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Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-12
Can you promote on r/IBM?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
What this page is
This page quotes r/IBM's rules as ThreadFox read them on 2026-10-12. 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/IBM's current rules on Reddit always win over this page.
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An unofficial IBM (International Business Machines) subreddit, available to employees, new-hires, candidates, and the public to discuss the company, its history and current events, as well as its products and services. Rules: https://www.reddit.com/mod/IBM/rules/
What its rules say about promotion
No marketing or solicitation
Do not advertise, promote, sell, or solicit purchases of products or services.
No excessive posting, cross-posting, advertising, or self promotion
No excessive posting, cross-posting, advertising, or self promotion.
All 6 rules of r/IBM
- No irrelevancy
Posts must be relevant to IBM. Posts that are loosely related, or a situation or event in history, are allowed. Related subreddits: General employment discussion: /r/IBM_employees. Retirement questions: r/IBMRetirees/. IBM India related: r/IBMIndia/. - Keep discussions civil
Point out inconsistencies in the question, but don't mock the user. Follow Rediquette: https://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette/ - No illegal or confidential content
Do not post illegal material, confidential information, trade secrets, internal documents, personally identifiable information, or content protected by an NDA. - No marketing or solicitation
Do not advertise, promote, sell, or solicit purchases of products or services. - No rumors or misinformation
Do not spread misinformation, rumors, or other unsubstantiated claims. Post reliable sources and supporting details when possible (BU, org, role, location) to encourage the meaningful sharing of information. - No excessive posting, cross-posting, advertising, or self promotion
No excessive posting, cross-posting, advertising, or self promotion.
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- Unpublished minimums.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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The verdict is our reading of r/IBM's rule text on 2026-10-12. Rules change and moderators decide: read the current rules before you post. Not affiliated with Reddit or r/IBM.