Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/sysadmin?
Allowed, with limits Its rules allow sharing your own work, with conditions they spell out.
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A reddit dedicated to the profession of Computer System Administration.
What its rules say about promotion
Advertising
* The reddit advertising system exists for this purpose. Invest in either a promoted post, or sidebar ad space. * Vendors are free to discuss their product in the context of an existing discussion. * Posting articles from ones own blog is considered a product. * As always, users must disclose any affiliation with a product. * Content creators should refrain from directing this community to their own content.
All 5 rules of r/sysadmin
- Account Age
* Your account must be 24 hours old in order to post to this subreddit. * Please use your main account to post or comment, or wait 24 hours and resubmit. If the issue is urgent, feel free to message the moderation team. - Professionalism
* Please treat community members politely - even when you disagree. * No personal attacks - debate issues, challenge sources - but don't make or take things personally. * No posts that are entirely memes or AdviceAnimals or Kitty GIFs. * Please try to keep politically & religiously charged messages out of discussions. * Intentionally trolling is considered impolite, & will be acted against. * The acts of Software Piracy, Hardware Theft, & Cheating are considered unprofessional. - Advertising
* The reddit advertising system exists for this purpose. Invest in either a promoted post, or sidebar ad space. * Vendors are free to discuss their product in the context of an existing discussion. * Posting articles from ones own blog is considered a product. * As always, users must disclose any affiliation with a product. * Content creators should refrain from directing this community to their own content. - Wrong Community
* There are many reddit communities that exist that may be more catered to/dedicated your topic. * Requests for assistance are expected to contain basic situational information. - They should also contain evidence of basic troubleshooting & Googling for self-help. - Keep topics/questions related to technology/people/practices/etc within a business environment. * When asking a question or requesting advice, please update your original post with any new information, or solution (if found). - Low Quality
* Avoid low-quality posts. Make an effort to enrich the community where you can- provide details, context, opinions, etc. in your posts. * Moronic Monday & Thickheaded Thursday are available for simple questions, or other requests that don't need their own full thread. Utilize them as much as possible. * No GPT/LLM created content. This is a user community of professionals. Don't rely on AI to do your thinking for you
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