What is reddit gold?
It's a set of extended features you can get for your reddit account, while at the same time helping us afford faster computers and more employees (or was it the other way around?) You can read all about it on the reddit blog.
What do I get for joining?
We plan to continually add features over time. Right now we're offering:
- A trophy on your userpage
- The ability to turn off sidebar ads, sponsored links, both, or neither
- The option of seeing twice as many comments at once without having to click "load more comments"
- The ability to see up to 100 subscribed subreddits in your front-page listing
- New comment highlighting: see what's been posted since the last time you visited a thread
- Friends with Benefits™ -- you can add notes to your friends to help you keep track of them all
- See your karma broken down by subreddit.
- Access to a super-secret members-only community that may or may not exist
- A thank-you note
What don't I get for joining?
Well, you don't get an uptime guarantee. Perhaps one day we'll have a separate set of rock-solid servers just for subscribers, but we're not there yet.
Also, a reddit gold account is not a license to spam us: if you're a spammer, our spam filter is still going to stop you. (If you really want to get something in front of reddit, and you're willing to pay money for it, might we suggest a sponsored link instead?)
How much does it cost?
$3.99 / month, if you choose to go month-to-month.
For a limited time, we're also offering a yearly subscription option for $29.99, which works out to $2.49 / month.
Do I need a PayPal / Google Checkout account?
If you have one, you can use it. But if you don't, and you don't want to create one, you don't have to. Make a onetime PayPal payment and look for this link on the subscription form.
So how do I do this?
Is there any other way to join?
If for some reason you're unwilling or unable to use PayPal or Google Checkout, we'll also give a month of reddit gold to anyone who takes the time to send us a postcard. (Please no envelopes!) We figure we can use them to decorate the office, or keep them in a sack in case we ever need to have a Miracle on 34th Street moment. Check out the places we have received postcards from thus far.
If for some reason you don't want us to pass around, hang onto, display, auction off, give away, or otherwise use your postcard, be sure to indicate that somewhere prominent.
Oh, and don't forget to mention your username!
Our mailing address is:
reddit c/o Wired 520 Third St Third Floor San Francisco, CA 94107
(We share an office with Wired Magazine and their name's on the mailbox.)
Limit one per month per person -- in other words, you can't just send us a box of 100 postcards and expect 100 subscriptions.
See also: Reddit Mold