They are paying eligible users based on karma and gold.
Of course, the program is more of a “see, we have something” than a proper revenue share because of the “get at least 10 gold” criterium and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Thank you for the correct answer! I would have gone on believing a lie had you not responded. Here’s their payout table:
Contributor Tier
Karma (Over 12 mo period)
Payout Rate (Dollars per Gold)
Minimum Gold for payout
Non-contributor
0-99 Karma
No payout; balance rolls over
n/a
Contributor
100-4999 Karma
$0.90 per 1 Gold
10
Top contributor
5000+ Karma
$1.00 per 1 Gold
10
So they charge $2.69-$66.99 for gilding and only give the contributor $0.90-$1, keeping the rest. Wow, sounds like a shit deal for everyone but Reddit.
I think the higher amounts in OP’s pic are multiples of “gold” (with $66.99 being 25 gold) and assume the payout would change per gold for what seems like a different currency than what that table is for (where 1 gold is $1.99 USD).
All that said, Reddit hasn’t really given any reason to give them the benefit of the doubt here, either, so it could very well be $1 per award no matter the amount paid for it.
After 10 years, approaching a million comment karma, and many sourced write-ups and copy pastas I got a fair amount. Probably 200 of a mixture of gold and the occasional platinum. This was concentrated in later years as I better understood reddit, and understood specific audiences more. I strove to give genuinely good information, too.
Unfortunately reddit’s admins are lazy, suck, and some subs’ moderators even worse (looking at r/news) and they screwed me. Their loss. I’ll find another platform to publish content, like here of course and elsewhere.
Did you follow niche subs? I noticed when I was more active in default subs, I got gold more often. As the default subs got less bearable and I shifted towards smaller communities, I barely got gold anymore.
Or maybe the quality of my posts just became shit.
Not sure why the others are lying - disliking a platform is not a reason for spreading misinformation.
https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/17331620007572-What-is-the-Contributor-Program-and-how-can-I-participate-
They are paying eligible users based on karma and gold.
Of course, the program is more of a “see, we have something” than a proper revenue share because of the “get at least 10 gold” criterium and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Thank you for the correct answer! I would have gone on believing a lie had you not responded. Here’s their payout table:
So they charge $2.69-$66.99 for gilding and only give the contributor $0.90-$1, keeping the rest. Wow, sounds like a shit deal for everyone but Reddit.
I think the higher amounts in OP’s pic are multiples of “gold” (with $66.99 being 25 gold) and assume the payout would change per gold for what seems like a different currency than what that table is for (where 1 gold is $1.99 USD).
All that said, Reddit hasn’t really given any reason to give them the benefit of the doubt here, either, so it could very well be $1 per award no matter the amount paid for it.
so they keep 60+%. I am not sure why people willing to support someone won’t do it directly vs giving a high percentage to a middle man.
$0.90 per gold ?
I mean shouldn’t that gave been:
$0.90 ger dollar given by golds?
Anyway, it smells like the large majority will work and get nothing, some “pro” accounts will maybe.
Reddit was mainly driven by lots of small ‘content-creators’ (I hate that word so much) like ordinary people sharing and helping.
Cheers to you all making posts and comments here (and well anywhere actually, because IMO it benefits humanity mostly).
In all my years in reddit I only got gold once. The prerequisites of needing 10 is just bonkers.
After 10 years, approaching a million comment karma, and many sourced write-ups and copy pastas I got a fair amount. Probably 200 of a mixture of gold and the occasional platinum. This was concentrated in later years as I better understood reddit, and understood specific audiences more. I strove to give genuinely good information, too.
Unfortunately reddit’s admins are lazy, suck, and some subs’ moderators even worse (looking at r/news) and they screwed me. Their loss. I’ll find another platform to publish content, like here of course and elsewhere.
I usually get “gold” by complaining about how admins / employees can give it out for free to drum up interest.
Did you follow niche subs? I noticed when I was more active in default subs, I got gold more often. As the default subs got less bearable and I shifted towards smaller communities, I barely got gold anymore.
Or maybe the quality of my posts just became shit.
Depends if I was just looking to karma whore or just shitpost for fun. When I was trying I could easily rack up karma. But even so it’s a lot of work.
Nah makes perfect sense, they don’t wanna have to pay out.