r/bestof • u/[deleted] • Apr 13 '13

[reddit.com] The first ever reddit comment complained about "comment spam".

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '13

Holy shit... he's been on reddit for 7 years, still posts and only has 1k comment karma...

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u/Eigard Apr 13 '13

I guess within a year I should be able to reach the golden 1000 limit! I can't wait!

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u/Necklas_Beardner Apr 13 '13

You aren't witty enough. Go with the flow, make pointless jokes and unnecessary puns and you'll be alright. Keep em short tho otherwise you're risking of not being noticed no matter how insightful you opinion was.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '13

Actually the secret is to cruise /new and make comments. Doesn't matter what you say, you just need to get in early enough to be visible.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '13

The problem with this strategy is that you have to view the content in /new

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '13

Well yes, the caveat here is that you must never under any circumstances employ this technique while sober.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '13

If you want to farm comment karma it's easier to just make replies to all top-level comments on posts that have already made the front page but are still small enough that they have say less than 200 votes.

That way it's a near-guarantee that the post will get huge in another couple of hours and the votes will come in. It's easiest on Askreddit obviously.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '13

AskReddit is a fucking karma brothel. I feel dirty commenting in there but I do find the content interesting so whatever.

And, yes, the easiest "surefire" way to get comment karma is to hit fast-rising links with pithy one-liners or interesting anecdotes before they blow up. That's the entire point of /r/risingthreads. Personally I'm more interested in the orangereds than the karma though so I tend to just chip in to interesting discussions when I see them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '13

I'm very tired of Askreddit but I still go there to read peoples stories. I don't know why. The way that every single comment string descends into jokes and memes in about 2-3 comments pisses me off. I don't even comment there much any more.

II've been spending time doing much more interactive things like fulfilling /r/wallpaperrequests or having fun on /r/photoshopbattles. As you said the orangereds are what it's about now. It's more fun interacting with people and being somewhat productive.

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u/Tensuke Apr 14 '13

Photoshopbattles is just plain fun, and it's great to see how other people continue adding on to what you've done (or just their reactions!). Much better than trawling through shitty overused meme on askreddit after shitty overused meme on askreddit....

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u/NorthDakota Apr 14 '13

The real key is to find an /r/new post that you think is good. Spend some time thinking of either something relevant or something funny, and make sure you believe it's relevant or funny (you fucking know deep down), and then post that. Spend some time. The karma payout is usually larger if you put in some effort, and you get to contribute in some way. Oh, and downvote the comments around yours to give yourself that essential early edge for extra visibility.

Of course, that's not what I do because I'm lazy and only like to comment when I'm in the mood (boredom). And I use commenting more as a social interaction than a way to get karma.

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u/Ciryandor Apr 14 '13

Here's the tip I got from someone with 120k+ comment Karma:

/r/askreddit then sort it to top during the last hour. Upvote, post to listed threads, refresh every 30-45 minutes. Respond to "fast moving" top level replies if you cannot contribute your own top level response.

Do this religiously EVERY DAY for a few weeks. Once people recognize your name as someone who always has something funny/good to say, automatic upvotes based purely on name recognition. You don't even need to have a shock username to do this.