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Recurring threads: inspiration from around Reddit

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Recurring threads can be a great way to provoke weekly engagement and keep your subscribers involved. Learn more about what they are and how to use them.
 

Setting up recurring discussion threads

 
Scheduled discussion threads on Reddit can be a great way to provoke weekly engagement and keep your subscribers involved. Different communities will set up different recurring posts, depending on the needs of their community. 
 
If you want to schedule a recurring post, begin composing the text post. Once you’re finished, tap the clock icon to the right of the Post submit button.
 
Then, you can schedule the date, time, and timezone that you want the post submitted automatically. You’ll be able to customize when you’d like the post to recur (e.g. once every two weeks).
 
 
image of the post schedule tool on reddit

 

Below we’ve selected a handful of recurring threads across our communities to inspire you.

This recurring discussion helps passionate fantasy baseball players without a league, find and join other leagues.
Baseball stadium
This community often gets requests on fragrance selection, so they host a single recurring discussion thread to help everyone make the best fragrance decisions.
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Bonsais are tricky plants to take care of, and newbies often have lots of questions. The beginner’s weekly thread acts as a helpful hub for new folks to learn and earn their bonsai green thumb. 
Bonsai tree with apples

r/Disneyland: Weekly park questions

Over 50 thousand people visit Disneyland each day, and the Weekly Park Questions thread is the one-stop-shop for Disneyland visitors to ask park questions. 
disneyland castle at night
Dating is hard and online dating is even harder. r/Tinder hosts a weekly thread for those playing the online dating game to get advice on improving their dating profile. 
professional funny couples photo with cat

Weekly conversation threads can certainly act as digital campfires for your visitors gather around each week. They also help you out as a moderator, as they keep your community active during weeks you’re too busy to post. Try to keep your community looking like an inviting place to hang out by posting every day.

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