Can you self-promote on r/doctorwho?

Q: Can you self-promote on r/doctorwho?

Only in a dedicated thread. Its rules send self-promotion to a dedicated thread, such as a weekly or pinned one. Promotion outside it is removed. Read 2026-10-07 from the community's own rules.

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Can you promote on r/doctorwho?

Only in a dedicated thread Its rules send self-promotion to a dedicated thread, such as a weekly or pinned one. Promotion outside it is removed.

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What its rules say about promotion

No spoilers
Posts or comments pertaining to future Doctor Who episodes are considered spoilers and must be tagged/hidden as such. This includes major casting information and applies regardless of the source (including official BBC sources). Titles can not contain spoilers at all. Our spoiler period ends at 00:00 UTC seven days following the episode. "Next Time..." trailers are considered spoilers for the episode they advertise. See the wiki for details on spoiler policy and how to hide them in posts.

Self promotion
Before posting links to an your external site/channel/blog, you should be already active in the sub as a user. Simple one/two line posts/comments to boost activity do not count as "being active". No affiliate or funding links are allowed, including voting competitions.

What its rules say about AI and bots

No AI, unattributed, or inaccessible content.
No majority AI-generated art or text. You may use AI-generated content as a prompt for your own work, but please don't just post things an AI generated from a short prompt. No screenshots of websites - link directly to them instead. This includes public social media. Original work can contain a simple “I made…” type attribution or Reddit’s built-in OC marking. Link to the work of others directly. Don’t rehost.

All 11 rules of r/doctorwho

Be nice
Be nice and considerate to other users on the sub. We're all individual people who enjoy Doctor Who, disagreements are allowed and expected but should never turn nasty or personal. This includes gatekeeping, bad-faith contributions like flamebaiting or trolling, harassment or threats of violence, complaints about voting patterns, complaints about the show being too woke or too diverse. See the sub's wiki under "policies" for details.
No spoilers
Posts or comments pertaining to future Doctor Who episodes are considered spoilers and must be tagged/hidden as such. This includes major casting information and applies regardless of the source (including official BBC sources). Titles can not contain spoilers at all. Our spoiler period ends at 00:00 UTC seven days following the episode. "Next Time..." trailers are considered spoilers for the episode they advertise. See the wiki for details on spoiler policy and how to hide them in posts.
No piracy related content
Piracy is a violation of the reddit Terms of Service. Links to, requests for, suggestions of, or discussions about the piracy of Doctor Who episodes, audio, or books are not appropriate and will be removed. Repeat offenders run the risk of more permanent action. This includes discussions/requests of: torrents, direct downloads, unofficial streaming sites (including video and audio sharing sites), methods of bypassing regional restrictions from streaming sites
No memes or meme-like content
This includes but not limited to: captioned photos, advice animals, rage faces, reaction posts, text as images, tier lists, or other image macros. Any meme/meme-like content should go to /r/DoctorWhumour instead
Nothing unrelated to Doctor Who
This includes but not limited to: lookalike objects, vaguely related/similar situations in real-life or another film/show, actors outside their Doctor Who roles, no fancasts, the words "Doctor Who" in a context unrelated to the franchise, cracks in someone's wall, elements photoshopped in like inserted TARDISes, random cemetery statues, etc. No fancasts. Do not ask for medical advice or ask any questions related to the medical discipline, in general.
No AI, unattributed, or inaccessible content.
No majority AI-generated art or text. You may use AI-generated content as a prompt for your own work, but please don't just post things an AI generated from a short prompt. No screenshots of websites - link directly to them instead. This includes public social media. Original work can contain a simple “I made…” type attribution or Reddit’s built-in OC marking. Link to the work of others directly. Don’t rehost.
No mass produced merch
Posts about common mass-produced merchandise such as toys, sonic screwdrivers, and t-shirts, are not permitted. Handmade products are acceptable. Mass marketed merchandise may be allowed depending on the interest or rarity of the item; for example, if your great aunt Matilda found a signed Tom Baker-era "Doctor Who Sings the Blues" album.
Self promotion
Before posting links to an your external site/channel/blog, you should be already active in the sub as a user. Simple one/two line posts/comments to boost activity do not count as "being active". No affiliate or funding links are allowed, including voting competitions.
No recent reposts
Any topics/items/images/etc. posted within the last 3 months (by you or someone else). Use Reddit’s search bar to check before posting. This includes things that are already covered in the wiki/FAQ, please also check it before posting. Please avoid very common reposts, like avoid asking about or claiming who or what is your favourite Doctor/companion/Master/TARDIS interior/episode/season/series and etc. Please avoid asking "Where can I watch Doctor Who online?"
No misleading titles
No misleading or non-descriptive titles. Posts, especially news posts, that aren't indicative of their containing material are subject to removal. Titles should describe the material you're posting while not containing any spoilers. Topics for specific regions (such as issues watching, conventions, finding merch) must specify the country in question in your title; for example, [UK].
No topics being covered in megathreads
During large events, e.g. new episodes, Comic-Cons, Halloween and Christmas and so on, all posts related to the occasion (costumes, gifts, etc.) should go in a megathread dedicated to the event. When new episodes are being broadcast, please keep all relevant discussion inside the provided megathreads for 24 hours after broadcast. After this, the rules will be relaxed and you may post your own threads with your thoughts on the new episode.

What the written rules don't show

Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.

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