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r/honestbuyguide
Can you promote here?
The written rules take no clear position, which is NOT permission: unclear communities enforce norms through removals instead of rulebooks. Sort by top, study which builder posts survived and how they were framed, and when in doubt ask the mods.
From the rules · The rules text provided contains no clear posting or self‑promotion guidance — ask moderators before posting promotional content or product links.
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: guide, discussion, question
Headline: product + quick verdict. Write as a short first‑person buyer’s guide/comparison (150–500 words). Tone practical, evidence‑based, non-salesy — list price, key specs, pros/cons, who it’s for. Upvoted: clear recommendations with personal experience and specific numbers; removed/downvoted: vague puffery or blatant ad language and one‑line promos.
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 August 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/honestbuyguide'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.