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r/nytstrands
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 · All daily puzzle discussion belongs in the pinned 'Strands Daily Thread' (the excerpts explicitly request keeping discussion there).
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: discussion, news, question
Headline shape: exactly 'Strands Daily Thread — <date>' (AutoModerator does this). Post/comment in first person or neutral; keep content short and game-focused. Tone: casual, concise, instructional. What gets upvoted: on-topic puzzle discussion and helpful hints inside the daily thread. What gets removed or frowned on: separate duplicate puzzle threads or off-thread discussion — keep it in the daily thread.
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/nytstrands'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.