Reddit's plain interface and long strings of conversation can be intimidating at first. That's why more than 200 subreddits joined forces to create an official guide to the news and information aggregation site Monday, with the goal of educating new Redditors on the site's guidelines.

Although Reddit is almost 10 years old, new users — some more mainstream than others — discover it every day. Frequently asked questions, rules and etiquette tips (cheekily called "reddiquette") are currently posted at the bottom of its homepage. But Redditors wanted to put all the rules in one place. (You can also take a look at Mashable's Reddit guide for beginners.

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Although Reddit itself is not directly responsible for building the guide, it appreciates the collaborated effort.

"The community ... came together to build this guide and are featuring it as a stickied thread," a spokesperson for Reddit told Mashable. "We think it's great that our community is working together to help educate new users on best practices for the site, and it's something we are supporting on our end as well."

Some of the tips and tricks included in the how-to guide include definitions of basic Reddit terms, how to report a bug and the formal and informal posting rules.

While the thread is temporary, the permanent copy can be found here.

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