r/WhatisthisWelcome to r/whatisthis, a subreddit for identifying objects of unknown make, type, or origin. If you have something and you don't know what it is, submit it here to find out.
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1. Learning platforms: Promote on educational platforms like Coursera or Khan Academy's community areas by sharing how the subreddit can be a learning resource for object identification. 2. General knowledge websites: On websites that focus on general knowledge or trivia, share interesting identification stories from the subreddit and link back to it. 3. Reddit - related subreddits: Share in subreddits related to learning, exploration, or general knowledge such as r/askscience or r/todayilearned. 4. Image - based social media: On platforms like Instagram, share interesting pictures from the subreddit (with proper credits and links) and encourage people to visit the subreddit for more identification challenges. 5. Online encyclopedias' community sections: If available, promote in the community areas of online encyclopedias like Wikipedia (if allowed) by highlighting the unique identification requests in the subreddit.
1. Always be nice and follow reddiquette, the subreddit rules, and Reddit's TOS. 2. Keep top - level comments helpful and relevant to identifying the object. 3. Do not post requests related to establishing values, finding items, medical issues, or encouraging harm to people or animals. 4. Include a descriptive title with the geographic location and as much detail about the object as possible. 5. Try to figure out what the object is on your own first and use more specific subreddits if you already have an idea of what it is. 6. Only post link posts with clear photographs (preferably of all sides of the object) and add extra context in a comment if needed.