Can you self-promote on r/orientalrugs?

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

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. Read 2026-10-07 from the community's own rules.

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Can you promote on r/orientalrugs?

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.

A rule mentions AI or bots One of its rules names AI or bots: read it before you post. Other communities' AI rules.

What this page is

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its rules on Reddit

A subreddit for lovers of Oriental rugs. Post pictures of your gorgeous rugs so we can admire them. Need to ID your rug? Questions about a sketchy sale listing? Maybe we can help. NOTE: No sales allowed. Dealers welcome as long as they identify themselves as such and are here to provide guidance and information, not to make a sale.

What its rules say about AI and bots

No AI for bogus rug research
Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT exploit workers in the global South and require so much processing power that they are an environmental threat. Not only that, the "answers" they supply about Oriental rugs are laughably wrong. This causes more work for us because someone has to correct the AI's hallucinations.

All 3 rules of r/orientalrugs

Don’t be an asshole
Don’t be rude or harass other users. That includes mocking people for their highly questionable taste, and rugs. Being obnoxious gets you banned. So will soliciting sales via DMs. Don't be misogynistic. Don't be racist. We shouldn't have to say this but apparently we do.
Professional rug dealers must identify themselves. No sales posts, no spamming
This sub allows professional dealers to join and answer rug questions ACCURATELY. We will ban anyone who sends unsolicited DMs, posts a rug for sale (even if they try to pretend it’s NOT a sales post) or links to a sales post. Don’t make us point at the sign.
No AI for bogus rug research
Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT exploit workers in the global South and require so much processing power that they are an environmental threat. Not only that, the "answers" they supply about Oriental rugs are laughably wrong. This causes more work for us because someone has to correct the AI's hallucinations.

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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