Subreddit rules check
r/eastbay
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.
Links
The rules clearly allow links. A plain-text mention still often outperforms a URL from a young account.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: news, question, showcase
Headline-first, very local: start with a place or short question (e.g., “Does anyone recognize these two?” or “Seen on I-580 in Oakland today”). Write in first or third person, keep posts short with a location/time and an image or news link when possible. Upvoted: hyperlocal news, missing/found requests, photos, community issues; avoid off-topic or commercial posts unless cleared with mods.
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 September 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/eastbay'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.