New tip bot on reddit
Not so long ago our valued community member @sau412 published the Gridcoin tip bot on Reddit.
At the moment there are maybe 4 users that are actively using it and I was approached by some users that asked me how the bot works (I'm not the creator!). So I decied to write this little post to help new users get started with the tip bot.
Step zero
If you don't have a Reddit account just create one for free! It is easy and only takes a few minutes. Just head over to https://reddit.com.
First step
Your reddit account is also the account for the Tippbot. So now you have to get some coins to tip other users.
To deposit some coins you need to get your personal address. For this write a private message to the reddit user /u/grc_tip_bot with the content address. After a few minutes (it takes a while as reddit limitates the number of messages a bot can send) you'll get an answer with your own Gridcoin address.
Second step
Now you can send some funds to the address you got from step one. You can also use the faucet to get some coins. Just wait until 10 confirmations are reached and then you can use this coins to tip others.
Third step
To tip other users reply to posts/comments with a comment including /u/grc_tip_bot {amount} where {amount}is the number of coins you want to tip. That's it you successfully used the tip bot.
Check your balance
If you want to check your balance just write a private message to /u/grc_tip_bot with the content balance. And within a few minutes the bot will send you a message with your balance.
Withdraw your coins
I suggest you to only hold a small amount of coins in the tip bot. So it's a good idea to withdraw some of it from time to time. This can be done by sending a private message to /u/grc_tip_botwith the content withdraw {address} [amount]. After a few minutes the coins should get sent to the new address.
I hope this guide helps some users to get started and start tiping on reddit. If you have any problems try to contact @sau412 on the Gridcoin slack or ask here.