Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-05
Can you promote on r/familysearch?
No rule mentions promotion None of its rules mentions self-promotion. That is not permission: read every rule, say plainly that it's yours, and make the post useful on its own.
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Place for discussion about familysearch.org. Training, tips, requests for help.
All 4 rules of r/familysearch
- Discussion of Temple Ceremonies
No discussion of temple ordinance ceremonies if it does not contribute to the subject of family history. Brief explanations to others are okay, just remember to keep it reverent. - Appropriate usage of link submission
Links to other subreddits or articles must contribute to the discussion of Family Search and family history and should do so in a family-friendly and postive manner. - No mentioning or suggesting flooding FamilySearch with bad data
FamilySearch is a service, and maintaining its accuracy is important. Where correcting and messaging people to not add incorrect data is encouraged... suggestions of brigading the Family Tree with bad data will result in a ban. - No discussions of beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Some off topic discussions prompted this rule. Yes the Church provides the service of FamilySearch. But this sub and it's moderators are not equipped to manage religious questions, debates, or bigotry. Please use other subs for these kinds of discussions. So while offhand questions about the reason the Church offers FamilySearch is understandable, only brief and accurate responses are allowed. Anything other than that will be breaking this rule.
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- Unpublished minimums.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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