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Can you promote on r/commandline?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
AI-generated content not allowed Its rules remove some or all AI-generated posts, comments or media. Write it yourself here, or pick another community. Other communities' AI rules.
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- 132,723 members
- text and link posts
- posting limited to approved users
- its rules on Reddit
Command line tools (CLIs) uses only typed commands and show text output in an tool called a terminal. TUIs are complete apps that ditch the mouse entirely for fast keybard interaction. They're often faster than using a mouse in traditional apps (GUIs). CLI - Command Line Interface apps & tools. TUI - Terminal User Interface apps & tools. GUI - Graphical User Interface (traditional apps).
What its rules say about promotion
State your affiliations with paid things
If you mentioned paid products or services, you must state whether you are affiliated with said things or companies. Not making it clear or deception will result in content getting removed.
What its rules say about AI and bots
AI Code Policy
- **Post text or titles generated with AI are strictly prohibited.** - Projects will be mainly judged by their overall quality: how much human effort was put in, & how interesting or noteworthy it is. - Largely (low quality or un-reviewed) AI-generated projects are strictly prohibited. - If more a small portion of code is AI-generated, then the post must have a note in the post or title like so: `This software's code is partially AI-generated`.
No generative AI-related projects (except for popular ones, keep reading)
We do not allow projects or software that interacts with generative AIs, including LLMs, unless the posts and comments are about popular projects themselves like Ollama, GGML, etc.
All 8 rules of r/commandline
- Follow Reddit's Content Policy
https://redditinc.com/policies/reddit-rules - Relevance to r/commandline
- No GUI-only tools or apps - This does not include CLIs or TUIs that also include GUIs. - Exceptions may be made if relevant to the community or their workflows. - No low quality blog-spam - No low quality posts, spam, or indirect links
r/commandline is for notable posts and comments related to command line & terminal things. - Spamming includes >3 posts per day, & making the same post(s) too soon. - No URL shorteners or redirectors. - Posts may be considered low quality under mod discretion. - AI Code Policy
- **Post text or titles generated with AI are strictly prohibited.** - Projects will be mainly judged by their overall quality: how much human effort was put in, & how interesting or noteworthy it is. - Largely (low quality or un-reviewed) AI-generated projects are strictly prohibited. - If more a small portion of code is AI-generated, then the post must have a note in the post or title like so: `This software's code is partially AI-generated`. - No new projects newer than 30 days. Shared projects must be interesting.
If your project was recently created (less than a month ago) and or has only a few commits (also refer to the AI policy rule) it will be removed. Projects shared must be a little unique rather than something that has been created many times. - No generative AI-related projects (except for popular ones, keep reading)
We do not allow projects or software that interacts with generative AIs, including LLMs, unless the posts and comments are about popular projects themselves like Ollama, GGML, etc. - State your affiliations with paid things
If you mentioned paid products or services, you must state whether you are affiliated with said things or companies. Not making it clear or deception will result in content getting removed. - List similar and alternative software & how yours is different (if applicable)
Users need to be informed on what type of software your project, and which ones have the same or similar functionality.
What the written rules don't show
- Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
- Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
- The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.
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