r/obscuresubreddits

6K archived posts · Apr 2012 – Sep 2026

for the Awesomeness no one sees

r/obscuresubreddits

A place for promotion and discovery of the obscure, the remote, the overlooked.

Created Apr 10, 2012

27KMembers (last snapshot)

6KArchived posts

###Promoting a new subreddit? Visit r/gnureddits!

For promotion of the obscure, the remote, the overlooked.

Some would say that the true appeal of reddit lies in its smaller, less-noticed communities. If you're a mod or know of an obscure subreddit that deserves to be more widely known, this is the place to post it.

Subreddit of the Day - April 26, 2013

Subreddit of the Day - October 3, 2018

The subreddit you are posting should:

be at least 3 months old
have at least 3 posts, and
have either low traffic, low subscriber level, or both

Please link directly to the reddit in your post.

If your subreddit is NSFW please tag it as so!

Reposts are allowed once every 30 days.

Promoting a new subreddit?

/r/gnureddits - our sister subreddit

Resources for moderators:

Mod Tutorial: Episode 1 - The Basics

Raerth - The Moderation Guide

violentacrez - Identifying Spammers 101

ChingShih - Growing a Healthy Subreddit

Markdown syntax - the official guide

Links for subreddit for promotion:

Links for subreddit discovery:

Stylesheet-related:

Lists of subreddits:

Other communities

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