Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-05
Can you promote on r/AIToolBench?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
What this page is
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What its rules say about promotion
No Spam or Undisclosed Self-Promotion
If you built or work on a tool you're posting about, say so clearly. Undisclosed self-promotion, affiliate links, and pure marketing posts will be removed. Builders are welcome here — just be upfront about it. Repeated spam results in a ban.
All 4 rules of r/AIToolBench
- Be Civil
Disagree with ideas, not people. Personal attacks, harassment, slurs, and hate speech result in a permanent ban. Healthy debate about AI tools is welcome — toxicity is not. - Stay On Topic
This sub is for AI tool recommendations, comparisons, reviews, and discovery. Keep posts focused on AI tools and their practical use. General AI news, research papers, philosophical debates, and career questions belong on r/ArtificialInteligence or other subs. - No Spam or Undisclosed Self-Promotion
If you built or work on a tool you're posting about, say so clearly. Undisclosed self-promotion, affiliate links, and pure marketing posts will be removed. Builders are welcome here — just be upfront about it. Repeated spam results in a ban. - Search Before Posting
Before asking "what's the best AI for X?" — search the sub first. Your question has likely been answered recently. Duplicate requests that add nothing new may be removed. If you do post a request, include specifics: what you need, your use case, budget, and what you've already tried.
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- Unpublished minimums.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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