Can you promote in r/openai?
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The short answer
Participate normally first, disclose your affiliation, provide context and value in a text post or comment, avoid direct promotional links, and follow the 1/10th self-promotion guideline.
What works here
- Answering questions and participating in discussions
- Mentioning your product/project with clear disclosure and helpful context
- Posting about your work in a text post that explains value/uses (no direct promo links)
What gets posts removed
- Posting direct link posts to your project/product
- Ongoing heavy self-promotion (more than ~10% of your activity)
- Attempting to sell products, accounts, credentials, or job offers
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditLimit Self-Promotion
Self-promotional direct link posts are not allowed; provide context in text posts and keep promo to ~10% of activity.
No Selling
Advertising sales or exchanges of accounts/products and job offers is prohibited.
Participation-first expectation
Moderators expect prior participation and context before advertising to avoid scams/spam.
Official rules of r/openai
- 01Rule 1: Relevance
- 02Rule 2: Be Civil
- 03Rule 3: Limit Self-Promotion
- 04Rule 4: No Selling
- 05Rule 5: No Low-Quality Content
- 06Rule 6: Concise, Accurate Titles
- 07Rule 7: NSFW Content
- 08Rule 8: AutoMod
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 7, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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