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Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-04
Can you promote on r/self?
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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This page quotes r/self's rules as ThreadFox read them on 2026-10-04. 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/self's current rules on Reddit always win over this page.
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A place to post discussions, questions, or (almost) anything else you like.
What its rules say about promotion
No spam, sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement
No spam, sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement. Also no cryptocurrency posts. Please try in /r/assistance or /r/gofundme instead.
What its rules say about AI and bots
No AI use
AI-generated text is not allowed; This includes using AI to touch up text you've written yourself. Rule of thumb: If we can tell it's AI, it's not allowed. Keep r/self authentic and personal.
No Low Effort or Bot Content
/r/self is meant for real humans to communicate and connect with each other about personal topics. Content posted to /r/self - Should engage with the reader - Should not appear to be written by an LLM - Should be original and written by the poster; no reposting of content repeatedly, from other sources or written by other people
All 8 rules of r/self
- Be excellent to each other.
We encourage constructive feedback that helps members grow and improve. Debating is allowed but please ensure submissions and comments maintain a positive and respectful tone, avoiding self-deprecation, self-disparagement, or unkind language. No toxic discourse or harassment, including but not limited to sexual overtones, hatred of ethnicity/race/gender identity/sexual orientation. No witch hunts. - No AI use
AI-generated text is not allowed; This includes using AI to touch up text you've written yourself. Rule of thumb: If we can tell it's AI, it's not allowed. Keep r/self authentic and personal. - No spam, sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement
No spam, sale threads, promotion, giveaways, assistance/fundraising requests, or self-advertisement. Also no cryptocurrency posts. Please try in /r/assistance or /r/gofundme instead. - Nothing related to self-harm, self-hate posts or spreading personal information
Nothing related to self-harm or spreading personal information. The help you need is not here. Doxxing others will result in a permanent ban. Self-hate posts are also not allowed. Suggesting others or yourself should self-harm will be a permanent ban from this subreddit. Instead, try one of the following subreddits: r/Healthygamergg, r/IncelExit, r/mentalhealth, r/suicidewatch, r/Vent - Limit sexually explicit discussion
Graphic descriptions of sexual acts or specific personal anatomy (e.g., genitals) is not allowed on /r/self. Try subreddits like /r/sex instead. - No politics
r/self does not allow partisan political content. Political topics, debates, and current political events are redirected to more appropriate subreddits, such as r/politics, r/PoliticalDebate, r/PoliticalDiscussion, r/PoliticalOpinions, etc. - No dating/relationship/gender war posts
/r/self is not the place for dating, romantic relationship or gender war discussions. Please redirect these to /r/relationship_advice, /r/dating_advice, /r/IncelExit, /r/mentalhealth /r/Healthygamergg, /r/Vent, etc. - No Low Effort or Bot Content
/r/self is meant for real humans to communicate and connect with each other about personal topics. Content posted to /r/self - Should engage with the reader - Should not appear to be written by an LLM - Should be original and written by the poster; no reposting of content repeatedly, from other sources or written by other people
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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