Can you promote in r/help?
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The short answer
Only reply when you can genuinely help with a Reddit-specific problem; lead with a useful, non-promotional answer and (optionally) briefly disclose any relevant affiliation without pitching a product.
What works here
- answer technical questions about Reddit
- link to official Reddit help resources
- participate respectfully and helpfully
What gets posts removed
- posting product pitches, solicitations, or recruiting customers
- using others' threads to promote a service (hijacking)
- posting off-topic help requests unrelated to Reddit
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditTopic restriction
Submissions must be about Reddit features, culture, or site issues — off-topic posts should go elsewhere.
Do not hijack
Mods explicitly ask users not to use another user's thread to get help for unrelated problems, which discourages using threads for promotion.
Sidebar focus and resources
Sidebar and FAQ direct users to Reddit help resources and other subreddits for non-Reddit topics, indicating a narrow scope that disfavors vendor outreach.
Civility/helpfulness requirements
Comments should be helpful and relevant, so promotional content that doesn't directly solve a Reddit issue would be removed or discouraged.
Official rules of r/help
- 01Questions must be about Reddit itself.
- 02Keep it civil.
- 03Keep it helpful.
- 04Calling out or complaining about subreddits/users/moderators
- 05Appeals/Bans
- 06Do not Hijack Posts.
- 07Search the subreddit before posting
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 1, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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