Table Of Content
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reddit.com/r/gaming/
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My recent experience on r/Gaming
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About r/Gaming - Community & Members
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How to access r/Gaming?
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Moderators of r/Gaming
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Why should you follow r/Gaming?
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Community Engagement
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Navigation & Playback
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Reddit Gold
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Filter by flair
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Important rules you must know before joining r/Gaming?
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Design
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5 Most Upvoted Content on this subreddit
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5 Most Upvoted Content 2020
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Conclusion
reddit.com/r/gaming/
The gaming industry has come a long way since its humble beginnings. Ten years ago, gaming was only enjoyed by a select few, but now it has become mainstream and is enjoyed by everyone. The industry generates over $160 billion annually, and this number is only going to continue to increase.
Over the years, there have been many changes in the hardware and graphics of video games. With faster processors and more advanced hardware, today's gaming looks far more realistic than ever before. Reddit has a dedicated subreddit called r/Gaming for people to discuss all things related to gaming.
Today we will be reviewing one of the most popular subreddits called r/Videos.
My recent experience on r/Gaming
The most recent post I saw on r/Gaming was really moving. It featured an old man exercising his playful demons using a V/R headset. What's lovely about this post was the caption. The user u/randybigbones shared ?I used to play games in the basement of his house, now he plays games in my basement?. This post was such a breath of fresh air in a time where older generations are treating the youth like an outcast because of the dependence on technology. The post within 12 hours of its upload raked in an impressive 66,000 upvotes.
About r/Gaming - Community & Members
With over 26 million subscribers, r/Gaming is definitely one of the biggest subreddits on the platform. I remember starting to follow this page when it was at 1 million. I can't believe how far it has come since it began its journey back on September 17, 2007. The community is expanding and not that it's bad, but over a period of time, the signal to noise ratio becomes hard to manage.
How to access r/Gaming?
If you are already a Reddit user, you can simply type "r/Gaming" into your search bar and follow the subreddit. However, if you are new to the platform, you will need to create an account and confirm your email address. Once you do so, you will be able to follow subreddits, comment on posts, and even post anything on any of the subreddits.
Moderators of r/Gaming
Reddit's gaming community is one of the largest on the site, and it can easily start its own independent platform. Approximately 22 million people are subscribed to r/Gaming, which is a pretty large number. So managing the community and keeping it clean can't be an individual's responsibility. There are a lot of moderators to keep things running smoothly on these pages, so that's usually taken care of.
In r/Gaming's case, I found 10 main moderators at the time of writing this review. These are Dacvak, synbios16, gamingmoderator, mookler, Rlight, Analtoast, delicious_cheese, MisterWoodhouse, Redbiertje, and Umdlye.
Why should you follow r/Gaming?
Due to the sheer volume of content posted each day on this subreddit, posts cannot go through an approval process. It is a Super Active Page and the best content on any given day is able to garner 30,000-80,000 upvotes within 24 hours. For instance, the top five posts today have a cumulative 300,000 upvotes.
Community Engagement
This subreddit is a livewire. The problem with it is that you can't judge it on the basis of comments. Thus, if we were to see it on the basis of upvotes, I feel that it gets over 1+ million upvotes every day. As far as the interaction goes, there are an average of 200-250 comments on each post. In some of the most popular posts, the number even surpasses 1k comments.
Navigation & Playback
Reddit is one of my favorite websites because of how well it is designed.
Since r/Gaming is a massive gaming subreddit, you will find images, videos, and even GIFs. Overall, navigating around the menus is seamless. Honestly, I don't have any trouble with browsing and navigation on any of Reddit's pages. Yes, there are times when too many people from the subreddit are online at once and that creates an overload which takes about 5 seconds to get back on track. But overall, watching videos, using sorting functions, commenting, and interacting with users is spotless. Reddit is one of my favorite websites because of how well it is designed.
Reddit Gold
Typically, the most popular posts receive between 3 and 5 golds. However, it's only the top few posts that earn the most gold. Posts in positions 5th and below barely get any silver even though they have a lot of upvotes. Nonetheless, this community is difficult to please and you need to bring your best game if you want to receive gold from a fellow member.
Filter by flair
While r/SciFi has an in-depth "Filter by Flair" categorization, r/Gaming does not have one. This means that posts are visible in random order, without any tags. This can be slightly disappointing, as other subreddits are using this feature to elevate the user experience.
Important rules you must know before joining r/Gaming?
Many Reddit enthusiasts tend to jump into communities without reading the rules first. This often results in them getting banned from the page forever. So, if you want to stay on this subreddit and avoid any punishment, be sure to heed these gaming rule tags.
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Please do not submit memes or images that are not directly related to gaming. This includes generic meme templates and images that do not feature any gaming content.
If you feel like you must post a direct reply to someone in order to show that you are on their side, then this is a bandwagon behavior. It's not only rude, but it'll just make the other person feel ignored.
on the high seas is an increasing problem.
This statement is true. Piracy on the high seas is an increasing problem.
content ahead!
There is unmarked spoiler / unmarked NSFW content ahead! So if you don't want to know what happens, please skip this paragraph. It contains plot details that may ruin the movie for you!
If you like to remain unspoiled, please proceed with caution. There is unmarked spoiler / unmarked NSFW content ahead! So if you don't want to know what happens, please skip this paragraph.
We are conducting a giveaway of an item for sale.
The original uploader is a person who uploaded this content.
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Do not post spam or excessive self-promotion.
to social media
This is a reminder to post a crowdfunding post to social media.
is an uncommon yet harmful behavior that should be corrected when it happens.
Bigotry is a behavior that is uncommon but harmful, and it needs to be corrected when it happens.
changes were proposed to resolve many of the issues that have arisen in the past.
AMA-related rule changes are being proposed to resolve many of the issues that have arisen in the past.
Make sure to check each of these rules out using the drop-down menu on the right.
Design
The background banner on this subreddit is really clean and well designed with different icons related to gaming. You'll find clean vectors of Ludo, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC among a few others. I just love how these icons have been designed to fit right in and give this subred a distinctive feel as most of the competitive subreddits have a flat cover image.
The last section is the comment section, where you can leave a comment on your friends' posts.
As for the layout and design of this page, you'll find a "Join" button right beside r/Gaming. Under that, you'll find three options - Posts, Community Rules, and Other communities. Below that, you have the content bar, where you can create a post - add pictures or attachment. Under the posting section, you have three sorting options - Hot, New, Top. The last section is the comment section, where you can leave a comment on your friends' posts.
5 Most Upvoted Content on this subreddit
1. I want to reassure you that you can do this. You have 268,000 upvotes and almost 200,000 more who are interested in your progress. 2. I don't know how it happened, but I unexpectedly got off my horse just as a cutscene in Red Dead Redemption occurred and plummeted down the voting list by 226,000 votes. 3. Do we continue playing until we lose or boycott Star Wars Battlefront II? 193,000 votes say "No". 4. My conservative God-fearing family won't let me play Dungeons & Dragons when I was a teen, but thirty years later my son and I are starting our D&D Journey together. 175,000 votes say "Yes".
5 Most Upvoted Content 2020
Alyx's actual math teacher, recording and teaching actual math in Half-Life, has garnered 160,000 upvotes on reddit.
VR Jenga is a fun game where your fingers get longer after every move. If you're looking for a challenging game that will keep you entertained, VR Jenga is the perfect option. With over 148,000 upvotes, it's safe to say that people are enjoying playing this game.
Jedi should not come to the dark side of the map, as it is a dangerous place filled with powerful enemies. 142,000 people have voted on this opinion, and it seems to be widely accepted.
Valve announced Half-Life Alyx, its first flagship VR game, receiving 142,000 upvotes on the Steam community platform. This marks Valve's first foray into VR gaming and is sure to excite fans of the series.
Do you have a cool new card from Activision Blizzard's Hearthstone? If so, we'd love to see it! We've received a lot of submissions lately and our team is eager to explore all the new possibilities.
Conclusion
If you're looking for daily doses of gaming content, then r/Gaming is the perfect place for you. With users posting more than a thousand posts each day, you're sure to find something that interests you. Although some users on this page can be quite diva-like, that's a small price to pay for belonging to such a large community.
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