Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-04
Can you promote on r/AskReddit?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
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r/AskReddit is the place to ask and answer thought-provoking questions.
What its rules say about promotion
Rule 5 - No loaded questions
- Do not include an opinion, bias, or lead respondents towards expressing a specific opinion in your post title - Do not use this subreddit to promote a specific agenda or to gain positive or negative publicity for an entity or person [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_5)
Rule 11 - No spam, machine generated content or karma farming
* Do not post spam * Do not edit comments to mislead and/or advertise * Do not farm karma or shotgun comments * Bots are not allowed in r/AskReddit [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_11)
What its rules say about AI and bots
Rule 11 - No spam, machine generated content or karma farming
* Do not post spam * Do not edit comments to mislead and/or advertise * Do not farm karma or shotgun comments * Bots are not allowed in r/AskReddit [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_11)
All 12 rules of r/AskReddit
- Rule 1 - Questions must be clear and direct and may not use the body textbox
* All questions must be clear, written in English, and conclude with a question mark * All context in the title must be ***necessary to understanding the question***; do not give “example answers” in the post title (i.e. “Other than your mom, \_\_\_\_\_\_?”) * No text in the text box - any additional info from you must be added as a comment to your post [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_1) - Rule 2 - No personal or professional advice requests
* Askreddit is NOT your personal or professional advice platform * Do not makes posts asking for professional advice - medical, legal, financial, or otherwise * All posts asking for advice must be generic and not specific to your situation alone * Do not use first person pronouns * No crowdsourcing naming or purchasing decisions [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_2) - Rule 3 - Open ended questions only
* Post must be an open-ended discussion question * Title must not be phrased to allow a simple yes/no answer * No questions that have definite answers * Question must not be a poll or survey * No “Either/Or” type questions * Do not ask for NSFW links * Do not specify a length (eg "in three words...") or make your post into a game [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_3) - Rule 4 - No personal info
* Do not post or seek any **real or fake** personal information (examples include: full names, phone numbers, email addresses, or social media accounts) * Only link another user's comment when it is relevant and **never** when it is to launch a personal attack or encourage others to do so * Do not ask questions designed to target specific usernames or links to social media [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_4) - Rule 5 - No loaded questions
- Do not include an opinion, bias, or lead respondents towards expressing a specific opinion in your post title - Do not use this subreddit to promote a specific agenda or to gain positive or negative publicity for an entity or person [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_5) - Rule 6 - [Serious] tagged posts are off-limits to jokes or irrelevant replies
* [Serious] posts are off-limits for joke replies and irrelevant or off-topic comments and discussion * If the OP asks for answers from a specific group in a [Serious] post, top level comments must be made from members of that group * Posts that do not receive relevant answers within an hour will be removed [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_6) - Rule 7 - No begging for goods or services, or Reddit rewards
* Do not ask for Reddit rewards, money, goods, services,or favors * Do not form a brigade to draw positive or negative attention to posts or comments in AskReddit, even from other subreddits [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_7) - Rule 8 - Be respectful to other users at all times and conduct your behaviour in a civil manner
* Do not make personal attacks, insult, or demean a specific group or person * Do not use slurs without relevant context and quotes * No blatant statements of bigotry * No posts that 'bait' users into breaking other rules * Zero tolerance for posts/comments that sexualize minors * Zero tolerance for posts/comments that encourage suicide [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_8) - Rule 9 - No image only replies or large ascii art
* Comment replies must consist of more than just an image or link * No ASCII/emoji images over one line [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_9) - Rule 10 - Harmful Misinformation
* Do not downplay the effects of a medical crisis * Do not undermine the efficacy of vaccines where there is widespread agreement among the medical and scientific communities * Do not encourage illegal activity * Do not encourage delayed medical treatment [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_10) - Rule 11 - No spam, machine generated content or karma farming
* Do not post spam * Do not edit comments to mislead and/or advertise * Do not farm karma or shotgun comments * Bots are not allowed in r/AskReddit [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_11) - Rule 12 - All content must be written in English
* All content must be written in English so that it is widely understood by the user base of the sub. * Posts not in English will be removed. * Comments not in English may be removed. [The full rule can be viewed here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/wiki/index/#wiki_rule_12)
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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