Use modmail to pitch an expert AMA to subreddit moderators, explain the community value clearly, and coordinate timing, proof, and format before the event.
AMA proposal to send through modmail
When proposing a specific expert AMA under the community's current event application process.
Pitch the AMA through modmail first
An AMA proposal is an event brief: who will answer, what members can learn, how the host can be verified, and when they can actually be present. Read the community's current AMA rules and application requirements first; stop if the event is prohibited. Use this draft for a specific expert session. For an ordinary posting-rule question, use the general modmail template instead.
Jump to product
Use the template page as the entry point, then move into subreddit discovery, timing, and safer execution paths.
Customization
Use three narrow topics drawn from questions members actually discuss. Connect each to the host's real experience and state subjects they cannot responsibly answer.
Name employers, ownership, sponsorship, and your role if coordinating for someone else. Confirm that the expert will answer personally, can attend the proposed windows, and can honor the no-sales commitment before offering it.
How to use
Collect the host's username, relevant experience, shareable evidence, disclosures, topics, and answer boundaries. Check that the community accepts AMA proposals before contacting the team.
Use the community's current application route. Offer date options, a time zone, and a realistic answering window with room to coordinate; there is no universal lead time or moderator response deadline.
Ask what evidence and channel the moderators currently require. Do not publish sensitive identity documents or reuse an old contact address from a historical example. Agree on what proof, if any, belongs in the public post.
Accepted: confirm verification, title, schedule, and the host's availability before posting. Conditional approval: revise the proposal and confirm the conditions before proceeding. Rejected: thank the team and stop the event proposal. No reply: do not announce or post the AMA; silence is not approval, and repeated requests are not a substitute.
Examples
Avoid
Our CEO wants to do an AMA about our new product launch. When can we schedule this?
Better
Would an AMA with [host] about [narrow topic] help members discussing [specific problem]? Their [dated experience] is supported by [evidence]. They are affiliated with [organization], can discuss [topics], cannot discuss [boundary], and are available [date, time zone, answering window]. What verification process should we use?
This illustrative proposal gives moderators concrete facts to review. Fill it with verified experience and available time rather than invented credentials.
Mistakes
A vague PR interview gives moderators little to assess. Explain the specific questions the host can answer and how the session would serve this community.
Related reads
FAQ
Related templates
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Next step
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