Interesting idea, certainly it is a good thing to get the name out there in front of pople and this is a very suttle way of doing this. It is worth a shot. I will try it on Twitter sonce I am not active on Reddit. If you are on Twotter let me know and I can follow you there.
Yeah, my Twitter handle is @KILLERWOT1
It's not a bad idea, I've currently submitted a few short stories to posts allowing for them to be shared/self-promotion. Whether it leads to people joining, I don't know, but it would be nice to see a few more users get here. The Redditors would be the best people too, since they're all about reading, commenting, and in general, creating content. Win, win, win.