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Can you promote on r/podcasts?
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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- its rules on Reddit
r/podcasts: a subreddit to discover, discuss, and review podcasts with other podcast enthusiasts. As part of this mission, r/podcasts is curated to promote respectful and on-topic discussions. This is not a place to promote your podcast.
What its rules say about promotion
Self-promotion
Self-promotion is not allowed unless your podcast directly relates to a newly posted thread AND you clearly disclose your involvement with it. Self-promotion can be no more than 10% of your total recent involvement with r/podcasts. Self-promotion posts are NEVER allowed. Failure to comply will result in your posts being removed and/or you being banned. Promoting on behalf of someone (friends, family, employers, clients, etc.) is considered self-promotion and will be dealt with accordingly.
What its rules say about AI and bots
Feedback/content requests
Feedback requests and idea searches are not allowed in this subreddit. This is not a place to think of an idea for your podcast, app, AI podcast summarization tool, a niche to cover, a podcast name, or how to present your show. This is not a place to conduct research or seek help with your homework. Please use the search function to find what you are looking for, or check out other subreddits.
Other post requirements
Posts must be made in English and related to podcasts. Spam posts with unhelpful, unrelated, or non-meaningful content will be removed. Posts containing links only and other low effort posts will be removed. Use a descriptive title when posting. If your title is too vague, your post may be removed. It is not permitted to post or ask for copyright-protected materials that are behind a paywall or pulled from feeds. Posts with text generated by AI/LLM (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) are not allowed.
All 10 rules of r/podcasts
- Self-promotion
Self-promotion is not allowed unless your podcast directly relates to a newly posted thread AND you clearly disclose your involvement with it. Self-promotion can be no more than 10% of your total recent involvement with r/podcasts. Self-promotion posts are NEVER allowed. Failure to comply will result in your posts being removed and/or you being banned. Promoting on behalf of someone (friends, family, employers, clients, etc.) is considered self-promotion and will be dealt with accordingly. - Podcasting
This subreddit is geared towards podcast listeners. Posts made by podcast creators about podcast hosting, editing gear, starting a podcast, etc. will be removed and referred to r/podcasting - Service solicitation
Service solicitation posts (e.g. "I'm looking for an editor for my podcast" or "I'm an editor looking for work") are not allowed and will be removed. - FAQs and recommendations
Some questions are asked very regularly and have already been answered before. Similarly, many recommendation requests are seen commonly. If your post is a FAQ or common recommendation request, a moderator may remove your post. Check the FAQ section of the wiki for more helpful info and consider searching by keywords or filter by flairs for subjects. - Feedback/content requests
Feedback requests and idea searches are not allowed in this subreddit. This is not a place to think of an idea for your podcast, app, AI podcast summarization tool, a niche to cover, a podcast name, or how to present your show. This is not a place to conduct research or seek help with your homework. Please use the search function to find what you are looking for, or check out other subreddits. - Bashing posts
Bashing posts are not allowed. Posts centered solely on bashing a podcast host, genre, ads, mouth noises, live shows, digital media company, something that annoys you about podcasts (like ads), etc. are not allowed. These do not contribute positively to conversation and will be removed. Civil critiques are permissible. Please note that rants and rudeness will be removed. - Other post requirements
Posts must be made in English and related to podcasts. Spam posts with unhelpful, unrelated, or non-meaningful content will be removed. Posts containing links only and other low effort posts will be removed. Use a descriptive title when posting. If your title is too vague, your post may be removed. It is not permitted to post or ask for copyright-protected materials that are behind a paywall or pulled from feeds. Posts with text generated by AI/LLM (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) are not allowed. - Low karma
New Redditors with low karma scores may find their posts and comments removed by the automod. You must have both a post and comment karma score above our minimum to participate in r/podcasts. **Do not** reach out to us via modmail to ask our karma minimums, as we will not disclose them. - Reddit's content policy
Express yourself freely, explore strange new worlds, and boldly go where you've never gone before. But remember the Prime Directive of Netiquette: Those are real people out there. This means follow [site-wide rules](https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy) and [reddiquette](https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439) and be civil to one another. - Contacting the Mods
Want to contact the mods about something? Do so by sending us modmail. If you reply in response to a removal comment, chat a mod, or PM a mod directly, you will not be answered.
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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