes off a 4 day acc reads like bought votes. warm in other established subs first and let your own sub grow slow before you drop anything good there
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I mean this as in i posted content in a sub I control.
 
I still wouldn't risk it. Even if it works sometimes, one ban is enough to lose a good account. Better to play it safe once the account is worth keeping.
 
That's actually quite common on Reddit. Your account was suspended because of unusual activity. In any case, it's a valuable learning experience.
 
MarketAI said:
That's actually quite common on Reddit. Your account was suspended because of unusual activity. In any case, it's a valuable learning experience.
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This response seems AI lol

curdoc said:
I still wouldn't risk it. Even if it works sometimes, one ban is enough to lose a good account. Better to play it safe once the account is worth keeping.
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Lol It's a new account. I can create them at will.

You wont learn anything new by playing it too safe.
 
Maybe the post was fine, but the account was too new. Reddit seems to trust older accounts much more now.
 
adsgama said:
Maybe the post was fine, but the account was too new. Reddit seems to trust older accounts much more now.
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joao figo said:
500 upvotes didnt matter that suggests they trusted the account less than the post.
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Simply Put.

IT just shows the bot, I'm too good to be a beginner. Whether by luck or not, they just ban this sort of habit immediately.

Tons of legit accounts get banned from this I imagine as well.
 
GNews said:
Simply Put.

IT just shows the bot, I'm too good to be a beginner. Whether by luck or not, they just ban this sort of habit immediately.

Tons of legit accounts get banned from this I imagine as well.
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yup its easier to deal with the appeals then its is to account hunt. Banem all and let support sort them out.
 
Venusaur said:
It seems Reddit doesn't like useful accounts, one of my previous accs reached like 5k karma in a week and they banned me, even with real engagement, zero links, zero promotion
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Reddit's getting stricter by the day, huh?
 
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