Rule aeo-1788853987.643506-1075 · authority_offsite · high confidence
Participate authentically in community platforms relevant to your category. Reddit alone accounts for 21.85% of AI citations; communities are not outreach targets but experience-sharing environments.
Applies to: all
Why this matters
AI systems cite lived-experience signals from Reddit, YouTube, and niche forums extensively. Coordinated promotional activity on these platforms gets flagged and banned by moderators and detection systems.
Implementation
Type: not_automatable
Anti-pattern
Using branded accounts to post promotional content disguised as authentic community engagement.
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