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No mention of reddit?

deminature 8y ago
Reddit actively discourages people from posting their own original content, other than a small number of subs intended for it.
- petepete 8y ago
  How does it do that? I've never seen anything of the sort.
  - lobotryas 8y ago
    Via subreddit rules. If you link your work and then say “I made this” you get criticized for self promotion. You almost always need a 3rd party to introduce your work.
    - code_duck 8y ago
      That depends on the sub, and what you link to. If you link to something commercial immediately, that’s different than sharing product of a hobby or interest, or something commercial that’s popular and you’re asked to link to a sale site. There are some subs explicitly about things you made, though. If this wasn’t discouraged reddit would be people advertising 24/7. It basically is anyway, but it has to be discreet. Overall people on reddit love seeing ‘a photo I took’ but it’s true that “here’s a photo my boyfriend took and was too shy to post on reddit” is better.
    - bobcostas55 8y ago
      The rules are actually global, not subreddit based. If more than 10% of your posts are OC you can be banned. >You should submit from a variety of sources (a general rule of thumb is that 10% or less of your posting and conversation should link to your own content), talk to people in the comments (and not just on your own links), and generally be a good member of the community.
      - drannex 8y ago
        That's not the case at all, reddiquette is not the same as rules, they are more just community hopes and dreams. In fact Reddit now by default asks if content is "OC" (original content) or not on posts.
    - petepete 8y ago
      Perhaps we frequent a different set of subtests, I don't recall seeing anything like this.
- tomc1985 8y ago
  Are you sure? Among the reddit snobs not posting "original content" is frowned upon
  - syntheticcdo 8y ago
    I think he's talking specifically about NSFW subreddits, where many do say "no self generated content" specifically to avoid tumblr-style underage problems.
lucb1e 8y ago
I think reddit serves a different purpose. It's not about personal accounts and subscribing to people; instead, everyone has a few collaborative lists (subreddits) and you don't really repost things. Upvotes are similar but again not the same. It might be used as a substitute but the people that stuck to Tumblr this long probably consciously chose not to move to reddit.

Reddit actively discourages people from posting their own original content, other than a small number of subs intended for it.

petepete 8y ago
How does it do that? I've never seen anything of the sort.
- lobotryas 8y ago
  Via subreddit rules. If you link your work and then say “I made this” you get criticized for self promotion. You almost always need a 3rd party to introduce your work.
  - code_duck 8y ago
    That depends on the sub, and what you link to. If you link to something commercial immediately, that’s different than sharing product of a hobby or interest, or something commercial that’s popular and you’re asked to link to a sale site. There are some subs explicitly about things you made, though. If this wasn’t discouraged reddit would be people advertising 24/7. It basically is anyway, but it has to be discreet. Overall people on reddit love seeing ‘a photo I took’ but it’s true that “here’s a photo my boyfriend took and was too shy to post on reddit” is better.
  - bobcostas55 8y ago
    The rules are actually global, not subreddit based. If more than 10% of your posts are OC you can be banned. >You should submit from a variety of sources (a general rule of thumb is that 10% or less of your posting and conversation should link to your own content), talk to people in the comments (and not just on your own links), and generally be a good member of the community.
    - drannex 8y ago
      That's not the case at all, reddiquette is not the same as rules, they are more just community hopes and dreams. In fact Reddit now by default asks if content is "OC" (original content) or not on posts.
  - petepete 8y ago
    Perhaps we frequent a different set of subtests, I don't recall seeing anything like this.
tomc1985 8y ago
Are you sure? Among the reddit snobs not posting "original content" is frowned upon
- syntheticcdo 8y ago
  I think he's talking specifically about NSFW subreddits, where many do say "no self generated content" specifically to avoid tumblr-style underage problems.

lucb1e 8y ago

I think reddit serves a different purpose. It's not about personal accounts and subscribing to people; instead, everyone has a few collaborative lists (subreddits) and you don't really repost things. Upvotes are similar but again not the same. It might be used as a substitute but the people that stuck to Tumblr this long probably consciously chose not to move to reddit.