Can you promote in r/sup?
A community for Stand Up Paddleboarding discussion.
The short answer
If you reply publicly, be helpful and non-promotional, disclose your commercial connection in your flair and message up front, avoid posting links or standalone ads, and prefer discussion or allowed monthly threads for sales/offers.
What works here
- Answer questions helpfully and relevantly
- Participate in discussions while disclosing commercial affiliation via user flair
- Post commercial content only when following subreddit rules (disclosure, not link-only, in appropriate threads)
What gets posts removed
- Posting standalone advertisements or affiliate-link posts
- Link-only posts or abandoning posts
- Making promotional posts without required flair or disclosure
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo Advertising
Subreddit rule explicitly forbids stand-alone advertisement or affiliate-link posts; buy/sell limited to monthly promotions/sales thread.
Businesses must disclose
Businesses/sponsored athletes must identify commercial status via custom user flair before other flair content and disclose commercial connections when creating posts.
Link-only posts removed
Link-only posts with no additional context will be removed and commercial posts should not be abandoned.
Use specific threads for purchases
Questions about purchasing should go in the board buying thread; posts on that topic will be deleted elsewhere.
Official rules of r/sup
- 01Be Nice.
- 02Research First, Then Ask.
- 03Use the Board Buying Thread
- 04Avoid NSFW or Promoting Unsafe Practices.
- 05No Advertising
- 06Rules for Businesses, Sponsored Athletes, Affiliate Marketers, etc.
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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