A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/askportland: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
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This community is for asking specific, coherent questions about the Portland, Oregon metro area. The public description frames it as a place for thought provoking queries about the city, from weather and geography to where to find a decent beer. Anyone with a genuine question about Portland can post here, as long as the question has not been asked before and follows the formatting rules.
The rule "All posts must ask a specific and coherent question in the title" is the first gate your post has to pass. Your title must be a question, it must be specific, and it must be coherent. The rule "All posts must relate to Portland metro area" is the second gate, so anything outside the Portland, Oregon greater metro area is out. The rule "Avoid the Snark" means your tone has to stay helpful and polite. The rule "No Jokes or memes" means humor is not welcome here, even if it is friendly. The rule "No Frequently Asked Questions" means you need to search old posts and read the visitors guide before asking anything that might have been covered already. The rule "Questions must be in good faith" means no baiting or stirring up toxic discussions. The rule "Keep comments and user history intact" means you should not delete your own posts or comments in large amounts, or you risk a ban.
A good post here is a genuine, specific question about the Portland metro area, asked in the title, with any clarifying details in the body. For a founder doing respectful Reddit marketing, the only real path is to have an authentic question that relates to Portland and that has not already been answered in the visitors guide or past posts. For example, if you run a local business or are researching the Portland market, you could ask a real question about something specific to the city that you genuinely need to know. Keep your tone sincere and helpful, and follow up in the comments the same way.
Your post will be removed if the title is not a question, if the question is vague, or if it does not relate to the Portland metro area. Snark, rudeness, and deliberately unhelpful comments are not allowed. Jokes and memes are not allowed in posts or comments. If your question has been asked before, it will be removed under the "No Frequently Asked Questions" rule, so you must search first. Requests for narcotics or illicit substances will be removed even though personal possession is decriminalized in Oregon. Bad faith questions designed to stir up toxic discussions will be removed. Finally, if you delete large amounts of your own posts or comments, you can be banned under the "Keep comments and user history intact" rule.
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No. The rule "All posts must ask a specific and coherent question in the title" requires every post title to be a question, and the question must be specific, coherent, and related to the Portland metro area.
Yes, as long as the question is specific, coherent, asked in good faith, and relates to the Portland metro area. You should also search the subreddit and read the visitors guide first to avoid posting a frequently asked question.
The rules do not explicitly address promotion or links. However, your post must still follow all the question-format rules, be in good faith, and avoid snark or jokes. A promotional post that fails to ask a genuine question will be removed.
No. The rule "No Requests for Prohibited Goods or Services" makes clear that seeking narcotics or illicit substances is not allowed, regardless of Oregon's decriminalization of personal possession.
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