Check the posting rules and self-promotion policy for any subreddit before you post. Avoid bans by understanding karma minimums, account age requirements, and content restrictions.
Without the 'r/' prefix is fine. Both 'r/SaaS' and 'SaaS' work. The tool fetches data live from Reddit's official API.
At the top, we surface common posting restrictions detected from the rule text: self-promo policy, karma minimums, account-age requirements, link policy, and required flair.
Each numbered rule comes straight from the moderators. Read carefully — signals are best-effort heuristics, but the actual rules are the source of truth.
Reddit's site-wide policies (collapsed at the bottom) apply everywhere on top of any subreddit-specific rules. Ignoring them can result in account-level action, not just a sub-level removal.
Reddit isn't a single platform — it's thousands of small communities, each with its own rules, norms, and moderation style. Posting in the wrong place, in the wrong way, or at the wrong time can get you removed, banned, or shadowbanned without warning.
Most subreddit bans aren't appealable. Moderators are volunteers, decisions are at their discretion, and reversals are rare. One rule violation can lock you out of an audience for years.
Many subreddits run AutoModerator scripts that auto-remove posts failing filters (low karma, new accounts, banned domains, missing flair). You see your post on your profile, but no one else does.
High-value subreddits (r/SaaS, r/Entrepreneur, r/marketing, most large communities) require some baseline karma or account age before letting you post. Posting too early just wastes your best content.
Some subreddits ban all self-promotion outright. Others have dedicated weekly threads (often Self-Promotion Saturday). Most expect you to follow Reddit's 9:1 / 10% rule. There is no universal standard.
We scan the rule text and the public subreddit description for common patterns — phrases like 'no self-promotion', 'X karma required', 'X days old', 'no external links', 'must have flair'. It's pattern matching against community-rule conventions, not perfect interpretation, so it's a starting point rather than the final word.
They flag the most common types of restrictions, but they can miss nuance — for example, a rule that's lenient most of the time but strict during a specific event. Always read the full rule text shown below the signals, and when in doubt, check the subreddit's wiki or message a moderator.
It's Reddit's site-wide guideline on self-promotion: at most 1 in 10 of your posts and comments should be self-promotional, with the other 9 being genuine engagement (helping others, contributing to discussions, sharing other people's content). Many subreddits enforce this strictly, even when their own rules don't say so.
They might rely entirely on Reddit's site-wide rules and moderator discretion. Smaller subs often have informal community norms that aren't written down. The absence of rules isn't a green light — it usually means moderators have wide latitude to remove anything they consider off-topic or low-effort.
No. Moderators have wide discretion and can remove posts they consider off-topic, low-effort, or against the spirit of the community — even if no specific rule was broken. Reading the rules dramatically reduces the risk of removal, but it doesn't eliminate it.
AutoModerator configurations are private to moderators. Some restrictions (like a hidden karma threshold or a list of banned domains) won't appear in the public rules at all — but our signal detection covers the most commonly mentioned ones, so it surfaces the majority of practical concerns for posters.
On desktop, click the subreddit name to open its sidebar — rules appear under 'Rules' or 'Community Rules'. On mobile, tap the 'About' tab. Our tool fetches the same data via Reddit's API so you don't have to switch contexts when checking multiple subreddits.
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Welcome to /r/startups, the place to discuss startup problems and solutions. Startups are companies that are designed to grow and scale rapidly. Be sure to read and follow all of our rules--we have specific places for common content and requests.
No explicit self-promotion rule detected. Default Reddit etiquette applies (10% rule).
We are a community of discussion based around startups, not traditional businesses. All content must be relevant to startups. You are welcome to ask how to apply startup methodologies to your traditional business if you frame your question in a non-promotional way. We want you to be able to ask any question that helps your startup.
**No direct sales, advertisements, or promotional posts of any kind**. We have designated places that are an exception to this rule and they will always be stickied at the top of /r/startups. * You MAY share your startup in the Monthly Share Your Startup thread Self-promotion is anything you have an interest, stake or relationship with including being friends with someone at the company. At the end of the day, /r/startups moderators have the final say if your comments are promotional or not.
Submissions are for discussing methodologies, experiences, strategies, techniques, markets, and other such things WITHOUT tying them directly to your own project using its name or URL. Titles must be clear and descriptive. Submissions must have at least 250 characters of content. The more details you provide us the better support our community can provide you with. Like life, the more you put into something the more you get out of it. No legal questions. Use our Legal Office Hours.
All Feedback Requests (including surveys/polls) belong in our [Feedback Thread or other appropriate weekly thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/comments/boq669/your_weekly_threads_guide_learn_about_the_new/). You are invited to repost each week. Be sure to contribute to the others in the thread and ask them to return the favor to increase engagement. You may not publicly offer feedback or direct support outside of the Stickied Threads.
Sometimes you think the best solution is simply to link to a resource that might answer someone's question. We want you to be able to link in discussion to relevant content. We also don't want the discussion to turn into a self promotional mess and link farm. If you are going to link to something in the comments please make sure to: * Write at least a sentence explaining why the link is relevant to the discussion. * Link only content you have no affiliation with. Affiliate links = banned.
The purpose of making a submission or comment is to engage in a public discussion with the community. It is not to request a PM/DM from someone. Do not post a notice that you DMed someone. You are more than welcome to engage privately with one another, but it is up to you to take the initiative directly.
Sharing your blog is not a means to self promote. A link to the original blog post is allowed with **prior** Mod approval. If you are submitting your own blog content, the full body of the content must be included in the post, properly formatted for reddit. Include an outline & timestamps with a video. If your blog is over 2000 words you may ask for an exemption. All other rules still apply. No blogs about your "startup" journey allowed.
The goal of this community is to encourage people to learn and be inspired to pursue ventures related to startups. Do not troll, harass people, or be an asshole. **This does not mean to lie. It means to give support and explain why you don't like something.** Try to remember people likely do not have much experience yet or might be simply ignorant to what you know. Be willing to hold a discussion and try to explain your opinion or point of view to the benefit of the entire community.
We do not allow unscheduled AMAs. We need to verify and approve all AMAs. If you wish to do an AMA you must use the "Message the Moderators" feature in the side bar and you must give us at least TWO (2) Weeks Lead Time to organize it with you.