Subreddit rules check
r/alopecia
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · There’s a recurring “Is this alopecia? Monthly mega thread” for diagnostic/photo queries — use it; no explicit self-promo rules are visible, so ask mods before advertising.
Links
No explicit link policy. Default to no URL: link-plus-young-account is one of the most common automated removal patterns on Reddit.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: question, discussion, story
Headline: short, specific (often starts with age/sex like “28F…” or a tag like “Advice —”). Write in first person, open with a concise question or summary, then provide medical/history details (meds, tests, photos). Typical length: several paragraphs. Tone: earnest, vulnerable, practical. Top posts: detailed personal stories, clear symptom timelines, photos, and requests for actionable advice or specialist recs; avoid overt product pitches.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked October 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/alopecia's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.