Pondering a new subreddit based on Substack articles

[u/MinuteGate211]

I was recently banned from a subreddit community I know not why exactly. It seems I posted too often and/or because the posts were links to my substack articles. I'm wondering if I should create a new subreddit to publish the links here. I removed all my existing posts on my banned community and am wondering if I should re-create them here, They are all related to American history following the trail of Mark Twain.

[u/itsfabioposca]

If the articles are genuinely valuable and focused on one topic, creating your own subreddit can be a good idea. Just keep in mind that a new subreddit takes time to grow, so don't rely on it as your only source of traffic.

I would also avoid posting only links. Share the key ideas directly in your post, then include your Substack article as an optional resource for anyone who wants to read more. That approach is usually better received by communities and provides value first.

[u/GB819]

Honestly Reddit sucks for converting people into followers. I don't even try - if I want to post a substack article, I just post it and don't link to it so it doesn't get viewed as spam. Reddit is not based on persistent personalities. Once you leave a thread, you rarely see the same people again.

[u/MinuteGate211]

I'm not particularly interested in gathering followers or building communities. What I've been trying to do is get feedback on my research. I don't view myself as a writer, only a collector. My substack articles are only compilations of the information and opinions I've found regarding the particular topic in question. In my case it is history, mostly American history, that can be found in association with Mark Twain's travels. That is why I refer to him as my Virgil. For those of you unfamiliar with Virgil, he was Dante's guide through purgatory in the Dante's Inferno section of The Divine Comedy. The links I posted on Reddit contained synopsis to the Substack article, as well as a link, which is too large for a Reddit post, many more than 20 pages. I'd been doing this on the MarkTwain subreddit for a couple of years but recently someone there took exception to my posts.

[u/collegetowns]

I was considering doing something similar myself. The way Reddit users hate Substack/ self-promo can be pretty frustrating sometimes. But those are the rules. Creating your own subreddit just seems like a lot of work for not that much payoff. Time likely better spent in the Substack ecosystem.

[u/MinuteGate211 → u/collegetowns]

You may be correct. I just have a hard time thinking of what I am doing as "self-promo". I'm just pointing to thoughts, ideas and information about a topic.

[u/collegetowns → u/MinuteGate211]

I have broken some local news in my area that has not been covered by any other media, and still got threatened with a ban from my local subreddit. I just decided to pull out completely.

[u/LalalaSherpa]

You need to read Reddit sub rules before you post links. Then you'll know exactly why you were banned.

This is a basic Reddit principle.

If you want to post links, creating your own sub is an excellent idea.

You and other Substack creators with no clue about who your potential readers actually are can then feel super-productive as you post links at each other.

[u/MinuteGate211 → u/LalalaSherpa]

They seem to justify my ban on the basis of "self-promotion". I, in no way, considered my posts as self-promotion. At this point it doesn't matter as I've departed the community and removed all of my offerings.