Use this Reddit modmail template to ask a clear question about posting rules or permission. Explain your relationship to the resource and leave moderators room to say yes, no, or only under specific conditions.
Reddit modmail template
When the rules leave a specific posting or resource-sharing question unclear, before you publish.
How to message moderators on Reddit
Read the community rules and any designated posting threads first. If they explicitly prohibit your proposed promotion, stop rather than asking for a workaround. If a rule is genuinely unclear, use modmail to identify the rule, your affiliation, and the exact post you have in mind. A useful request is short enough to answer with a clear yes, no, or condition. No reply is not permission.
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Use the template page as the entry point, then move into subreddit discovery, timing, and safer execution paths.
Customization
Name the rule or thread you checked, the proposed format, and the specific uncertainty. Explain the value to this community without promising results you cannot deliver.
Accepted: use only the approved scope. Conditional approval: record the conditions for format, links, flair, or timing and follow them. Rejected: stop the proposed promotion and thank the team. No reply: keep the permission request pending; do not publish it or repeatedly chase a response.
How to use
Stop if the rules already prohibit the proposal. For a real ambiguity, use the community's moderator-contact or modmail control; its location can vary between Reddit interfaces.
Fill in your identity, relationship, rule question, and proposed content. Send one tailored request through the community channel rather than contacting individual moderators to seek a different answer.
Record whether the reply accepts, adds conditions, or rejects the proposal. Post only within any granted scope and conditions. If rejected, stop; if unanswered, do not treat silence as permission or remove links to bypass the pending request.
Examples
Avoid
Hey, I want to post my app here. Is that okay?
Better
Hi team, I maintain [resource]. I read [rule] and cannot tell whether [specific format] belongs in [designated thread]. It would explain [useful topic] and include [proposed link, if any]. Is that format permitted? If not, I will not post it.
The illustrative request states the relationship, checked rule, and exact uncertainty. It accepts a refusal instead of negotiating around a clear prohibition.
Mistakes
Respect a refusal. Do not repackage the same promotion as a no-link post, put the link in comments, or seek a different answer from another moderator.
A generic request gives moderators little to evaluate. Refer to the actual community rule and discussion rather than sending the same pitch to many teams.
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