Subreddit rules check
r/oralhistory
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 · The rules text shown is missing/garbled; ask the moderators before posting promotions, surveys, 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: discussion, question, news
Headline: specific, descriptive (often a question or short imperative). Write in first person or community-facing second person; 300–800 words is common for top posts. Tone: reflective, practical, slightly academic but accessible. What gets upvoted: concrete how-to advice, personal experience, thoughtful questions, useful resources or links to reputable articles. Avoid obvious advertising or product pitches — ask mods first.
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/oralhistory'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.