Subreddit rules check
r/smartcities
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 don’t mention self-promotion explicitly — ask the moderators before posting product/marketing content.
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: news, discussion, data
Headline: concise, descriptive, include location/project and source (e.g., “City X pilots smart streetlights — study”). Use a neutral/third‑person tone. Post body: short summary (100–400 words) + link to source; add data, images or case study detail where possible. What gets upvoted: timely news, case studies, datasets and thoughtful technical analysis. What gets removed/downvoted: off‑topic or low‑effort posts.
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/smartcities'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.