Is reddit hard to use for new people now?

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I remember signing up for reddit a while ago, and it was much easier to get into communities back then.



It seems like a lot of subreddits now have certain criteria you have to meet before you can post, have a certain amount of karma, or even have an account for a certain amount of time


I can see why they do that, but new redditors might not see it that way.


So, to the people who signed up recently, or run communities, do you think it's gotten harder to participate, or just learn the way the community works?
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
 
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Man, using reedit in itself isn't hard at all. Once you get the basic, you're quite good to go. What's been getting hard is when you want to automatize the process, almost everyday many people either ask about that of look for services regarding that, and almost all of then just don't work.
 
It is not hard to use but it is easy to get filtered by system. It does not matter how much time you invested to your account. You must think more than twice when you post or comment something new there. For instance, if you give a break like a month then you must start over to warm up your account. I learned it from hard way!
 
I think it is a bit harder for new users now, but the rules are mostly there to reduce spam Once someone spends time understanding each community and participates normally, it becomes much easier
 
GuilhermeSants0 said:
I remember signing up for reddit a while ago, and it was much easier to get into communities back then.



It seems like a lot of subreddits now have certain criteria you have to meet before you can post, have a certain amount of karma, or even have an account for a certain amount of time


I can see why they do that, but new redditors might not see it that way.


So, to the people who signed up recently, or run communities, do you think it's gotten harder to participate, or just learn the way the community works?
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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Reddit is stricter now but mostly because of spam control new users just need time to understand each communitys rules and culture.
 
I think the bigger challenge for new users is not the restrictions but finding the right communities where their interests actually match the conversations.
 
As a normal user, I don't think it's hard to use.

For the account you created for marketing purposes, you may find this hard. Because your only intention is to leverage the platform, you tend to make mistakes when you don't read the subreddit rules.
 
Many subreddits tightened the criteria as spam and bot accounts exploded, and to stop self promotion
 
If you are brand new. I would actually say yes.

A lot of people will register and start clicking or wanting to like things.

That will get a ban.

I'd say yes, for 'new people"

I think Reddit's damaging their own growth with their current filters, but time will tell. I'm sure they study user habits. Maybe people's habits aren't as logical as I'd think.
 
I think it has become a bit harder for new users but it also helps communities reduce spam Id be interested to know what strategies experienced users recommend for building trust and participating naturally
 
GuilhermeSants0 said:
I remember signing up for reddit a while ago, and it was much easier to get into communities back then.



It seems like a lot of subreddits now have certain criteria you have to meet before you can post, have a certain amount of karma, or even have an account for a certain amount of time


I can see why they do that, but new redditors might not see it that way.


So, to the people who signed up recently, or run communities, do you think it's gotten harder to participate, or just learn the way the community works?
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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raising karma and account age limits is necessary to block bots and spam, which creates initial friction for newcomers but ultimately forces them to engage organically in smaller subs and learn the platform culture before posting.
 
Reddit is definitely hard for new users and buying reddit comment and post on the forum is not an option this will get your domain name blacklisted on reddit
 
GuilhermeSants0 said:
I remember signing up for reddit a while ago, and it was much easier to get into communities back then.



It seems like a lot of subreddits now have certain criteria you have to meet before you can post, have a certain amount of karma, or even have an account for a certain amount of time


I can see why they do that, but new redditors might not see it that way.


So, to the people who signed up recently, or run communities, do you think it's gotten harder to participate, or just learn the way the community works?
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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You definitely need to read the sub reddit communities's rules. Also if you post links without providing real value from the beginning you're bound to get banned in a lot of sub reddits.
 
Joining Reddit is now more difficult for newcomers due to the increased requirements, but much of that difficulty will lessen once they understand how the platform works and the culture of each community.
 
Reddit sucks. I got banned for sharing my website in a subreddit that's specifically for websites and website promotion. What's the point if you can't even share your website there?
 
You'd think so but I still regularly see insanely dumb posts by brand new users cluttering up subreddits. There's subs out there with no requirements to post and which barely take down anything but reddit itself will still block suspected automation. A new user with a browser loaded with months worth of cookies will get by, while a clean browser profile that's made one google search is on thin ice.
 
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