4 of these posts were about an app I am developing (https://pagehopapp.com).<p>They were all submitted in the appropriate places - r/macapps and r/mac (no duplicates).<p>Why would they shadowban me?<p>The first time I tried using reddit I've made the mistake of submitting the same thing in 2 sub-reddits and I got shadowbanned. I tried apologizing but there was no answer.<p>I just made another account, read all guides and tried to play nice.<p>Is this normal for Reddit? So if you are a content creator - "don't share your stuff" is what I am supposed to take out of this action?<p>That sucks...<p>Edit: @benologist has educated me in reddiquette - reddit users should post at least 90% links that don't belong to them. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9123751
Reddit has a policy on submitting your own content that insists users who submit their own stuff spend 90% of their time being a legitimate reddit user and 10% on self-promotion.<p>Sub-reddits also have additional rules that must be met, and these can be enforced automatically like karma requirements or age of account that will auto-kill your submissions if you fail to qualify.<p><a href="http://www.reddit.com/wiki/selfpromotion" rel="nofollow">http://www.reddit.com/wiki/selfpromotion</a><p><a href="http://www.reddit.com/wiki/faq#wiki_what_constitutes_spam.3F" rel="nofollow">http://www.reddit.com/wiki/faq#wiki_what_constitutes_spam.3F</a><p>Your takeaway really should be to be a legitimate reddit user, or don't submit your links.
r/macapps says "Be sure to double-check that your app hasn't already been submitted before you submit it!"<p>Sharing your stuff is fine, only being active posting your links risks being considered spam. Many subreddits also have automatic systems that hide suspect content for a mod to check, which can be quite aggressive.<p>I THINK reddit-global anti-spam deletes your account, so it's probably just the individual subreddit blocking your newest submission. Their sidebar even says that they have a spam filter.