r/SaltLakeCity rules, stats, and what to post

This is a local city subreddit for Salt Lake City, Utah and the surrounding communities. The description says it plainly, a subreddit for Salt Lake City, UT and the surrounding communities, and the rules add that the SLC Metropolitan Area counts as SLC for posting purposes. People here talk about life in the city and the state, and the rules show the everyday shape of the place, with questions, recommendations, local news articles, and community discussions. The rules also hint at what the room is not for, since advertising, fundraising, rants, and off topic posts are all called out as removed content. If you are a founder or marketer, think of this as a room full of locals, not a room full of potential customers waiting to hear about your product.

The rule that decides almost everything for a founder here is “No advertising or fundraising”. It says posts and comments advertising products, selling tickets, and seeking funds for GoFundMe campaigns will be removed. The important carve out is that answers to posts or comments seeking recommendations are allowed, so you can respond when someone asks for a recommendation, you just cannot start the pitch yourself. “Related to SLC or Utah” is the second gate, because everything you post must be directly related to Salt Lake City or Utah, and the mods point out that something merely found in Salt Lake City is not automatically on topic. “No low-effort posts” matters a lot here too, since photos without context, vague requests, and non-specific questions that a quick web search would answer get removed. “Use search before posting” means reposts and topics already covered in the last week may be removed, so check first. If you share a link, “No posts with misleading titles or editorialized headlines” requires the title to match the article word for word, with your opinion saved for the comments. “No legal or medical advice” removes any question seeking that kind of advice. “Unsubstantiated information” blocks rumors that cannot be backed by a credible source. Finally, “Be considerate of others” and “No rants, negativity, brigading, or pitchforks” set the tone, so keep any debate civil and never try to turn the community into your attack dogs.

The honest answer is that a founder has very little room to post directly here, and that is fine. The best move is to be a helpful local presence. Answer questions when someone asks for a recommendation, because the rules explicitly allow answers to posts or comments seeking recommendations. If your business happens to be the right answer and you are transparent about the connection, a plain helpful reply fits the rules. If you share a news article about Utah or Salt Lake City, keep the title exactly matching the article, word for word, and put your opinion in the comments. If you ask a question, do your homework first, search the subreddit, and make the post specific and useful so it does not trip “No low-effort posts”. Anything you post must be directly about Salt Lake City or Utah, so a generic startup question does not belong here even if you live nearby.

The obvious one is any kind of promotion. “No advertising or fundraising” removes posts and comments advertising products, selling tickets, seeking GoFundMe funds, and related topics, and it even bans WTB ticket posts because they invite scammers. Do not post a link with your own spin on the title, because “No posts with misleading titles or editorialized headlines” requires a word for word match with the article. Do not post anything off topic, because “Related to SLC or Utah” requires a direct connection to the city or the state. Do not ask for legal or medical advice, because “No legal or medical advice” gets those removed. Do not post low effort content, because “No low-effort posts” removes photos without context, vague requests, and non-specific questions a quick web search would answer. Do not repost something from the last week, because “Use search before posting” allows reposts to be removed. Do not post rumors without a credible source, because “Unsubstantiated information” blocks that. Do not post anything illegal, because “No illegal posts” removes those topics. And keep it kind, because “Be considerate of others” bans personal attacks, racism, sexism, and bigotry, while “No rants, negativity, brigading, or pitchforks” stops you from using the community as your attack dogs. Also never post personal information, because “Do not post personal information” covers names, phone numbers, emails, and even missed connections posts.

The rule that jumps out at me is “No advertising or fundraising”, because it still leaves the door open for answering recommendation requests. That is a real opening, but only if someone asks first and your answer is genuinely helpful. I also like that the mods demand word for word headlines on shared links, which tells you this room has zero patience for spin.