Can you promote in r/olean?
Olean, NY Area Discussions
The short answer
Participate as a community member first, keep posts highly relevant to Olean, disclose your affiliation, avoid overt advertising, and consider posting in designated local-events threads.
What works here
- announcing local events or services relevant to Olean
- bringing a local business to the community's attention
- participating in regular 'things to do' or local-events threads
What gets posts removed
- broad or repeated advertising/lead generation
- spammy posts or posts that appear solely promotional
- posting with no disclosure of affiliation or context
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditAvoid Excessive Marketing rule
The sidebar explicitly asks to restrict self-promotion and marketing to bringing local business to the community's attention and warns mods will use discretion.
Keep it relevant
Posts must stick to the greater Olean area & WNY; relevant local offerings are more acceptable.
Scheduled local-events thread
A monthly 'Olean Area Things to Do' thread exists where local event/service mentions are likely appropriate.
Official rules of r/olean
- 01Be Civil
- 02Keep It Relevant
- 03Avoid Excessive Marketing
- 04Abide Reddiquette
- 05Do Not Troll
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 24, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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