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r/gmt800

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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: showcase, story, question

Headline: short, descriptive, model-year first (e.g. “2004 Silverado — 6.0L rebuild 1000-mile update” or “Buyer Beware 1GCEK14V74E314071”). Write in first person for projects/ownership posts; include a few photos and a brief paragraph of context/mechanics. Tone: informal, practical, nostalgic. Upvoted: clear project updates, before/after photos, useful buyer warnings and specific questions; avoid obvious ads or one-line sales pitches unless approved by 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 October 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/gmt800's rules page before posting anything that matters.

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