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There is no such rule[1]: Feel free to post links to your own content (within reason). But if that's all you ever post, or it always seems to get voted down, t
by naner 13y ago
There is no such rule[1]:
Feel free to post links to your own content (within reason). But if that's all you ever post, or it always seems to get voted down, take a good hard look in the mirror — you just might be a spammer. A widely used rule of thumb is the 9:1 ratio, i.e. only 1 out of every 10 of your submissions should be your own content.
Make sure you're in an appropriate subreddit and be transparent and you should be fine.
1:http://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette http://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette
- ggchappell 13y agoInteresting. I certainly remember such a rule. I haven't looked at the reddiquette in years. Perhaps it's changed? In any case, I would still say that the "if that's all you ever post" note is silly. It deprives Reddit of the channel idea, which would be a good addition, I think. (If people don't like your stuff, then they can downvote it.)
- naner 13y agoI've been wasting time on reddit since it was written in Lisp, long before subreddits existed. They have always allowed reasonable self promotion. You may be remembering a rule that was put in place for a specific subreddit? Anyways, the general rule is self-submissions are OK as long as you are straightforward about it. (e.g. "This is my site, some feedback would be great..." instead of "Hey, look at this amazing site I stumbled upon")