Can you self-promote on r/self?

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

Self-promotion restricted. Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed. Read 2026-10-04 from the community's own rules.

Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-04

Can you promote on r/self?

Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.

AI-generated content not allowed Its rules remove some or all AI-generated posts, comments or media. Write it yourself here, or pick another community. Other communities' AI rules.

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What its rules say about promotion

No spam, sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement
No spam, sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement. Also no cryptocurrency posts. Please try in /r/assistance or /r/gofundme instead.

What its rules say about AI and bots

No AI use
AI-generated text is not allowed; This includes using AI to touch up text you've written yourself. Rule of thumb: If we can tell it's AI, it's not allowed. Keep r/self authentic and personal.

No Low Effort or Bot Content
/r/self is meant for real humans to communicate and connect with each other about personal topics. Content posted to /r/self - Should engage with the reader - Should not appear to be written by an LLM - Should be original and written by the poster; no reposting of content repeatedly, from other sources or written by other people

All 8 rules of r/self

Be excellent to each other.
We encourage constructive feedback that helps members grow and improve. Debating is allowed but please ensure submissions and comments maintain a positive and respectful tone, avoiding self-deprecation, self-disparagement, or unkind language. No toxic discourse or harassment, including but not limited to sexual overtones, hatred of ethnicity/race/gender identity/sexual orientation. No witch hunts.
No AI use
AI-generated text is not allowed; This includes using AI to touch up text you've written yourself. Rule of thumb: If we can tell it's AI, it's not allowed. Keep r/self authentic and personal.
No spam, sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement
No spam, sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement. Also no cryptocurrency posts. Please try in /r/assistance or /r/gofundme instead.
Nothing related to self-harm, self-hate posts or spreading personal information
Nothing related to self-harm or spreading personal information. The help you need is not here. Doxxing others will result in a permanent ban. Self-hate posts are also not allowed. Suggesting others or yourself should self-harm will be a permanent ban from this subreddit. Instead, try one of the following subreddits: r/Healthygamergg, r/IncelExit, r/mentalhealth, r/suicidewatch, r/Vent
Limit sexually explicit discussion
Graphic descriptions of sexual acts or specific personal anatomy (e.g., genitals) is not allowed on /r/self. Try subreddits like /r/sex instead.
No politics
r/self does not allow partisan political content. Political topics, debates, and current political events are redirected to more appropriate subreddits, such as r/politics, r/PoliticalDebate, r/PoliticalDiscussion, r/PoliticalOpinions, etc.
No dating/relationship/gender war posts
/r/self is not the place for dating, romantic relationship or gender war discussions. Please redirect these to /r/relationship_advice, /r/dating_advice, /r/IncelExit, /r/mentalhealth /r/Healthygamergg, /r/Vent, etc.
No Low Effort or Bot Content
/r/self is meant for real humans to communicate and connect with each other about personal topics. Content posted to /r/self - Should engage with the reader - Should not appear to be written by an LLM - Should be original and written by the poster; no reposting of content repeatedly, from other sources or written by other people

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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The verdict is our reading of r/self's rule text on 2026-10-04. Rules change and moderators decide: read the current rules before you post. Not affiliated with Reddit or r/self.