Can I promote my project on r/whatisthisthing?

Q: Can I promote my project on r/whatisthisthing?

Don't launch here. Self-promotion or “I made X” posts get removed or banned. This subreddit is for identifying mysterious objects and requires detailed posts. Self-promotion or sharing personal projects is not mentioned and is likely not permitted as it does not align with the sub's primary purpose of object identification. Sharing personal projects or self-promotion is not supported by the rules of this subreddit, which are focused solely on identifying unknown objects.

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r/whatisthisthing

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Don't launch hereSelf-promotion or “I made X” posts get removed or banned.

Can you post your project here?

This subreddit is for identifying mysterious objects and requires detailed posts. Self-promotion or sharing personal projects is not mentioned and is likely not permitted as it does not align with the sub's primary purpose of object identification.

Before you post: Sharing personal projects or self-promotion is not supported by the rules of this subreddit, which are focused solely on identifying unknown objects.

The rules, in their words

Be civil: Being otherwise will get you banned.
Be helpful / No Jokes: Jokes and other unhelpful comments, even after the item has been identified, are bannable offenses, even on first offense. If your comment doesn't help, don't comment.
Try to include a link...: ... to a source of some sort when posting an answer. Everyone's got an opinion, facts help.
Reply "Solved!": When what you're looking for is found, reply "Solved!" to the earliest comment with the answer.
DO NOT DELETE YOUR POST: DO NOT DELETE YOUR POST after an attempt has been made to answer, or if you intend to repost to get visibility. This will result in at least a temporary ban.
Be detailed: Be detailed with your post title as well as the information therein, in order to help those trying to help you. This will help to eliminate vague posts.
Do not post AI generated answers.: AI rarely offers anything of value and never provides sources to its claims. By all means use AI to assist, but please investigate its answers and provide your own proof of its claims. Straight copy/paste answers will be removed and the user banned.
Do not use URL shorteners or tracking links: Do not use URL shorteners or tracking/affiliate/partner links ( anything with lots of parameters after a '?' ) in the body of posts/comments. The post/comment will be automatically removed.
Check the F.A.T.: Check the [Frequently Asked Things](/r/WITT_FAT/) before posting.
Posts must adhere to submission guidelines: All posts must adhere to the [submission guidelines.](/r/whatisthisthing/wiki/guidelines/)

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