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r/dallas
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 · No ads or self-promotion — use r/DFWClassifieds or get mod approval via modmail; moving/visiting questions belong in r/AskDFW and news headlines must be unchanged (paywalled articles need an excerpt in comments).
Links
Links are prohibited in posts or comments. Name things in plain text; interested readers will search.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: showcase, news, discussion
Headline shape: short, literal or location+date (e.g., “Arlington 6/7/26”) or original news headline. Use first‑person for personal stories or neutral third‑person for reports. Typical post = short title + photo or brief body. Tone: local, casual, helpful. Upvoted: original local photos, on‑the‑ground news/events, useful tips; Removed: ads/self‑promo, non‑DFW posts, moving/visit Qs, edited news headlines.
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 July 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/dallas'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.