Glossary

• AutoModerator

  AutoModerator is Reddit's built-in rule-based moderation bot, configured per subreddit in YAML. What it filters, and why new accounts trip it unknowingly.

• Karma farming

  Karma farming is accumulating Reddit karma through low-effort or bot-driven content so accounts look established. Why it exists and why it does not hold.

• Reddiquette

  Reddiquette is Reddit's informal code of conduct: the etiquette that keeps you welcome in a community. What it covers and why operators should follow it.

• Reddit AMA

  A Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) is a thread where the author takes open questions from the community. What makes one work and why it has to be earned.

• Reddit crosspost

  A Reddit crosspost shares an existing post into another subreddit with attribution to the original. How it differs from a repost and how communities treat it.

• Reddit karma

  Reddit karma is the running score from upvotes on your posts and comments. It signals account age and credibility, so community presence needs it.

• Reddit lurker

  A Reddit lurker reads and votes but rarely posts or comments. Why the silent majority of every subreddit is the audience operators should care about.

• Reddit shadowban

  A Reddit shadowban silently hides an account's posts and comments from everyone else. Here is what it is, how it happens, and how to check for one.

• Reddit upvote ratio

  The Reddit upvote ratio is the share of a post's votes that are upvotes. What typical ratios look like and what the number says about how a post landed.