Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-05
Can you promote on r/gnome?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
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GNOME is a free and open-source software environment project supported by a non-profit foundation. Together, the community of contributors and the Foundation create a computing platform and software ecosystem, composed entirely of free software, that is designed to be elegant, efficient, and easy to use.
What its rules say about promotion
No stand-alone setup screenshots
Posts of which the main purpose is to showcase your setup, with or without personalization efforts, are better suited for other venues.
What its rules say about AI and bots
Be considerate and transparent about LLM usage
In order to combat high volumes of low-quality LLM slop, we kindly ask for any partially LLM generated project to have at least four weeks of documented development history before it is shared here. Apply the "LLM Assisted" flair to your post, and disclose in the post body how LLMs were used. This is also required if you have reviewed the generated results manually. Posts, comments, and projects that appear to be fully LLM generated with minimal human involvement, will be treated as spam.
All 7 rules of r/gnome
- Be nice to each other
This community is subject to the GNOME Code of Conduct. Criticism and constructive discussion is allowed, insults made in poor taste are not. Inciting flamewars should be avoided. - Stay on topic
Posts should be relevant to the GNOME community. Some adjacent endeavours, such as Flatpak, Wayland, WebKit, and Fedora Workstation, are allowed. - No misinformation or unsubstantiated claims
Ensure that any information you share is correct. Sensationalist claims and baseless accusations are not allowed. - Be considerate and transparent about LLM usage
In order to combat high volumes of low-quality LLM slop, we kindly ask for any partially LLM generated project to have at least four weeks of documented development history before it is shared here. Apply the "LLM Assisted" flair to your post, and disclose in the post body how LLMs were used. This is also required if you have reviewed the generated results manually. Posts, comments, and projects that appear to be fully LLM generated with minimal human involvement, will be treated as spam. - No stand-alone setup screenshots
Posts of which the main purpose is to showcase your setup, with or without personalization efforts, are better suited for other venues. - No NSFW
All NSFW content is strictly prohibited. - No unduly denigration of other projects
No posts that unduly complains about other open source projects of similar or competing ability.
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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