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> So lets be honest about what really occurred - you spammed. Is that really the case? I view reasonable and fully disclosed self-promotion as qualitatively different than spam and something that should be treated differently. Even HN makes this distinction by having a show section where self-promotion is allowed, but still blocking random spam. Here's an example of self-promotion: "Hi, I'm Joe, the founder of Flexta…
Spam is about repeatedly sending the same content when it adds no value to the audience. It doesn't matter how well you phrase it, or whether the product itself is decent. It is about respecting your audience. When you get banned for your content that is a clear message that the audience in not interested in your content. When you then work around the bans to keep re-posting that content, as OP did, that is absolutel…
Is one self-promotional post on Reddit ok by your standards?
If one is ok, is 2 ok? How about 3? Where should we draw the line? Is it ok to make 1 self-promotional post every year? Every 6 months? Every month? Every week?
What if subreddit rules allow self-promotional content? Would posting there be ok?
> when it adds no value to the audience.
If only Reddit had a system for rating content.....(see the following)
> The post got a lot of traction with 200k views and 1.5k upvotes within 8 hours and lots of comments asking questions about it and some saying how helpful this could be.