def make_posts(generator, metadata, url):
    """
    Make posts on reddit if it's not a draft, on whatever subs are specified
    """
    reddit = generator.get_reddit()
    title =  lxml.html.fromstring(metadata['title']).text_content()
    if reddit is None:
        log.info("Reddit plugin not enabled")
        return
    if metadata.get('status') == "draft": # people don't want to post drafts
        log.debug("ignoring draft %s" % title)
        return

    collection = generator.settings['REDDIT_POSTER_COLLECT_SUB']
    sub = reddit.subreddit(collection)
    results = sub.search(title)
    if len([result for result in results]) > 0:
        log.debug("ignoring %s because it is already on sub %s " % (title, collection))
        # post already was made to this sub
        return
    try:
        submission = sub.submit(title, url=url, resubmit=False)
        cross_post(reddit, submission, metadata.get('subreddit'))
    except praw.exceptions.APIException as e:
        log.error("got an api exception: %s", e)
    except AssertionError as e:
        log.error("Received an assertion error %s", e)
Make posts on reddit if it's not a draft, on whatever subs are specified