Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/houseplants?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
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A community focused on the discussion, care, and well-being of houseplants!
What its rules say about promotion
No self-promotion
- Do not reference any product, service, social medium, channel, article, survey, enterprise, etc, you are associated with - Do not seek or send DMs regarding any of the above - Do not refer users to your profile links regarding any of the above - Do not modmail us asking to do any of the above - Zero tolerance for self promotion. Any such activity will result in a permanent ban.
No plant-related crime
Promotion of plant smuggling or plant poaching, or bragging about doing either, is not allowed.
All 8 rules of r/houseplants
- The topic of this sub is houseplants. Houseplants are plants which are in your house.
Off-topic posts will be removed. Including: * Plants that are outside and live outside full-time belong in r/gardening . This includes cut flowers. * Plant trading belongs in r/takeaplantleaveaplant . * Circlejerking belongs in r/houseplantscirclejerk . * Marijuana is permitted but please mark it NSFW. * NSFW content is not allowed. * Politics are not allowed * Memes are acceptable but please be aware of reposting. - Be civil to each other.
Be respectful of other users at all times. Personal attacks, name-calling or any form of intentional antagonism individual user may result in a temporary or permanent ban at the mods' discretion. "Remember the human". - No self-promotion
- Do not reference any product, service, social medium, channel, article, survey, enterprise, etc, you are associated with - Do not seek or send DMs regarding any of the above - Do not refer users to your profile links regarding any of the above - Do not modmail us asking to do any of the above - Zero tolerance for self promotion. Any such activity will result in a permanent ban. - No re-post bots or content impersonation
Dont repost content in this sub or post stolen content pretending its yours. - Artificial Intelligence (AI) content is not allowed
Content should be human-made. Images or text generated by AI is off topic and unwanted. - "Stuff" related posts are only allowed on Saturdays and must be flaired.
Posts primarily focused on plant-related "stuff" are limited to Saturdays only (05:00 UTC). This includes posts focused on pots, hanging systems, plant stands, paintings, sculptures, clothing, drawings, NFTs, etc. These posts need to be flaired "stuff". They are subject to Rule 4: any posts showing off a product or service you provide may not include any links to purchase the item anywhere on the sub. - No images/ content of people except on Fridays.
Photos or (non-Youtube) videos of people (even of people with plants) are only allowed on Fridays. A human in the photo or video is not allowed unless the post is submitted on Friday, typically flaired "Selfie" or "Family Photo". To reiterate, NSFW content is not permitted. OC only. - No plant-related crime
Promotion of plant smuggling or plant poaching, or bragging about doing either, is not allowed.
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