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Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/mac?
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.
What this page is
This page quotes r/mac's rules as ThreadFox read them on 2026-09-26. The quoted text is the community's; the verdict above is our reading of it. Conditions often decide whether a post fits (a required thread, flair, posting day, account age or karma), and r/mac's current rules on Reddit always win over this page.
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- its rules on Reddit
The community for everything related to Apple's Mac computers!
What its rules say about promotion
No promotion or advertising
Promotion or advertising is not allowed on r/mac. If your post, comment or username is found to be associated with a brand, product, or service, it will be removed. This rule includes anything you've made (e.g. wallpaper, app, blog post, video), free or paid.
What its rules say about AI and bots
No Generative AI Content
All content must be primarily human-authored. Content may be removed under this rule at the discretion of the moderator team. reddit is not exclusively an English-language platform. You can post in any language. reddit provides in-app language translation, so there is no need to use an LLM to translate or reformat your post or comment.
All 7 rules of r/mac
- Be civil
Please be kind to one another. r/mac is not a place for fighting. Insults will not be tolerated. - Follow Reddiquette
Please click the link to read about Reddiquette. https://www.reddithelp.com/en/categories/reddit-101/reddit-basics/reddiquette - No unrelated posts
Posts must be related to r/Mac, which means computers made by Apple. This is not a subreddit for iPhones, iPads, and other Apple products (with exceptions such as Mac displays). Posts unrelated to r/mac will be removed. Pictures of boxes are not related to r/Mac. Boxes for older Mac computers (PowerPC and older) are excluded from this rule. - Flair your posts
Please flair your post appropriately. All posts that are not flaired are subject to removal. - No promotion or advertising
Promotion or advertising is not allowed on r/mac. If your post, comment or username is found to be associated with a brand, product, or service, it will be removed. This rule includes anything you've made (e.g. wallpaper, app, blog post, video), free or paid. - Only post pictures of your Macs on Fridays
Please only post pictures of your computers on Friday. This rule is based on UTC, so [check the day of the week in UTC before posting](https://time.is/UTC). This does not apply to Macs that were made over 10 years ago. - No Generative AI Content
All content must be primarily human-authored. Content may be removed under this rule at the discretion of the moderator team. reddit is not exclusively an English-language platform. You can post in any language. reddit provides in-app language translation, so there is no need to use an LLM to translate or reformat your post or comment.
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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