Subreddit rules check
r/industrialautomation
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 · Sidebar/rules do not state promo policy — ask moderators before posting product/self-promotional links; posts are auto‑archived after 6 months.
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, guide
Headline: concise, technical (device/model + symptom or topic). Write first‑person for troubleshooting, third‑person for how‑tos; aim for 200–800 words with model numbers, firmware, wiring, logs, and code snippets. Tone: factual and technical. Upvoted: reproducible problems, clear solutions, measured data. Removed: vague/off‑topic posts and undisclosed promotional content — ask mods before promoting.
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/industrialautomation'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.