Can you self-promote on r/zines?

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

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

Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-10

Can you promote on r/zines?

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

As of 8/14/2026, AI-generated/vibe-coded webapps/software is not welcome in this community.
New posts promoting such will be removed as of 8/14/2026. There are a number of long-standing tools zinemakers have used for building and arranging zines digitally. After a recent influx of posts promoting new tools created with AI, we are implementing a rule against these tools here. AI goes against our DIY values and ethics, and we will not support the proliferation of AI use in creative/DIY spaces.

Promotional posts without context or clear value to the community will be removed.
Seems pretty straightforward. :)

No personal crisis fundraising/donation posts.
Posts seeking donations amid personal crisis will be removed, even when zines or related goods are offered in exchange. With no means to vet the authenticity of every post of this nature, they are prohibited overall to prevent potential compassion fatigue and taking advantage of others. You may create an “Available for purchase” post to promote your work and make your wares available, but avoid language around donations and personal need that could be seen as exploiting emotions.

What its rules say about AI and bots

Use of generative AI is strongly discouraged and must be disclosed. “AI slop” will be removed.
This is a DIY community with a strong anti-AI contingent. Note that use of AI/generative AI is strongly discouraged and will likely be met with hostility and downvotes, if not removed due to being low-value or slop. To protect the integrity of DIY, any use of generative AI must be disclosed in your post. Please specify what gen-AI tool was used, and in what ways/for what elements (text, images, etc.) of your zine or post. (What's considered "AI Slop"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop)

As of 8/14/2026, AI-generated/vibe-coded webapps/software is not welcome in this community.
New posts promoting such will be removed as of 8/14/2026. There are a number of long-standing tools zinemakers have used for building and arranging zines digitally. After a recent influx of posts promoting new tools created with AI, we are implementing a rule against these tools here. AI goes against our DIY values and ethics, and we will not support the proliferation of AI use in creative/DIY spaces.

All 8 rules of r/zines

Please include context with your post.
Dropping a link or photo(s) with little to no context doesn’t inspire others to interact with what you’ve shared. It’s likely to be regarded as spam. Please include information or a description that will be helpful to readers and might motivate them to interact with your post or link.
No impersonation/copycat/karma farming posts or sharing others' work without credit.
Posting others’ work without credit, sharing as if you created it, or karma farming (including re-posting others’ popular old posts) is prohibited. Posts will be removed; accounts with no history in this sub will be permanently banned. If you don’t know the creator, make it very clear you aren’t the creator. Don’t share others’ work in full unless they’ve given clear consent for this (and please state this in your post). For these shares, include the creator’s name and a link to their full work
Use of generative AI is strongly discouraged and must be disclosed. “AI slop” will be removed.
This is a DIY community with a strong anti-AI contingent. Note that use of AI/generative AI is strongly discouraged and will likely be met with hostility and downvotes, if not removed due to being low-value or slop. To protect the integrity of DIY, any use of generative AI must be disclosed in your post. Please specify what gen-AI tool was used, and in what ways/for what elements (text, images, etc.) of your zine or post. (What's considered "AI Slop"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop)
As of 8/14/2026, AI-generated/vibe-coded webapps/software is not welcome in this community.
New posts promoting such will be removed as of 8/14/2026. There are a number of long-standing tools zinemakers have used for building and arranging zines digitally. After a recent influx of posts promoting new tools created with AI, we are implementing a rule against these tools here. AI goes against our DIY values and ethics, and we will not support the proliferation of AI use in creative/DIY spaces.
Disagreement and disapproval are allowed. Harassment and hate are not.
Threads may get heated. Do your best to be respectful, and allow that calling-out or disagreement does not equal harassment. The automod may remove posts/comments with certain language. Mods might not approve what is removed by automoderation. Mods may not step in unless language crosses into hate or very personalized attacks. We use Reddit’s guidelines: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043071072-Harassment / https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045715951-Hate
NSFW/explicit content must be posted with the Not Safe For Work (NSFW) tag AND the NSFW post flair.
NSFW/explicit content must be posted with the Not Safe For Work (NSFW) tag AND the NSFW post flair. Please edit the NSFW post flair to specify each kind of NSFW content present in your post (e.g., Sexual content, gore, physical violence, blood, pornographic content, language, etc.). Being specific is practicing care for all community members who may not wish to be exposed to certain types of content. Please see the pinned post if you're unsure how to edit flair.
Promotional posts without context or clear value to the community will be removed.
Seems pretty straightforward. :)
No personal crisis fundraising/donation posts.
Posts seeking donations amid personal crisis will be removed, even when zines or related goods are offered in exchange. With no means to vet the authenticity of every post of this nature, they are prohibited overall to prevent potential compassion fatigue and taking advantage of others. You may create an “Available for purchase” post to promote your work and make your wares available, but avoid language around donations and personal need that could be seen as exploiting emotions.

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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