Can you promote in r/adoptasub?
A place for Reddit users to give inactive or unwanted subreddits a second chance. If you're stepping down as a mod or no longer interested in managing a subreddit, list it here and help it find a new home.
The short answer
If you're a founder replying publicly, be transparent, stay on-topic to the adoption (offer help/interest in adopting or managing), avoid promotional language or links to products, and don't hijack other adoption posts.
What works here
- Listing a subreddit for adoption (per posting guidelines)
- Commenting about adopting or managing the listed subreddit
- Using required flair/tags and following post formatting
What gets posts removed
- Promotional posts for products/services or recruiting customers
- Hijacking other users' adoption posts to promote your own project
- Private messages about adoption requests
- Selling, trading, or exchanging subreddits for compensation
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditPosting guidelines require subreddit link and description
Posts must include a direct link to the subreddit, a short description, proper flair, and follow the title format — indicates only adoption listings are on-topic
No spam / self-promotion
Rule explicitly prohibits spam and excessive self-promotion, so commercial or marketing replies are disallowed
No hijacking posts
Comments on someone else's adoption post must not be used to promote your own subreddit — restricts using threads for unrelated promotion
No sales or trades
Subreddits cannot be sold, traded, or exchanged for money, goods, or services — discourages commercial transactions
All inquiries must be public
PMs about adoption/ownership are prohibited; discussions must occur publicly in the adoption post
Official rules of r/adoptasub
- 01Relevance
- 02Offensive remarks
- 03Posting guidelines
- 04Posting frequency
- 05One subreddit per post
- 06NSFW content
- 07Ineligible subreddits
- 08Don't adopt just to abandon
- 09No hoarding subreddits
- 10No sales or trades
- 11No hijacking posts
- 12No private messages about adoptions
- 13No spam
- 14Use r/needamod for moderation assistance
- 15Use r/redditrequest for requesting subreddits
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 8, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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