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r/kansascity rules, stats, and what to post

A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/kansascity: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.

Members
241.5K
Community age
Created Oct 2008, 18 years
To post
No minimum in the rules
To comment
No minimum in the rules
Self-promotion
Allowed with conditionsAllowed if not daily, thoughtful, and preferably added to the Weekend Mega Thread.
Links
Allowed
Flair
Required on every post
Promo risk
HighFrom the rules, not from removal counts

Checked October 29, 2026 from the community's public Reddit pages:

Check a post for r/kansascity

By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.

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Rule summary

  • Posts must relate directly to Kansas City: Posts must be about Kansas City or the [KC metro area](https://censusreporter.org/profiles/33000US312-kansas-city-overland-park-kansas-city-mo-ks-csa/) (MO + KS). National topics are allowed only if there is a clear KC angle (local impact, local people, local events).
  • Don’t be hateful. Don’t be rude. Don’t be a jerk.: Keep it neighborly, KC. We’re here to talk about our city, not tear each other down. This place only stays welcoming when conversations stay civil. Bigotry, hate speech, racism, dog‑whistles, personal attacks, insults, harassment, bullying, baiting, and slurs aren’t allowed. Trolling, antagonizing, slap‑fighting, and derailing threads will also be removed. Any posts, comments, or behavior that break this rule fall under a zero‑tolerance policy and may result in a permanent ban without warning.
  • Follow Reddit’s site‑wide rules and Reddiquette: In addition to playing by Reddit's [site-wide rules](https://redditinc.com/policies/reddit-rules), We also follow [Reddiquette](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439-Reddiquette), the informal guideline for how to behave on the platform. Do not threaten, encourage, or glorify violence on Reddit. Do not engage in spamming, sharing personal information, or illegal content/activities. Click the links to familiarize yourself with Reddit's policies.
  • Search for answers before posting FAQs (especially about housing, visiting, things to do, or food).: Please search for answers to FAQs before making a post. Most posts related to housing, visiting KC, entertainment, or places to eat are removed without notification because they are FAQs that have been answered. Housing questions go in the Sunday megathread. Visitor and entertainment questions go in the weekend megathread that appears on Thursdays. Be detailed and specific when posting a query or your post will be considered low effort and removed.
  • Post buying/selling ads to /r/kclist and employment ads to /r/kcjobs.: Posts related to selling and trading will be removed. Posts and comments related to drugs, sexual hookups, or anything illegal will result in an instant permanent ban.
  • No crowdfunding requests or surveys.: Posts about crowdfunding/fundraising and survey requests are generally not allowed and will be removed. If you have a specific request related to fundraising or surveys, please check with the mod team to see if it can be included in the sub. Posting news stories that contain links to fundraising or surveys are fine. Comments containing applicable information in response to requests for information about fundraising and surveys are allowed.
  • Do not post anything containing personal information. You will be permanently banned.: No doxxing (revealing personal and/or confidential details about people) or posts seeking personal information. As a general rule of thumb, posting a photo that happens to include an image of a license plate is fine. Posting a photo with a visible license plate and a call to action like *get this asshole* or a traffic related rant that includes personal information is not fine. The latter will be removed.
  • No spam or duplicate posts.: Irrelevant, inappropriate posts shared multiple times simultaneously across several subreddits/threads are spam & will be removed. Be mindful of self-promotion. Don't flood the community with promotional comments/messages. Posts & comments about your local events, restaurants, art, and more are allowed—just not daily. Be thoughtful. We encourage users to add events to the Weekend Mega Thread. Duplicate posts about the same topic are not allowed unless it significantly adds to the conversation.
  • No low effort posts, baiting, or altered/sensationalized news headlines. Use the appropriate flair.: Do not significantly change or sensationalize headlines on news articles. Use the unaltered article headline as the title when submitting news links. We encourage everyone to post good stuff and use flair. Low effort posts do not engage the community and will be removed. See [Reddiquette](https://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette) for details about low effort posts. Use the appropriate flair on posts. The 'News' flair is for links to articles or stories from reputable news sources.
  • Contact the mods for help related to AMAs, missing posts, spam, or inappropriate posts.: If you think your post has disappeared, see an inappropriate post, or have a question, please contact the mods through /r/kansascity [modmail](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2Fkansascity), we're happy to help. Please do not send sub queries/rants to moderators' personal mailboxes and avoid posting such comments in threads. The mods volunteer their time to help keep this community thriving, so be respectful and refrain from threatening or harassing members of the team.

Works well

  • A thoughtful post about a local event you are hosting, ideally also added to the Weekend Mega Thread
  • A story about your Kansas City restaurant, art, or local project that invites conversation instead of pushing a sale
  • A news link with the unaltered headline as the title and the correct flair applied
  • A detailed and specific question about the KC metro that you have searched for first and that is not a common FAQ
  • A national story framed with a clear KC angle, such as local impact or local people
  • A comment in the Sunday or Thursday megathread answering a newcomer question with genuine local knowledge

Avoid

  • Posting anything that has no Kansas City angle, since national topics only survive with clear local impact, people, or events
  • Dropping the same promotional message across many subreddits at once, which the spam rule calls out directly
  • Posting about your local business or event every day, because the rules allow it but not daily
  • Asking a generic question about housing, visiting, or food that has been answered before, since those are removed without notification
  • Putting a housing question outside the Sunday megathread or a visitor question outside the Thursday megathread
  • Posting a buying, selling, or employment ad in the main sub instead of /r/kclist or /r/kcjobs, which can mean an instant permanent ban if it touches drugs, hookups, or anything illegal alongside it elsewhere on the sub, and will be removed here regardless, which can mean an instant permanent ban if it touches drugs, hookups, or anything illegal alongside it elsewhere on the sub, and will be posted

What r/kansascity Is For

This is the city subreddit for Kansas City, Missouri and the surrounding cities on both sides of the state line, so the Kansas side of the metro counts too. People come here to talk about their city, and the rules say so plainly, this place is for talking about KC, not tearing each other down. In practice that means locals discussing news, events, restaurants, housing, and everyday life in the metro. National topics are welcome only when there is a clear Kansas City angle, like local impact, local people, or local events. The community also runs dedicated megathreads, a Sunday one for housing questions and a Thursday weekend one for visitors and entertainment, which tells you the regulars like common questions kept in one place.

Rules That Matter Before Posting

The first gate is “Posts must relate directly to Kansas City”, so anything you post needs a real local hook. “No spam or duplicate posts” is the rule that decides most marketing posts, because it allows posts about your local events, restaurants, art, and more, just not daily, and it asks you to be thoughtful and points people to the Weekend Mega Thread for events. “Search for answers before posting FAQs (especially about housing, visiting, things to do, or food)” removes most common questions without notification, so never ask something the sub has already answered. “No low effort posts, baiting, or altered/sensationalized news headlines. Use the appropriate flair.” means your title must be the unaltered headline for news links, your post must genuinely engage people, and you must use flair. “Don’t be hateful. Don’t be rude. Don’t be a jerk.” carries a zero tolerance policy with possible permanent bans, so keep every comment civil. “No crowdfunding requests or surveys.” blocks fundraising and survey posts unless you check with the mod team first. “Post buying/selling ads to /r/kclist and employment ads to /r/kcjobs.” sends anything commercial in that direction, and the same rule warns of an instant permanent ban for anything involving drugs, sexual hookups, or illegal activity. “Do not post anything containing personal information. You will be permanently banned.” is a hard line on doxxing, and “Contact the mods for help related to AMAs, missing posts, spam, or inappropriate posts.” tells you to reach modmail before running an AMA.

What To Post

A good post here is genuinely about Kansas City first. If you run a local business, a post sharing your event, your restaurant, or your art is allowed, as long as it is thoughtful and not something you do daily. The rules even encourage you to add events to the Weekend Mega Thread, which is the friendliest place to start. If you share a news story, use the unaltered headline as your title and pick the appropriate flair. Write posts that invite conversation, because low effort posts that do not engage the community get removed. Be detailed and specific with anything you ask, and search the sub first so you are not repeating an answered question. If you want to run an AMA, contact the mods through modmail first.

What To Avoid

The fastest removals come from posting off topic content, asking an already answered FAQ, or skipping the megathreads for housing and visitor questions. Spam is a real risk here, so never share the same promotional post across several subreddits at once and never flood the community with promotional comments. Daily self promotion is explicitly not allowed, even when a single thoughtful post about your local business is fine. Crowdfunding, fundraising, and survey requests are generally removed unless you ask the mod team first through modmail. Buying, selling, and employment ads belong in /r/kclist and /r/kcjobs, not here. Never post personal information or doxx anyone, the rule promises a permanent ban. Never sensationalize a news headline, use the unaltered article title and the right flair, and keep every interaction civil because the zero tolerance policy can mean a permanent ban without warning.

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Common questions about r/kansascity

Can I promote my Kansas City business here?

Yes, but conditionally. The rules allow posts about your local events, restaurants, art, and more, just not daily, and they ask you to be thoughtful and consider the Weekend Mega Thread.

Can I post a job opening or a sale listing?

No. Buying and selling posts belong in /r/kclist and employment posts belong in /r/kcjobs.

Can I run a survey or ask for donations?

Not directly. Crowdfunding and survey requests are generally not allowed and need a check with the mod team first, though news stories containing such links and helpful comment answers are fine.

Can I share a link to my own article or a news story?

Yes, links are allowed, but if you post news you must use the unaltered article headline as your title and apply the correct flair.

Can I post about a national topic?

Only if there is a clear KC angle, like local impact, local people, or local events.

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