Does r/learnprogramming allow self-promotion?

What r/learnprogramming's own rules say

Every line below is the room's own sentence, word for word, including its spelling. We pick the sentences about promotion, links and who may post; we never shorten one.

• Self promotion from first time posters without prior participation in the subreddit is explicitly forbidden.

• When posting some resource or tutorial you've made, you must follow our self-promotion policies.

• In short, your posting history should not be predominantly self-promotional and your resource should be high-quality and complete.

• Do not request reviews for, promote, or showcase some app or website you've written.

• In particular, it is not appropriate to offer a reward, bounty, or bribe to try and expedite answers to your question, nor is it appropriate to offer to pay somebody to do your work or homework for you.

What it actually removes

r/learnprogramming logged 12 removals in 7 days without naming a reason, counted from its own moderator bot's public comments over 7 days, read 10 Oct 2026. Through a public mirror, not the Reddit API.

• 3Links or promotion, removed for carrying a link or reading as promotion.
• 12Other removals, removed for a reason the wording did not name.

This counts only what the room announces. A moderator removing something by hand leaves nothing to count, so a low number would prove nothing, which is why we only print this for rooms where it is high.

What to do instead

1. Do not post about your product here. A removed post can cost the account, not just the post.
2. Answer questions instead of announcing. When we counted, 19 questions here had no reply at all.
3. Build some history in the room first, from an account that has commented before.
4. Read the live rules page before you post. The rules can change after the copy we quote was taken.

What people ask in r/learnprogramming

Counted from the room's last 55 posts, read 1 Sept 2026. A question is the opening a comment can answer.

• Any Python project ideas on automation not basic e-commerce and all ?2026-09-01 · no replies yet
• How to learn C?2026-09-01 · no replies yet
• What do you think of the name ‘bunzi.africa’ for a search engine based on FOSS?2026-09-01 · no replies yet

Questions

Does r/learnprogramming allow self-promotion?

Posting: closed. Commenting: with conditions. r/learnprogramming's own rules ban self-promotion posts. The room restricts who can comment, so a new account may not be able to reply at all. Do not post about your product here. A removed post can cost the account, not just the post.

Can I comment about my product in r/learnprogramming?

With conditions. The room restricts who can comment, so a new account may not be able to reply at all. Mention what you sell only when it answers the question someone asked, and say it is yours.

Does r/learnprogramming have a self-promotion thread?

Its rules, as quoted on this page, name no thread for promotion. Answering questions in the room is the door that stays open.

How this page was made

The rules come from the arctic-shift public mirror's copy of the room's rules list, sidebar and posting guidelines. We do not use the Reddit API. The posting answer rests on the room's own words when they say anything about promotion, then on removals we counted, then on our inference, and the line under each answer says which. A rule that was rewritten after the mirror's copy was taken will not show here, which is why the capture date is printed above.

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