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This wikiHow teaches you how to use Reddit’s RemindMeBot to remind you of a thread in the future.
Steps
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1Go to https://www.reddit.com. This will bring you to Reddit’s homepage.
- If you haven’t yet signed in, sign in now.
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2Click the title of the thread for which you want to set a reminder. This opens the contents of the thread.
- To use RemindMeBot, the thread must be active (not archived).
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3Scroll down and click the comment box. It’s at the bottom of the thread.
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4Type RemindMe! Tomorrow “reply to this thread”. The syntax for RemindMeBot is RemindME! [TIME] “[MESSAGE]”.[1] In this case, you’re telling RemindMeBot to send you a message tomorrow with the text “reply to this thread.” It will also contain a link to the thread. This is just one example of how to use RemindMeBot.
- There are other ways to input the time other than tomorrow. Try One Year, August 25, 2018, at 4pm, EOY (end of year), 10 minutes, 2 hours after noon, etc.
- You can also use RemindMeBot to remind yourself of certain days in history, such as the anniversary of a particular Reddit thread, or on a post about a Redditor’s birthday.
- Don't forget to use quotes " around the message.
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5Click Save. It’s beneath the comment box. This adds your comment to thread, and alerts RemindMeBot to set up your automated message.
- In just a moment, RemindMeBot will respond to your post, confirming the date and time of the reminder.
- If you want to delete the RemindMe! post from the thread, click delete this message to hide from others at the bottom of the confirmation.
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6Check your messages after the appropriate amount of time. If you set a reminder for tomorrow, click the envelope icon at the top-right corner of Reddit in 24 hours from the moment you made the post. You’ll see a message from RemindMeBot that contains a link to the thread, as well as your reminder text.
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7Click the link in the message to access the thread. Now you can leave the comment you’d originally intended.
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1. Sign in to https://www.reddit.com.
2. Click the title of the thread.
3. Click the comment box.
4. Type RemindMe! [TIME] “[MESSAGE]”.
5. Click Save.
6. Check your messages after the specified time.
7. Click the link in the message from RemindMeBot.
