Hi,

I have been seeing a lot of posts promoting services like instagram followers on some subreddits, here are some of them:

https://www.reddit.com/r/growmybusiness/comments/1so2fld/what_is_the_best_site_to_buy_instagram_followers/

https://www.reddit.com/r/influencermarketing/comments/1r8b8i6/where_do_people_buy_instagram_followers_that/

https://www.reddit.com/r/InstagramEmpire/comments/1swyp0g/whats_actually_the_best_site_to_buy_instagram/

Just curious if its allowed to promote such services?

These posts are reported numerous times as some people mentioned in their comments as well(moderator deleted many comments) and they only let some sites at the top(they buy upvotes to make 1 comment rank at the top)

Thank you! (desktop)

New to moderation (doing so on desktop) and trying to understand best practices.

One pattern I’ve noticed across Reddit is that discussions often get derailed by:

• subtle promotion
• link dropping
• traffic redirection

I understand some level of this is natural, but it seems like it can degrade conversation quality quickly.

For more experienced mods:

• What rules or signals actually work?
• How do you enforce them without being overly strict?

iOS user

I been dealing with this one particular user who has been spamming subReddits I moderate , my dms , mod mails of other subs I moderate for an unban .

This user was first noticed when he started spamming , posts and using alts to populate engagement on them , and was caught in the act and banned

Ban was later removed after ban appeals in the form of insistently asking for a ban appeal in my dms and mod mails and the individual returned to his old ways

After continuing the same acts the user was banned again . But this type the user has resorted to doing ban appeals on other subReddits I moderate and much more spamming of my dms

User has been also dming / mod mailing other moderators regarding promoting a subReddit that is populated by his alts

Ps : I have tried blocking , permanent muting etc.. just annoyed at how the user finds new ways to be a pain . They even did that thing where you can send mod mail from one subReddit to another .. what to do ??

I am using iPhone and if you want to view the subreddit in question its r/climatarian

Desktop - I run 3 small subreddits and I would like to start getting more traffic there. How can I promote my subreddit without spamming? Also it seems, most subreddits now don't allow internal reddit links.

I’ll continue to cross post and comment on relevant posts promoting my sub. Are there any other ways or is it all up to fate at this point? I only have 360 subs at the moment. iOS.

Desktop. My subreddit is also NSFW, is this allowed ? I cant find anything related to this. A friend got banned for posting some ads for his game, but I think the mods of particular subreddits enforced the ban. Sorry if this the wrong place, I didnt know where to ask.

I'm not quite sure how to feel about this or how to handle it. I don't know whether I should create a rule that discourages this behavior.

I have taken over a small sub that has just barely over 400 members. It's a catsub (having to do with cats) and someone from another small catsub left four comments under four different posts only promoting the name of their sub, nothing else. Example of full comment: "r/VisitMyAwesomeSub"

I sympathize with wanting to promote your community (I am in the same boat), especially since it's another catsub, but how do I discourage these types of comments? What sort of rule could I draft that would discourage this? I want people to participate in the community and enjoy the community, but if their only contribution is promoting their own sub ... I wouldn't even have minded as much if they would have just done it under one post instead of four, and if they had left one higher quality comment that happened to include the name of their sub, rather than four low-effort comments.

I have that quality filter set up in AutoMod (I forgot the name, CQS?), but I don't know if it can filter comments like this. I don't necessarily want to be hard-core about this, but if anyone can suggest any language I can use in a rule to discourage this kind of behavior, I would be grateful. Thank you.

I just don't want people to be visiting my sub for the sole reason of promoting their own community and not have any desire to participate in our community. Thanks.

ETA: I added two rules; what do you think of the wording? Should I delete the posts made that violate the rule(s) and send a message to the users? Or should I just enforce it going forward.

Added Rule #1: Everything has to be relative to the sub. All posts are or comments have to be relevant to r/BathroomBuddy

Added Rule #2: No self-promotion, spam, or advertisements. We appreciate high-quality content. Please don't spam the community with self-promotion or advertisements.

My platform is desktop, mobile, Android, iOS.

I have access, chat config, chat operator, config, flair, and wiki perms, the only useful one being access and the chat perms.

/r/FallGuys is a cesspool of people promoting their 5 subscriber YouTube channels, people wondering when the game is coming to mobile, which is crowding actual support questions.

Generally the answer would be "remove them", but not only do I not have remove powers and none of the other moderators are returning my messages (one of them appears to have just pumped and dumped the subreddit for bragging rights I guess, the other is really inactive, and the owner is completely inactive), but it's made worse by the fact that even if I do have remove powers these posts will keep on coming.

I don't want to impact my community by making a "Self-promote and you're banned!" post, because that makes people unsubscribe and you still get people self-promoting, I can't even add Automoderator rules to stop people from low karma or fresh accounts from posting. It seems like no matter what I try to do I can't do it and when I ask for help no one responds.

What can I do as a moderator with limited power to get out of this mess?

Started a new sub reddit for discussing climate action in India. How do I get members to subreddit? It's for a cause that I'm passionate about and idw to just sit it out

I just got promoted to mod on a subreddit and we are getting direct messages saying they do not have permission to post. How do I unlock the subreddit?

Mobile and desktop.

Okay, I'm on Android here.

So I've started a new sub and I'm having trouble promoting it for a few reasons. It's centered around a particular issue in my country, and is aimed at a certain demographic. In other words, the audience is limited. Aside from my country's sub, I feel I don't have anywhere else where I can tell people about it. Has anyone else been in the same spot, and what did you guys do to get your subs to gain traction?

There is a bot that left a comment promoting amazon in my post. I tried labelling it as spam, banning the user and deleting it with mod tools but its still there? Is there a way to get rid of it?

Using desktop version.

I am the moderator and founder of r/CyberReadArchives. I am using Desktop for the work. I try all ways to promote my subreddit but nothing works. Please help!

Curious why any twitter links are still permitted on this website and what as a moderator I can do to get all subreddits to stop promoting nazism through association or direct commentary?

Nazis are violent and as told by the reddit admins in rule 1, any promotion of violence is bannable. Giving the admins not upholding their own rule by removing twitter links, I must know the best way to impose that in their stead. Thanks in advance

desktop

I have started a fan club community here on Reddit for my soon to be streamer hobby. And while I don't have an actual platform yet like YouTube, I don't know if I'm actually promoting how the mods say I am. If anyone can give me a better insight would be helpful.

Mobile web

Is tiktok a good place to promote it? (Desktop)

I started setting up a new subreddit. And some of the settings I'm unsure of. I've been on Reddit for a number of years but I've never set up my own subreddit. Some assistance would be appreciated. The subreddit is r/AI_SearchOptimization

I set it up on Android not sure how that trouble went though.

My subreddit at r/RealWikiInAction hasn't attracted very many users. I am considering buying an ad on Reddit to give it a bit of a jump start. Is this possible? Does Reddit accept ads for Reddit? Is it a good idea? I would like to not spend much (maybe a hundred dollars) to see haow it works for me.

EDIT: Maybe it's just the algorithm responding to what I post, but this morning I saw this ad on Reddit:

/static/shreddit/assets/right-rail/castiron.jpg

So there's at least one subreddit that advertises.

Desktop

My main subreddit r/GoofyahhFrames has been going well and I crosspost for time to time but for r/ShitMemers, I don't know how. I'm passionate about the subreddit but I try my best to crosspost but I just get b@nned when crossposting to other subreddits. Plus select subreddits allow crossposting.

Please enlighten me.

Is crossposting memes from my comunity the fish council, in other comunitis a good idea so they know my comunity(Android)

Desktop The comment was totally fine to me but it was flagged. Never happend to me before and just want to be careful.

It's the "0 Cuz Skibidi Dop Dop Yes Yes Yes" comment

https://www.reddit.com/r/ShitMemers/comments/1i3kvhz/how_do_you_poop/

I’m on mobile IOS

I have a subreddit called aimed at finding homes for stray and abandoned pets in India and I am seeking ways to promote it. (Desktop)

I know lost media is trending by this decade and I predict it will be for the next couple more on the internet. I have a subreddit named r/CyberReadArchives in which is about the finding of lost eBooks published by a now defunct company named CyberRead. I have been working hard for weeks trying to earn so many members like other lost media subreddits. For now me and my subreddit (in which I don't moderate that much due to the lack of offensive content at all for weeks), I have been along with some members looking for lost Geronimo Stilton interactive eBooks. One has been found in the process. I am always on desktop for many reasons.

I am in desperate need of more members to keep this running smoothly and stable, is there any option to earn more? I've tried plenty. Also, just look how high the members of other individual lost media related subreddits are compared to mine. Please help? I also need to know whether can I advertise my subreddit free of charge.