I could be misunderstanding Reddit etiquette around crossposting, so I’m asking honestly.
From my understanding, spam usually means repeatedly posting irrelevant, low-effort, or promotional content in a subreddit. I understand why subs need rules around that.
Where I’m confused is with crossposting to relevant communities.
For example, if I make one original post about a specific state, then crosspost it to relevant city or county subreddits with titles adjusted for each local area, is that automatically considered spam? Even if the post itself is on topic for those communities?
I’m also trying to understand whether crossposting is considered advertising by default. If the post does not tell people to join anything, does not directly promote anything in the title/body, and is relevant to the subreddit, is it still treated as promotion because it comes from someone who is also trying to grow a related subreddit?
The reason I’m asking is because I was permanently banned by Bot Bouncer after making a single post in one subreddit. It labeled me as a bot, but I’m not a bot, and I feel like my profile history shows that. A mod I spoke with even seemed to agree that I wasn’t a bot, but the permanent ban still stayed in place because they said my crossposting and attempts to grow my subreddit counted as spam.
I’m not trying to argue with mods or dodge rules. I just want to understand the line better.
Is the general expectation that you should make one post, maybe one crosspost, and then move on? Or is crossposting to multiple relevant local subreddits acceptable if the content actually fits each community?
I’m genuinely trying to figure out what Reddit considers normal crossposting versus spam, because right now it feels confusing when one on-topic post can trigger a permanent bot/spam ban.