To complement Island Dog’s recent article “More Ways to Promote Your Skins” I’m posting to help folks understand more about Reddit with
a new, free manual available through makeuseof.com which just came to me in email.
Reddit can be confusing (an understatement), but the guide is well written, short and explains the site’s organization well. Reddit is essentially a collection of links (so you’d be well served to have an extension like “Web of Trust” to sniff the links to be safe) posted by members which are posted to various SubReddits (more specific areas of interest), much like our forums.
Reddit is based on users voting on the usefulness/humor/entertainment value of posted links, moving them ‘up’ or ’down’ on the site in its various forums/sub-forums. The front page shifts constantly based on the instantaneous voting tabulation. According to users that allows one to sift through the morass of data/sites, etc. on the net more efficiently. While that may be helpful, it would tend to militate against ‘unpopular’ ideas/views and make them less accessible (just a quick observation, but tangential). Numbers don’t determine ‘value’.
Reddit has a plethora of places in it (the SubReddits) and you’ll have to shop around until you find the area which suits you best, according to the guide. here’s the Table of Content from the Guide to give you an idea of what’s covered:
In this, realize I’m a noob when it comes to all things Reddit. Therefore, I’m biased. It’s not very easy to get where you want to go. It’s not an easy site to use, and it’s search function is not helpful. I’d advise keeping the link in Island Dog’s article:
http://www.reddit.com/r/customization/
and one I found:
http://www.reddit.com/r/customization/comments/lgib1/welcome_to_our_wincustomize_readers/
Join and help expose folks to skinning!