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Can you promote on r/javascript?

Allowed, with limits Its rules allow sharing your own work, with conditions they spell out.

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Chat about javascript and javascript related projects. Yes, typescript counts. Please keep self promotion to a minimum/reasonable level.

What its rules say about promotion

Excessive Self-Promotion
It's ok to promote your own content, or content that you're otherwise vested in, but it should not constitute a majority of your contributions.
Advertising
Advertising paid products and services is prohibited.
All 7 rules of r/javascript
  1. Excessive Self-Promotion
    It's ok to promote your own content, or content that you're otherwise vested in, but it should not constitute a majority of your contributions.
  2. Where's the Javascript?
    Demos can be fun, but they really don't provide for much discussion unless code is provided as well.
  3. /r/JavaScript is not a support forum
    Is this a help request? Try /r/LearnJavascript instead!
  4. Java !== Javascript
    Java is not the same as Javascript.
  5. "Remember the human."
    "Remember the human." It's ok to disagree, but we should attack ideas, not people.
  6. Low-effort content (listicles, memes, etc.)
    Low-effort content such as listicles, memes, clickbait, etc. is prohibited.
  7. Advertising
    Advertising paid products and services is prohibited.

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  • Unpublished minimums.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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