Can you self-promote on r/creativecoding?

Q: Can you self-promote on r/creativecoding?

No rule mentions promotion. None of its rules mentions self-promotion. That is not permission: read every rule, say plainly that it's yours, and make the post useful on its own. Read 2026-10-04 from the community's own rules.

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Can you promote on r/creativecoding?

No rule mentions promotion None of its rules mentions self-promotion. That is not permission: read every rule, say plainly that it's yours, and make the post useful on its own.

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its rules on Reddit

For sharing and discussing the use of computer programming as a creative discipline.

What its rules say about AI and bots

No AI art.

All 5 rules of r/creativecoding

Be kind to others.
No low-effort posts or memes.
Posts must be related to creative coding.
An image or piece of music alone does not qualify - please supply information on how it was created and how coding played a role in its creation :)
No AI art.
No spam. This includes NFT / Crypto spam.

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Unpublished minimums.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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